Consultant Adult Cardiopulmonary Transplant/Mechanical Support Surgeon

Job summary

The post involves working within the surgical department to provide clinical care for adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) patients, in conjunction with the ACHD physicians and congenital heart surgeons based at Birmingham Childrens Hospital. The post also includes a full commitment to the adult cardiopulmonary transplant and mechanical support service.

The job plan will be based on 10 PAs with the possibility to increase this to 12 by mutual agreement. It includes fixed operating lists and a weekly out-patient clinic as well as departmental clinical and quality of care meetings. The transplant component includes weekly meetings and involvement in the implantation rota.

Main duties of the job

The appointed consultant will work within the department to provide clinical care for elective and emergency ACHD surgical patients. The appointee must have sufficient ability and experience to manage and operate independently on these patients as well as working with and alongside other surgical specialists as required. The appointee will work collaboratively with Birmingham Childrens Hospital congenital cardiac surgeons and the ACHD multi-disciplinary team to provide inpatient and outpatient care for ACHD patients at QEHB.The appointee will also be responsible for working within the adult transplantation group to strengthen and further develop transplantation for ACHD patients as well as the wider transplant population.

The appointee will have responsibility for patients under his/her care within the context of a multidisciplinary team structure.

The appointee will share clinical responsibility with colleagues in running the clinical work of the department and take part in the joint on call rota for transplantation and mechanical support.

The appointee will play a role in meeting the Department's contracted obligations for the provision of cardiac surgery services and in ensuring that the overall performance of the Unit meets the appropriate quality criteria.

Job responsibilities

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