Job summary
The post holder is expected to work with the ICC service team to optimise the care for people with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy by supporting guideline-based redesign of the care pathway for these patients and to deliver the benefits to patients of access to all available treatment options within a defined model of care. The post holder will work in collaboration with University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be required to audit the work and produce reports for learning and service improvement. Subsequently, sharing of the SOPs and service models across different ICC centres will facilitate service improvement opportunities across the UK benefitting more patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy including those with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
About us
Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust is an internationally renowned centre for heart and lung services. Our brand identity is strong and clear: delivering the best clinical care and the best research for patients with heart and lung disease.
Research programmes play a vital role at both our hospitals. This is because the most talented medical experts are rarely content with using tried and tested methods to treat their patients. The opportunity to influence the course of modern medicine by developing new treatments is a prospect that attracts them to specialist centres, where research opportunities are a fundamental part of delivering patient care.
Over the years our experts have been responsible for several major medical breakthroughs - discovering the genetic mutations responsible for the heart condition dilated cardiomyopathy, founding the largest centre for the development of new treatments for cystic fibrosis in Europe and pioneering heart surgery for new-born infants.
Our experts promote the principle of 'shared care' through an expanding system of consultant-delivered outreach clinics, at which they see patients at over 30 hospitals across the South East, covering Essex, Sussex, Surrey, Hertfordshire, and Middlesex. This system allows patients to benefit from specialist expertise in their local environment, with inpatient care at our hospitals as needed.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is an Inherited Cardiac Condition (ICC), for which the management options have evolved significantly in the last few years. Recently published international guidelines and national papers have recommended updated care pathway for obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy patients which include medical and interventional options. Aiming is to make all options available for the patients who can benefit from them, additional work is required in order to develop the appropriate and patient-centred model of care. This requires multidisciplinary work and will benefit from cross-institutional collaboration. Skills in cardiac imaging will be important for the delivery of the role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is an Inherited Cardiac Condition (ICC), for which the management options have evolved significantly in the last few years. Recently published international guidelines and national papers have recommended updated care pathway for obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy patients which include medical and interventional options. Aiming is to make all options available for the patients who can benefit from them, additional work is required in order to develop the appropriate and patient-centred model of care. This requires multidisciplinary work and will benefit from cross-institutional collaboration. Skills in cardiac imaging will be important for the delivery of the role.
Person Specification
Qualifications / Training
Essential
Qualifications / Training
Essential
Experience
Essential
- Considerable experience in cardiomyopathy clinical services
Skills, Knowledge and Abilities
Essential
- Managing patients with progressive chronic cardiac disease
Skills, Knowledge and Abilities
Desirable
- Ability to conduct research and teaching
Experience
Essential
- Working in a multidisciplinary environment
Skills, Knowledge and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to performs audits and produce reports
Personal and professional development
Essential
- Ability to collaborate with colleagues across institutions
Personal and professional development
Essential
Experience
Essential
- Experience in Echocardiography
Person Specification
Qualifications / Training
Essential
Qualifications / Training
Essential
Experience
Essential
- Considerable experience in cardiomyopathy clinical services
Skills, Knowledge and Abilities
Essential
- Managing patients with progressive chronic cardiac disease
Skills, Knowledge and Abilities
Desirable
- Ability to conduct research and teaching
Experience
Essential
- Working in a multidisciplinary environment
Skills, Knowledge and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to performs audits and produce reports
Personal and professional development
Essential
- Ability to collaborate with colleagues across institutions
Personal and professional development
Essential
Experience
Essential
- Experience in Echocardiography
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
