The applicant should be both enthusiastic and flexible to meet the many needs of the department. Good organisational skills are important, as is the ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary teams whilst upholding the Trust’s values. Experience and interest in genetics, heart failure, cardiomyopathy, device implantation and imaging are actively welcomed and encouraged. The appointee will run outpatient clinics, review inpatients, contribute to multi-disciplinary team working and participate in multi-disciplinary team meetings. The appointee will provide innovation and leadership in the further development of the inherited cardiac conditions service.
The postholder’s duties will be primarily at John Radcliffe Hospital but it is a condition of the appointment that the postholder will be willing to work in any of the Trust’s locations.
Clinical
Please see job plan for more information. This post is part of the ICC service at Oxford University Hospitals and will working alongside other consultants and members of the multidisciplinary team. The key aim is for the candidate to participate in clinical and other service activities with the object of ensuring a high standard of patient care. They will be required to contribute to the management of the clinical service and service development. The post holder with support the clinical geneticists and advanced nurse specialists perform their clinical duties
OUHFT is a large tertiary cardiac centre serving a population of 2.5 million
The successful applicant will join the existing Consultant colleagues who currently provide comprehensive secondary and tertiary services. The NHS department works closely with the University Department of Cardiovascular Medicine with rotation of clinical lecturers between the two departments and Consultants working across both departments. Academic interests include myocardial hypertrophy, vascular biology and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging.
Cardiology provides a local service to Oxfordshire and surrounding counties, as the local district general hospital, as well as offering a tertiary service for interventional cardiology. Good relations with colleagues in neighbouring district general hospitals ensures a flow of referrals both elective and emergency.
Clinical
The post-holder’s duties will be delivered across both acute hospital sites, but it is a condition of the appointment that the post-holder will be willing to work in any of the Trust’s locations. The post-holder will provide consultant physician services for the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, including care of acute admissions, care of outpatients, leading ward rounds and other professional activities relating to Acute General Medicine and Cardiology. An indicative job plan is attached.
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