Clinical Fellow ST3 Level in Cardiology | Barts Health NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 29 May 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £41,750 - £64,288 Per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 28 June 2025 |
| Location: | London, E11 1NR |
| Company: | Barts Health NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7244679/259-MED7244679SBH |
Summary
The job plan will be agreed with the suitable candidate. The successful individual will be expected to work together as part of a team with our other SAS and rotational SpR doctors. Support and supervision of more junior doctors particularly FY1s on CCU/Elizabeth ward is expected and cover of our in-patient team is expected at all times by SAS/SpR team.
There will be an opportunity to gain specialist experience in cardiac catheterisation and echocardiography. There will be on average one session per week in each. There will be 2-3 outpatient clinics per week on average. The team will be expected to work on a rotational basis to share training opportunities. There will be an expectation that the successful candidate works towards BSE accreditation. Teaching of our undergraduates and participation in our department teaching program is expected. Contributing to audit is a training requirement.
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
· In-patient care on dedicated cardiac ward (18 beds, including 8 monitored CCU beds)
· In-patient cardiology consultation to other specialities
· Outpatient (OPD) general cardiology clinics
· Nurse lead open access Rapid Access Clinic for assessment of recent onset suspected IHD
· Arrhythmia OPD service including cardioversion
· Hospital and community based Nurse Led heart failure service
· Pacemaker Follow up clinic
· Cardiac Rehabilitation service
· Non-invasive functional assessment of IHD: Myocardial Perfusion Scanning, Exercise Testing
· Invasive diagnostic assessment of cardiac disease: Catheter lab based assessment of IHD, valvular disease and cardiomyopathy
· Treatment of brady arrhythmia: Catheter lab permanent pacing service, implantable loop recorder implant/follow up and box change
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.
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.
All elective revascularisation peer reviewed
· Alternate week meeting, attended cardiologists, cardiothoracic surgeon,
Junior Drs, nursing staff and rehab staff when available.
Physiological Testing
· Echocardiogram
· Holters
· Exercise Test
· 24 hour BP
· Technician led service with remote supervision by Consultants.
· There are daily sessions in the above physiological tests with pre-planned appointments made by cardiology department administration. The Investigations are undertaken on the Byron Cardiology Unit. The service is pre-dominantly an Out Patient service but there is some in-patient activity particularly an in-patient echo service.
· An open access service to GPs in Waltham Forest is in place for Echo, 24 hour holters and 24 hour Bp monitoring.
· Physiologists from Barts undertake extra analysing sessions at Whipps Cross, predominantly on weekends to keep up with demand. Investment into a new analysing station has recently increased capacity to analyse 24 hour holters. 2 analysing stations are now based at Whipps Cross Hospital.
· Myocardial Perfusion Scans:
· Managed by nuclear medicine.
· Currently Dr Taneja and Dr Sin working towards accreditation to become
Independent reporters.
This advert closes on Thursday 12 Jun 2025