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Consultant in Adult Congenital Heart Disease (Heart Failure)
| Posting date: | 20 January 2025 |
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| Salary: | £105,504.00 to £139,882.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £105504.00 - £139882.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 13 February 2025 |
| Location: | Leeds, LS1 3EX |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9298-CON-884 |
Summary
In relation to this post, the available post is for a consultant in Adult Congenital Heart Disease with an interest in both ACHD heart failure and heart disease in pregnancy within the department of congenital cardiology at Leeds General Infirmary. The department serves a population of approximately 5.5 million in Yorkshire, Humberside and Northern Trent. Services include all aspects of specialist tertiary care of cardiac patients with the exception of transplantation. The annual workload of the department includes over 10,000 outpatient consultations, more than 700 catheterisations per year, (diagnostic, therapeutic, and electrophysiology studies/ablations), and approximately 400 congenital cardiac operations. The congenital cardiology department has office space and outpatient clinics situated in the Jubilee Building at the Leeds General Infirmary. ACHD inpatients are cared for on the general adult cardiology and cardiac surgery wards. There is a dedicated cardiac intensive care unit. Cardiac catheterisation is delivered in a hybrid catheter lab that is used exclusively for the congenital cardiac service. 2. OBJECTIVES OF THE POST To deliver care to patients with adult congenital heart disease at the Leeds General Infirmary and throughout the region, including: Out-patient clinics Care of ACHD inpatients on a 1 in 6 rota, including out-of-hours cover Contribution to specialist multi-disciplinary team meetings To develop and lead the ACHD heart failure service Contribute to and take a leadership role in the cardiac obstetric service To participate in multidisciplinary clinical governance and audit meetings. To support / deliver appropriate training for specialist trainees. To support departmental research activity. To work collaboratively with colleagues and the clinical management team to ensure the continued delivery and development of the service