We are looking for a Community Cardiology Consultant to join the team at Frimley Health Cardiology department. This is a full-time post (10 Programmed Activities) working across the whole of Frimley ICB including patient cohorts from Wexham Park Hospital and Frimley Park Hospital. Applicants interested in working less than full time are also welcome to apply.
The post will include sessions based in the community focused on upskilling GPs to manage various cardiac patients in the community, primarily through case review at MDTs. In addition to these twice weekly primary care outreach sessions, the post holder will work across the primary and secondary care interface to develop pathways with the aim of delivering more care in the community, including community diagnostic centres. There will be 2 subspecialty sessions in cardiology in secondary care, tailored to the successful candidate’s area of subspecialty expertise. In addition to admin time and allocated time for referral triage, 1.5 SPA will be allocated.
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
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The job description is attached. It is assumed that every member of the department will play a full part in formal and informal teaching of medical and other staff and this is recognized as part of Supporting Clinical Activities (SPA).