Consultant in Cardiology

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Care to join us in making a difference while working in our varied Cardiology Department.

Supporting our expanded Cardiac ward base and our growing outpatient services, especially advanced echo, Congenital Heart Disease and Inherited Cardiac conditions. The Cardiac Department has a comprehensive range of non-invasive diagnostic equipment.

Patient safety, dignity and care are the highest priority and at the centre of all that we do. Providing high quality consultant delivered care to patients including clinical leadership and supervision of junior medical staff, ensuring the

highest standards of clinical care are provided to all patients attending the hospital.

Be proactive in ensuring that all patients receive rapid assessment, treatment and clinical decision making, whilst ensuring our standard to deliver safe quality and performance are delivered and sustained.

Provide teaching and training at undergraduate and postgraduate level and supervised and train the juniors and specialty doctors.

Take a proactive role in department’s clinical governance agenda and take on leadership roles to support continuous learning and improvement, thereby abiding by the clinical and corporate governance policies of the Trust. Liaising with clinicians and managers within and outside the department to address any issues arising that may affect the services.

Please see our attached job description and person specification forms for full details of the main duties of the job.

We are an integrated health and care organisation providing health and social care services to our people in their own homes or in their local community. We also run Torbay Hospital (providing acute hospital services) as well as five community hospitals, stretching from Dawlish to Brixham.

Establishing our integrated care organisation (ICO) of more than five years’ standing, we know first-hand the positive impact that working together in partnership with others has on our local population – giving everyone a brighter future.

We have been given a share of £3.7 billion government funding for a new hospital development to make a real difference in how we deliver services with, to and for our people. It is not just about building a better hospital in Torquay, it is about building further on our integrated approach to service delivery. Exploring opportunities to deliver our services in ways that provide better outcomes for our population and better working environments for staff across all the communities that we serve.

Why work with us - Torbay Hospital provides acute care for the local community and has several community hospitals, and is a hot-spot for those who are considering living by the sea or within half an hour of Dartmoor National Park and an hour to Exmoor National Park. Meanwhile, Plymouth and Exeter are also both within a short drive to enjoy the culture, maritime history and shopping experiences.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dr Catherine Blakemore Job title: Clinical Service Lead for Medicine (Cardiology) Email address: catherine.blakemore1@nhs.net Telephone number: 01803654829