Locum Consultant in Congenital Cardiac Surgery
Posting date: | 16 July 2024 |
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Salary: | Not specified |
Additional salary information: | £99,532 - £131,964 pa pro rata |
Hours: | Full time |
Closing date: | 15 August 2024 |
Location: | Bristol, BS2 8BJ |
Company: | University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust |
Job type: | Contract |
Job reference: | 6483771/387-WC-7069-KC |
Summary
An exciting opportunity for a locum Congenital Heart Surgeon is available to work across the directorate of children’s cardiac services and adult congenital heart surgery at the Bristol Royal Hospital for Children and the Bristol Heart Institute. The role will work across both Women and Children’s and the division of Specialised Services to deliver adult congenital heart disease (‘CHD’) patients. BRHC and the BHI constitute Level 1 CHD centres within the Southwest and South Wales CHD Network.
There are very close links with the level 2 congenital cardiology service at the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff. We serve a population of approximately 7 million people. We provide a full range of services for children and adults with congenital heart disease, together with short-term mechanical support (ECMO) where indicated - but excluding long-term mechanical support and transplantation.
This role is for a full-time Congenital Heart Surgeon. The Clinical Director for Paediatric Cardiac Services is Dr Andrew Tometzki and the lead for Congenital Heart Surgery is Mr Andrew Parry.
The CHD surgery team consists of a team of three congenital heart surgeons providing a 24/7 on-call service. You will also attend joint cardiac conferences and provide outpatient clinics and have a significant role to play in the provision of an outstanding service for our patients with congenital heart disease. This a Locum post to start as soon as possible and to run fixed term until June 2025.
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specifications for further details of this position.
This advert closes on Tuesday 30 Jul 2024
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