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Job summary

Main area
Cardiology
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow
Contract
Fixed term: 6 months (extendable to 24 months)
Hours
Full time - 40 hours per week (pro rota)
Job ref
196-MED4845
Employer
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Harefield
Town
UXBRIDGE
Salary
£49,909 pro rota
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
27/05/2025 23:59

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Clinical Fellow Cardiology

NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow

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

This is a Trust appointment, and the main base will be at Harefield Hospital. The Heart Division provides a comprehensive service for the investigation and treatment of cardiac disease. The Division is sub-divided into clinical sections with sub-speciality interests in Revascularisation, Structural Heart Disease, Heart Failure, Electrophysiology, Heart Assessment and Adult Congenital Heart Disease.

The contract is 6 months in the first instance, extendable to up to 23 months by mutual consent. 

This post may close early if sufficient number of applicants have been received.

Main duties of the job

To provide clinical services in Cardiology, in accordance with clinical and legal requirements and in keeping with the international role of the Trust.

To work alongside the existing specialist registrars/fellows in the Heart Division and Arrhythmia Care Group. Clinical activity will include out-patient clinics, inpatient care including ward rounds, referrals, research and audit, as well as training opportunities in catheter laboratories. General cardiology service commitments include participating in the cardiology ward and on-call rota.

Intervention experience desirable not essential 

Working for our organisation

The Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust Board of Directors holds legal accountability for the Trust including all aspects of the Royal Brompton and Harefield Clinical Group (RB&H). The Royal Brompton and Harefield Clinical Group Board provides assurance to the Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust Board of Directors on the overall operational, quality and safety and financial performance of Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals, and on the development and delivery of the Trust's strategy for its heart and lung services.


The Clinical Divisions are, Heart RBH (incorporating Cardiology, Imaging and Cardiac Surgery, Critical Care and Anaesthesia), Harefield (incorporating Cardiology, Transplant, Radiology, Respiratory and Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery), RB&H Lung (incorporating Respiratory Medicine, Radiology and Lung Surgery), and Paediatrics, and Directorates of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, Laboratory Medicine, Pharmacy and Rehabilitation and Therapies.



Detailed job description and main responsibilities

 Clinical Responsibilities
1.  To be part of the Cardiology service at Harefield Hospital in collaboration with medical and surgical colleagues and other departments and services.

2. Participate in new patient and follow-up consultant-led outpatient clinics.

3.  Provide inpatient services to Cardiology patients.


4.  Participate in an on-call rota covering inpatient activity and emergency work.

5. Supervise and train junior staff allocated to Cardiology.


6.  To work as a full member of the multi-disciplinary team, including participation in the rota and the attendance and presentation at weekly MDTs and meetings.


7. To undertake regular ward rounds to ensure effective management during the in- patient stay and early discharge of patients whenever possible.

8 Participate in audit within the department.


9 Participate fully in the service and training programme of the Division.


10 Perform and interpret routine transthoracic echocardiography and routine right and left cardiac catheterisation.

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Highly motivated and clear reasons for wanting this job
  • Evidence of continuing professional updating
  • Proficient and efficient handling of medical problems
Desirable criteria
  • Commitment to pursuing a career in Cardiology or related specialties

Qualifications / Training

Essential criteria
  • Full GMC registration with licence to practise
  • MRCP, or equivalent
  • Advanced life support training
  • Experience in cardiac catheterisation
  • Minimum of 2 years Cardiology Training
  • Experience in Echo
Desirable criteria
  • Participation in a recognised scheme of continuing medical education

Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of understanding and application of clinical care
  • Sound knowledge of Cardiology
  • Proficient and efficient handling of medical problems
  • Evidence of safe sound practical procedures
Desirable criteria
  • Teaching experience at of medical students and FY1/2 or ST1/2 or similar posts.

Other

Essential criteria
  • Good interpersonal and communications skills in line with the Trust’s Core
  • Proven ability to work as a member of a team
Desirable criteria
  • Proven ability to work as a member of a team

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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
Mohammed Akhtar
Job title
Consultant
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
00000000000
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