Consultant Cardiologist; Interventionalist

Overview

We are delighted to offer this opportunity to join the Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Cardiology department. Applications are invited for a Consultant Cardiologist (Interventionalist) with full training and accreditation. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a provider of cardiac services within the region, with a well-established reputation for clinical excellence, innovation and achievement. The Trust provides the range of secondary adult cardiac services across a large part of Hampshire, with hospitals situated in Basingstoke, Winchester and Andover that are covered by our service.

This post would ideally suit a talented and ambitious individual who would work alongside the other members of the Cardiology team. This is an exciting new position to strengthen our cardiac team and bring new individual skills to our department within Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. In addition, the post comprises general cardiology commitments and contribution to the cardiology on call rota.

The successful candidate will provide consultant-led care across general and interventional cardiology, including the assessment and management of acute and elective cardiology patients. They will perform a full range of contemporary coronary interventions in our state-of-the-art catheter laboratories, with confidence in complex PCI including left main stem disease, bifurcation PCI (using both provisional and two-stent strategies where appropriate), and calcium modification techniques such as atherectomy, intravascular lithotripsy, and cutting/scoring balloons.

The postholder will contribute to multidisciplinary heart team discussions, support high-quality clinical governance through audit and quality improvement activity, and participate in teaching and supervision of junior medical staff and the wider multidisciplinary team.

Applicants must have full training and accreditation as a Consultant Cardiologist (Interventionalist), with experience in complex percutaneous coronary interventions and a commitment to multidisciplinary teamwork, clinical governance, and education of junior staff.

• Name:
  Dr Robert Bowers
• Job title:
  
  Consultant Cardiologist / Clinical Lead Cardiology
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