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Locum Consultant in Cardiac Surgery
| Posting date: | 29 July 2024 |
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| Salary: | £99,532 to £131,964 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £99532 - £131964 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 20 August 2024 |
| Location: | Leeds, LS1 3EX |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | C9298-MED-566B |
Summary
This is a 10 PA locum appointment for a Consultant Cardiac Surgeon within Cardio-Respiratory Clinical Service Unit. This post will deliver 10 PAs supporting the Cardiac Surgical team. Miss Betsy Evans, Mr Kalyana Javangula, Mr Pankaj Kaul, Mr Walid Elmahdy, Miss Antonella Ferrara and Mr Sotiris Papaspyros. There are currently six substantive consultants working full-time within the service. All consultants are based at the Yorkshire Heart Centre on the Leeds General Infirmary site. There will be 1.5 - 2.0 all-day operating sessions per week. It is expected that the surgeon will work flexibly to organise to cover the theatre schedule in order to fulfil the required operating sessions per year according to the locally agreed SLA 63 operation sessions over the 42-week working year. The YHC serves a population of 2.7 million for cardiac surgery and specialised cardiology. There is a strong research base with a desire to use and evaluate new technology. There is an active surgical involvement with TAVI which is still an expanding service also there is an active research programme in catheter-based mitral valve interventions. There are active teaching and research links with Leeds School of Medicine and the University of Leeds, both well situated on adjacent sites. 2.1 To deliver care to patients within Cardiac at the LGI Out-patient clinics Supervision of patients On-call rota 1 in 7 Contribute to Specialist Multi-disciplinary team meetings 2.2To link with consultant colleagues in other relevant site specialist teams working closely with Cardiology, Radiology and Vascular Surgery. 2.3 To work with colleagues in Cardiac Surgery to deliver acute on call (currently 1 in 6). This includes both out-of-hours cover in addition to acute ward rounds during normal working hours. 2.4To contribute to research, teaching, and new developments within Cardiac Surgery. The post holder will be encouraged to facilitate and contribute to the current clinical research programs on going in the department.