Consultant Cardiology Imaging with GIM

Careers at #LNWH

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

Find out more about our Trust and why you should join us #WeAreLNWH

Find out more about Our HEART values

Find out more about our Trust Staff Benefits

Our vision at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust is to put "Quality at our HEART". Find out more about our ambitious strategy

We are clear that our vision can only be achieved by our staff, who are our most valuable asset.

Our vision is driven by our HEART values and behaviours which were developed together with our staff.

• H onesty
• E quity
• A ccountability
• R espect
• T eamwork

These values describe how we interact with each other and our patients and must underpin everything we do to achieve our vision.

LNWUH is a flexible working friendly organisation , we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that's job share, part time or another flexible pattern. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Job overview

Cardiology Consultants (Imaging) with GIM on call rota element

Applications are invited for a Locum Consultant in Cardiology Imaging with Acute Medicine on call. This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing department within Ealing Hospital primarily, although Cardiology Consultants are expected to work at all sites of the Trust delivering outpatient care and to liaise with colleagues and GPs.

The job has been created to support 1:15 Acute General Medicine on call rota in Ealing hospital and to grow Cardiac Imaging service in London North West Hospitals NHS Trust.

Successful candidate will take part in Acute GIM rota in Ealing hospital (approximately 1:15) and Cardiology Consultant of the week rota (1:9).

LNWH is one of the busiest and most active acute Trusts in London. Our emergency departments are already very active, but we are not standing still. We have strong vision for the future, including the expansion of both our physical resources and workforce, alongside significant capital spend on a state-of-the-art Community Diagnostic Centre at Ealing Hospital, which opened in August 2024.

Post pending RC approval.

Main duties of the job

If you would like to know more about this post. Please see attached job description for details on main responsibilities.

Working for our organisation

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

If you would like to know more about this post. Please see attached job description for details on main responsibilities.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• On GMC registered Medical Practitioner GMC specialist registration or within 6 months of CCT
• MRCP or equivalent
• ALS certificate (active)
• Sub-speciality training in Imaging (Echo and non-echo cardiac cross-sectional imaging)

Desirable criteria

• MD, PhD or equivalent
• Level 2/3 accreditation in CT
• Level 2/3 CMR

Knowledge & Expertise

Essential criteria

• Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT in cardiology with evidence of achieving sub-speciality training.
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of complex acute medicine patients
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the management of acute medical emergencies
• Experience of working in a multi-cultural environment
• Proficient experience in all aspects of echocardiography and CTCA (imaging post)
• Broad based general professional training in general medicine

Desirable criteria

• NHS experience within the last 3 years
• Experience in CMR

Teaching

Essential criteria

• Experience of teaching and training undergraduates, postgraduates and junior medical staff

Desirable criteria

• Training in medical education including work-based assessments, educational supervision and appraisal

Research & publications

Essential criteria

• Experience in research and potential to develop and execute clinical research projects

Desirable criteria

• Relevant research publications in peer-reviewed journals

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We promote the wellbeing and safety of all our patients and carers by acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately, according to the standards determined by our policy and procedures. All posts working with vulnerable groups will be subject to an enhanced criminal records check upon appointment and staff will need to give their consent for the Trust to receive regular updates on their criminal records status throughout their employment.

Due to the high volumes of applications we receive for certain posts, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. After the closing date we strongly advise you check the email account which is registered. If you have not heard from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.

Our employment checking processes require that all shortlisted applicants provide the contact details of their current HR Department. If shortlisted you will be sent an email reminder to present the contact details of your HR Department at the interview.

Please note the Trust uses identity checking software for verifying the authenticity of identity documents provided by candidates.

As part of our commitment to the Equality and Diversity at LNWUH, we are encouraging applications from BME (Black ,Minority Ethnic) candidates as we seek to ensure our workforce structures are representative of the diversity of the communities we serve.

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• Job Description (PDF, 568.3KB)
• Guidance for applying (PDF, 914.7KB)
• What makes us Special - Mobile friendly version (PDF, 379.0KB)
• What makes us special? (PDF, 891.8KB)
• Perceptorship Programme (PDF, 2.0MB)
• HEART values (PDF, 158.5KB)