Junior Clinical Fellow in Cardiology
Guy’s and St Thomas’ is among the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services.
Guy’s is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup.St Thomas’ has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children’s Hospital.
Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it.Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long-term conditions.
Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients.
In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research.
We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King’s Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with King’s College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities including an MHRA accredited Phase I clinical trials unit.
Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of ‘good’.Our adult community services achieved a rating of ‘outstanding’.
The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS.We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients.
We have one of the most ambitious capital investment programmes anywhere in the NHS.
Job overview
GUY’S AND ST. THOMAS’ HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Cardio-Respiratory & Critical Care
Clinical Fellow in Cardiology
Nodal Point – 3
Full Time – 40 hours per week plus on calls
Fixed Term – 6 months
Main duties of the job
This is a non-training post aimed at an experienced SHOs seeking to gain more clinical and practical experience prior to embarking on higher ST training. In this post you will form part of a team of 17 SHOs, including Deanery Trainees, and will have identical timetables and training opportunities.
On a rotating basis the post holder will be based on the cardiology wards, the coronary care unit, led by the cardiology consultant and supported by the Specialist Registrar. On call duties are partial shift compliant with the New Junior Doctor Contract.
Regular consultant-led teaching on specialist cardiology topics are provided every week and there are weekly multidisciplinary meetings, for all subspecialties, that provide excellent training opportunities. The rota is also designed with built in educational opportunities to attend the outpatient clinics and cardiac catheterisation laboratories
Working for our organisation
As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends.
Creating a world-leading Academic Health Sciences Centre.
All our vacancies can be viewed on our website.
Our excellent benefits include final salary pension scheme. Please visit our website to find out more.
Equality of opportunity is our Policy. The Trust provides health services to a diverse community.
Please note that successful completion of the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) is our accepted minimum language requirement
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
This is a non-training post aimed at experienced ST1/2 level SHOs. You will join a team of 17 SHOs, including Deanery Trainees, and will have identical timetables and training opportunities. Clinical duties include management of cardiology inpatients in a tertiary centre setting, managing the coronary care unit, participating in the coronary catheterisation labs and cardiology outpatient clinics.
On a rotating basis the post holder will be assigned to subspecialty teams on the cardiology wards & the coronary care unit, led by the Cardiology Consultant and supported by the Specialist Registrar. On call duties are partial shift compliant with the New Junior Doctor Contract and include receiving acute patients via the busy primary PCI service.
Clinical responsibilities include: participation in the daily ward round and completion of ward round duties; prescribing cardiology medication; managing interspecialty referrals; admission clerking of interhospital transfers; assessment of sick & deteriorating patients; and discharge documentation.
Regular consultant-led teaching on specialist cardiology topics are provided every week and there are weekly multidisciplinary meetings, for all subspecialties, that provide excellent training opportunities. The rota is also designed with built in educational opportunities to attend the outpatient clinics and cardiac catheterisation laboratories.
We also have a number of available audit projects, educational roles and leadership opportunities to enhance your CV and provide engagement with the wider cardiology team. All SHOs will have an assigned educational supervisor.
Person specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential criteria- Advanced Life Support certification
- Eligible to work in the UK
- MRCS part 1 or Equivalent
- Higher degree
Professional/ Statutory Registration
Essential criteria- Full GMC Registration
Previous experience
Essential criteria- Completed foundation program/ CREST (foundation equivalent)
- Cardiology experience
Skills/Knowledge/ Ability
Essential criteria- Well written application i.e. good communication
- Career progression consistent with Professional circumstances
- Familiarity with cardiology presentations
- Experience in central lines/ art lines
- Competent in cannulation & ABGs
Teaching
Essential criteria- Has coordinated and delivered a teaching program
- Has regularly delivered clinical teaching
- Has participated in some medical student/FY teaching
Research and Audit
Essential criteria- Completed 2 cycles of an audit
- Has undertaken a clinical audit
- Has undertaken clinical research/ has a research publication
Guy’s and St Thomas’ celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitable according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or study’s at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity , gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership.
Applications are welcomed from applicants with a disability. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process. Equality of opportunity is our policy.
As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends.
Flexible working
We are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance and to work in a way that is best for them and our patients. We will consider all requests to work flexibly, taking in to account the individual’s personal circumstances as well the needs of the service.We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the recruiting manager as part of the on-boarding process.
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