Consultant Cardiologist

at  Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a well-established team at Bradford Teaching Hospitals as a Consultant Cardiologist. The successful applicant will join a dynamic and committed team of 7 other Consultants, 5 registrars and a large team of specialist nurses who support the inpatient and outpatient services on Ward 22 at Bradford Royal Infirmary, and at St Luke’s Hospital for Outpatients..
There will also be the opportunity to develop the coronary intervention service within the cardiac catheter lab alongside Ward 22, delivering PCI and diagnostic angiography as well as new services such as coronary sinus reducers and microvascular testing.
To develop the acute and general cardiology service.
To further develop and expand the interventional service.
To supervise and train junior medical staff, specialist nurses and research nurses
To ha ve responsibility for the cardiology in-patient beds
Teaching and administration.
To facilitate delivery of undergraduate teaching as directed by the departmental education lead
Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of only two teaching hospital trusts in West Yorkshire and has a turnover in excess of £400m per annum and employs over 6,400 staff. The Foundation Trust provides a comprehensive range of acute services, supported by an extensive community service offer, offering a range of care provision to almost all patients.
Our People Charter outlines the behaviours we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust:
We value people
We are one team
We care
We’re keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients.
The overriding purpose is to support the provision of highest quality patient care through personal actions and continuous improvement.
Responsibility for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of illness, and the proper functioning of the department
Cover for colleagues’ annual leave and other authorised absences
To participate in service development and business planning in collaboration with the other Consultants in the department
Professional supervision and management of junior medical staff including the observance of local employment and human resource policies and procedures
Responsibilities for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required and contributing to undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing medical education activity, locally and nationall

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