Specialty Doctor - Cardiology

at  Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

The inpatient department provides an exciting opportunity to develop high quality skills in Inpatient Cardiology investigation and management. It is anticipated that the successful applicant will take opportunity to develop skills and knowledge relevant to the department’s service and may desire special training in imaging – especially echocardiography (and possibly CT angiography) although special training in other areas such as heart failure, pacing, hypertension and prevention could be developed. The post-holder is expected to develop skills with appropriate accreditation such as BSE transthoracic echocardiography accreditation. It is anticipated that the post will include an initial period of training and supervision in general aspects of cardiology with the development of specific expertise dependent on progress and proven aptitude. A trainee already highly competent will be given earlier opportunity to specialise.
The Specialty Doctor will be expected to provide middle grade (registrar) clinical supervision of CMT and FY trainees on the wards. The Specialty Doctor is rostered to participate in the outpatient cardiology clinics working under the supervision of the consultants and will also be invited to attend MDT meetings and take an active part in Quality Improvement Programmes including audit. The successful candidate would be expected to show an understanding of the importance of good communication and continuity in this role. The department will be operating a consultant of the week model with consultants rotating to do ward cover for a week with daily consultant-led ward rounds on the Heart Care Unit.
We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.
Our mission is to make a difference every day. Our values are that we care, we respect, and we listen
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.
We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.
The salary for the role is only one part of the excellent package of benefits we offer to you:
Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
NHS pension scheme membership
Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
NHS Staff discounts
Cycle to work scheme
Salary finance – for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
Stockport Credit Union– for local financial advice
Duties of the Post
The inpatient department provides an exciting opportunity to develop high quality skills in Inpatient Cardiology investigation and management. It is anticipated that the successful applicant will take opportunity to develop skills and knowledge relevant to the department’s service and may desire special training in imaging – especially echocardiography (and possibly CT angiography) although special training in other areas such as heart failure, pacing, hypertension and prevention could be developed. The post-holder is expected to develop skills with appropriate accreditation such as BSE transthoracic echocardiography accreditation. It is anticipated that the post will include an initial period of training and supervision in general aspects of cardiology with the development of specific expertise dependent on progress and proven aptitude. A trainee already highly competent will be given earlier opportunity to specialise.
The Specialty Doctor will be expected to provide middle grade (registrar) clinical supervision of CMT and FY trainees on the wards. The Specialty Doctor is rostered to participate in the outpatient cardiology clinics working under the supervision of the consultants and will also be invited to attend MDT meetings and take an active part in Quality Improvement Programmes including audit. The successful candidate would be expected to show an understanding of the importance of good communication and continuity in this role. The department will be operating a consultant of the week model with consultants rotating to do ward cover for a week with daily consultant-led ward rounds on the Heart Care Unit. The successful applicant will with other middle grades assist with Heart Care Unit patient care, in providing a flexible in-reach service to the Acute Medical Unit, ward opinions and clinics depending on training needs and service needs and back up opinions and supervision of stress testing in the ECG department.
On call responsibilities: the successful candidate will take part in a full shift 1 in 18 as part of the middle grade (registrar) on call rota for acute medical admissions which includes diagnosis and treatment, under consultant supervision of emergency and non-emergency patients admitted to the Acute Medical Unit (AMU). The post holder may need an introductory orientation period before participating as a middle grade doctor on call. When on call, the middle grade doctor supervises a team of 2 ST1/2 (SHO) and 2 FY1 (HO) grade doctors. Over a 24 hour period there are around 70 patients assessed by the medical on call and Acute Medicine teams on the Acute Medical Unit.
Attendance at audit meetings and any duties as deemed necessary by the consultant for the effective running of the service.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trust’s policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.
If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £45.50. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary
In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16

Please refer the Job description for details