Trust Doctor (ST5+) In Cardiology Imaging and Specialised cardiology

Barts Health NHS Trust; London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Barts Health NHS Trust seeks an enthusiastic Clinical Fellow (ST5+) to join its renowned cardiac services team in London. The role offers extensive exposure to various cardiovascular conditions, supporting professional development towards consultancy positions.

Qualifications

• Current Full GMC registration with a license to practice.
• Experience in general cardiology at ST3+ level.

Responsibilities

• Exposure to a wide variety of cardiovascular conditions.
• Experience in advanced imaging and specialized cardiology.

Skills

Effective Communication

Patient-Centered Care

Team Collaboration

Pressure Management

Education

Primary medical qualification recognized by the GMC

MRCP UK (or Equivalent)

Job description

Barts Health NHS Trust has a vision to be a high performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated Clinical Fellow (ST5+) to join our team based across both St Bartholomew's Hospital and University College London Hospital.

For further information please contact Arjun Ghosh, Training Programme Director [e-mail]

Please be advised that the vacancy advertisement may close early if a sufficient number of applications are received therefore, we recommend that you submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment

Main duties of the job

Barts Heart Centre is Europe's largest cardiac centre. It houses one of the world's largest cardiac MRI services along with all other advanced imaging modalities utilizing 3 cardiac MRI scanners, a dedicated cardiac CT scanner and 10 echocardiography labs.

Specialised cardiology services include the internationally-recognised cardio-oncology and heart muscle disease services, the regional infective endocarditis service and the adult congenital heart disease service.

The advanced heart failure service includes a VAD programme, ECMO service on the specialised heart-failure ITU and CRT device clinics. It is also the heart attack centre for the region and also provides invasive and structural cardiology services and emergency arrythmia services as well as ablation therapies in 10 cardiac cath labs.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Job description

Job responsibilities

These posts provide exposure to a wide variety of cardiovascular conditions and are suitable for those with a good grounding in general cardiology who wish to gain experience in advanced imaging/specialised cardiology.

The Barts imaging/specialised clinical fellow post has a track record of successfully transitioning many fellows into cardiology consultant posts across the UK and internationally.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• The applicant must have achieved a primary medical qualification as recognised by the General Medical Council (GMC)
• Current Full GMC registration with a license to practice
• MRCP UK (or Equivalent)

Desirable

• Certification/accreditation in cardiac imaging (any modality)/inherited cardiac disease/cardio-oncology /heart failure
• Current ALS certification

Experience

Essential

• Experience in general cardiology at ST3+ level (e.g. independent in transthoracic echocardiography, comfortable in managing acutely unwell cardiology patients on the wards)

Desirable

• Previous experience in advanced cardiac imaging

Knowledge

Essential

• The applicant must be familiar with and be able to demonstrate an understanding of the major principles of the GMC's Good Medical Practice (2006) including: Good clinical care
• Maintaining good medical practice
• Teaching and training, appraising and assessing
• Relationships with patients, and can apply this understanding
• Working with colleagues, and can apply this understanding
• Probity and Health

Skills

Essential

• an understanding of the importance of the patient as the central focus of care
• the ability to prioritise tasks and information appropriately
• an understanding of the importance of working effectively with others
• the ability to communicate effectively with both colleagues and patients
• initiative and the ability to deal effectively with pressure and/or challenge
• an understanding of the principles of equality and diversity

Other

Essential

• The applicant must demonstrate appropriate professional behaviour, i.e. integrity, honesty, confidentiality as set out in the GMC's Good Medical Practice (2006).

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