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Consultant Interventional Cardiologist | Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 10 January 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £105,504 - £139,882 Per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 09 February 2025 |
| Location: | Slough, SL2 4HL |
| Company: | Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6896030/151-WPHCON-26 |
Summary
We are looking for a Locum Interventional Consultant Cardiologist to join the team at Wexham Park Hospital for a period of 12 months. This is a full-time post (10 Programmed Activities).
This Interventional Consultant Cardiologist post will join the existing team of 9 Cardiologists. The Consultant team comprises five Interventionalists, two Electrophysiologists (cross site), two heart failure and device consultants and 3 imaging Consultants delivering all emergency, acute and elective care for inpatients and outpatient.
At Wexham Park Hospital we have 2 state of the art Cardiac Catheter Laboratory suites. According to BCIS data over the last 3 years we perform between 800-1000 PCI’s per year (including 200-250 PPCI activation for STEMI). We have full use of adjunctive technology including, IVUS, OCT, Calcium modification (Shockwave and Rotablation) and Coronary Physiology with Coroventis (FFR, RFR). We also run parallel EP lists and will be starting AF ablation in 2025. We have 2 dedicated Cardiac device lists for Brady pacing, ICD implantation and CRT devices.
The Interventional Cardiologist will have 1 full Cath lab day per week with 24/7 primary PCI on call commitments of 1 in 5 weekday and 1 in 6 weekend based at Wexham Park Hospital.The post holder will also participate in the Consultant of the week rota in which they will be responsible for daily Consultant led ward rounds of our 14 bedded CCU and in reaching into key areas within the hospital to provide specialist opinions as required. The candidates job plan will consist of 2 general Cardiology clinics (1 face to face clinic and 1 virtual clinic) there will also be 1 sessions of ‘Advice & Guidance’ and triaging of electronic referrals to work collaboratively with Primary care.
Frimley Health represents the merger of Frimley Park NHS Foundation Trust and Heatherwood and Wexham Park Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, one of the largest Acute Trusts in the South East in 2014.
The Trust provides inpatient services on 3 sites:
• Frimley Park Hospital in Frimley
• Heatherwood Hospital in Ascot
• Wexham Park Hospital in Slough.
In addition, the Trust provides outpatient and diagnostic facilities at:
• St Mark’s Hospital in Maidenhead,
• King Edward VII Hospital in Windsor,
• Upton Hospital in Slough and within Bracknell Forest and the Chalfonts.
• Fleet
• Farnham
• Aldershot Centre for Health
The Trust has an excellent record of service delivery of quality clinical care. This success has been achieved by excellent relationships between clinical staff, management and colleagues throughout the organisation.
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).
This advert closes on Sunday 2 Feb 2025