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Job summary

Main area
Paediatric Cardiology
Grade
Post CCT Fellow in Paediatric Cardiology with Cardiac MRI and CT
Contract
12 months (Fixed term)
Hours
Full time - 40 hours per week (+ on call (1:12))
Job ref
196-MED4817
Employer
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Evelina London Children's Hospital
Town
London
Salary
£61,825 - £70,425 pa
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
16/05/2025 17:00

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Senior Clinical Fellow in Paediatric Cardiology with CMR and CT

Post CCT Fellow in Paediatric Cardiology with Cardiac MRI and CT

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

There are two positions available. 

  1. Senior Clinical Fellow in Paediatric  Cardiac MRI(CMR) and CT (Nodal point 4/5) Fixed term for 1 year
  2. Post CCT Fellow in Paediatric Cardiology with Cardiac MRI and CT  
    Fixed term for 1 year 

Please refer to the job description for further information and an example timetable. 

Main duties of the job

This is an exciting opportunity to gain skills in obtaining, reporting and presenting paediatric and congenital cardiac MRI(CMR) and CT imaging. Whilst it is expected that the majority of the time in this post will be dedicated to CMR and CT, there will be a requirement to contribute to some outpatient clinic support and service improvement activity. 

The post holder will participate in the paediatric CMR and CT service. This includes preparing patients, scanning and reporting. It is also expected that the post holder will be available to present imaging findings in multi-disciplinary meetings. 


The CMR and CT service delivers imaging to all ages in paediatrics, extending to young adults, including capacity for CMR and CT under anaesthesia. The CMR programme includes all common clinical applications including anatomical and functional imaging, tissue characterisation, stress perfusion, and hybrid MRI cardiac catheterisation. Supervision includes EACVI CMR CHD level 3 certified trainers to facilitate formal accreditation. The CT service provides over 600 cardiac CTs per annum for elective and emergency provision.

 

Working for our organisation

The Department of Paediatric Cardiology provides a comprehensive service to children with congenital and acquired heart disease throughout the network.  The Department has an active programme of Paediatric Cardiac Surgery, a complete Interventional Cardiac Catheterisation Laboratory, Echocardiography, specialised cross sectional imaging and Electrophysiology.  

The Consultants work as a team. For a week at a time, one Consultant is responsible for the entire inpatient service and is available to deal immediately with all inpatient clinical problems. Major decisions about clinical management/interventions are taken at the multidisciplinary combined paediatric cardiology/cardiac surgery meeting, which all clinical staff attend.

The department has an international reputation for excellence and innovation in many fields including fetal cardiology, congenital intervention, echocardiography and cardiac MRI. 

The Department of Paediatric Cardiology provides a comprehensive service to children with congenital and acquired heart disease throughout the South Thames region.  The Department has an active programme of Paediatric Cardiac Surgery, a complete Interventional Cardiac Catheterisation Laboratory, Echocardiography and specialised cross-sectional imaging and Electrophysiology.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the job description for further information and an example timetable. 

The list of duties given above is not an exhaustive list and the post holder may be asked to undertake other duties in line with the grading of the post as may be required by the head of department from time to time.

Person specification

Qualifications and Training:

Essential criteria
  • Full GMC Registration
  • MRCP or MRCPCH or equivalent
  • 5 complete years of postgraduate clinical experience
Desirable criteria
  • Higher degree
  • Evidence of training and certification in Good Clinical Practice(GCP)
  • On the GMC specialist register or within 6 months of eligibility of specialist registration (for nodal point 5)
  • 7 complete years of postgraduate clinical experience (for nodal point 5)

Clinical Experience:

Essential criteria
  • Excellent clinical skills with at least 1-3 years’ experience of paediatric cardiology
  • Demonstration of a commitment to advanced training in CMR and CT
  • Well-defined career goals
Desirable criteria
  • Publications in peer review journals
  • Evidence of certification in cardiac imaging(echo/CT/CMR)

Management:

Essential criteria
  • Good written and verbal communication skills
  • The ability to use information technology
  • An awareness of and positive attitude to equal opportunities issues within healthcare and education
Desirable criteria
  • Demonstration of an understanding and track record in quality improvement

Good Medical Practice:

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of understanding of and adherence to the principles of Good Medical Practice set out by the General Medical Council

Knowledge and Skills:

Essential criteria
  • Ability to work as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team.
  • The ability to take individual responsibility for planning and undertaking own work
Desirable criteria
  • Training in health services management

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Dr Kuberan Pushparajah
Job title
Consultant Paediatric Cardiologist
Email address
[email protected]
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