Senior Clinical Fellow in CMR - Harefield Hospital

Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust; Uxbridge; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A major NHS health provider in Uxbridge is seeking a dedicated fellow to support the clinical CMR service. Roles include assisting during CMR scans, maintaining patient care standards, and developing competence in advanced CMR techniques. This position offers an opportunity to be part of a renowned heart failure and transplant centre with a strong research culture while working with experienced consultants. Ideal candidates will ensure the safe operation of imaging equipment and collaborate with clinical teams.

Qualifications

• Fully trained in CMR safety and delivery of NHS service.
• Competence in advanced CMR techniques for heart failure and transplant patients.
• High standard of patient care and communication with clinical staff.

Responsibilities

• Assist in running the clinical CMR service under Clinical Lead.
• Liaise with Chief Technologist and clinical staff for safe operation of equipment.
• Maintain a high standard of patient care during CMR scans.

Job description

Responsibilities

• To assist in the running of the clinical CMR service under the direction of the Clinical Lead, including being fully trained in CMR safety and the delivery of a safe NHS service, and being present at CMR scans.
• Depending on the mutually agreed post duration, the fellow will be expected to gain competence in advanced CMR techniques useful to an advanced heart failure and cardiothoracic transplant centre, including quantitative parametric mapping techniques and CMR of patients with cardiac devices, as well as achieve Level EACVI 2 or 3 accreditation in CMR as appropriate.
• There are no formalised research duties in the job plan for this position. However, depending on the individual and the mutually‑agreed duration of the post, the fellow may be involved in CMR research and peer‑reviewed publication.
• To maintain a high standard of patient care at all times. To liaise with the Chief Technologist in CMR with regard to clinical service issues.
• To liaise with the physics and clinical staff to ensure the safe operation of all imaging equipment in the CMR Unit.
  Harefield Hospital is the largest advanced heart and lung failure and cardiothoracic transplant centre in the UK and the regional primary angioplasty centre.

About Harefield CMR Department

The Harefield CMR Department was established in 2008 and moved to a new dedicated Harefield Imaging Centre in 2019. This contains state‑of‑the‑art accommodation and equipment including two Siemens Aera 1.5T scanners dedicated to clinical CMR. The CMR department is a regional referral centre, performing ~3,500 clinical cardiovascular CMR studies per year. The CMR unit is led by Dr Joyce Wong, and the research programme at Harefield is led by Dr Chiara Bucciarelli‑Ducci. There are 3 additional consultants; Dr Tarun Mittal, Dr Tina Khan and Dr Aigul Baltabaeva.