Head of Cardiology Diagnostics

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 a 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. Job overview The division of Medicine and Therapies in LNWUH Trust is seeking an experienced leader with extensive cardiac physiology diagnostic experience to be its new Head of Cardiology Diagnostic Services. This role will provide expert professional, clinical and strategic leadership of Cardiology Diagnostics, across the London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust hospitals, including Northwick Park Hospital, Ealing Hospital, Central Middlesex Hospital, and Ealing Community Diagnostic Centre. Main duties of the job The role of the Head of Cardiac Diagnostic Department involves a range of responsibilities focused on managing and overseeing the department's operations. These responsibilities ensure the provision of smooth operation of the Cardiac diagnostic department and provision of a high quality, evidence-based service for all invasive and non-invasive diagnostic testing for Cardiology. please refer to Job Description for full list. Person specification Education/ qualifications Essential criteria BSc in the field of technical cardiology. Member of Registration Council of Clinical Physiologists. Desirable criteria Management qualification. Knowledge and experience Essential criteria Experience of budget management/financial management. Experience of quality or service improvement. Experience of working in a complex and challenging environment. Desirable criteria Experience of working with NHS commissioning team. Skills, abilities and attributes Essential criteria Ability to flexibly and effectively lead a department on multiple sites. Ability to positively influence and lead teams. Desirable criteria Project and change management skills. 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. Employer certification / accreditation badges Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions. Documents to download Head of Cardio Diagnostic JD (PDF, 320.4KB) Guidance for applying (PDF, 914.7KB) HEART values (PDF, 158.5KB)

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