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

Barts Health NHS Trust; London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in London is seeking an enthusiastic Clinical Fellow (ST5+) in Imaging and Specialized Cardiology. Candidates should have a primary medical qualification, current GMC registration, and experience in general cardiology. This role involves exposure to cardiovascular conditions and opportunity for progression to consultant status, contributing to a trusted NHS team committed to excellent patient care.

Qualifications

• Experience in general cardiology at ST3+ level, comfortable managing acutely unwell patients.
• Previous experience in advanced cardiac imaging.
• Familiarity with GMC's Good Medical Practice principles.

Responsibilities

• Exposure to a variety of cardiovascular conditions.
• Gain experience in advanced imaging and specialized cardiology.
• Transition to cardiology consultant posts.

Skills

Understanding of patient care importance

Ability to prioritize tasks

Effective communication

Education

Primary medical qualification recognized by GMC

Current Full GMC registration

MRCP UK or Equivalent

Certification in cardiac imaging or related fields

Current ALS certification

Job description

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

Trust Doctor - ST5+ Imaging and Specialised Cardiology

St Bartholomew's Hospital

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 Londonand 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.

Main duties of the job

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

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 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

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

Experience

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

Knowledge

• 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)

Skills

• oan understanding of the importance of the patient as the central focus of care;
• othe ability to prioritise tasks and information appropriately;
• oan understanding of the importance of working effectively with others
• othe ability to communicate effectively with both colleagues and patients;

Other

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

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.