Clinical Fellow in Grown -Up Congenital Heart Disease

Barts Health NHS Trust

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Job summary

CLINICAL FELLOW IN GROWN-UP CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE

259-MED452SBH

This one-year post is ideally suited to provide advanced cardiology training, in the management of adults with congenital heart disease. This consultant led service now provides specialist care for approximately 11000 adults, with around 600 new patients referred per annum form our sister institution Great Ormond Street Hospital and other cardiac centres around the UK.

the grown-up congenital heart service

The GUCH is based in the Bart's Heart centre, St Bartholomews Hospital, and provides long-term and often life-long care for the increasing number of adults with congenital heart disease. The service provides expert medical and surgical care within an academic environment with a range of specialities relevant to Congenital Heart patients. The service fosters a multidisciplinary approach to this specialised patient population and close links have been established with the relevant specialities throughout Barts and the London NHS trust. There is also a close co-operation and collaboration with the team of paediatric cardiologists/surgeons based at Great Ormond Street. Diagnostic and Interventional catheterisation procedures are regularly performed as well as cardiac surgical interventions therefore the experience gained is broad and varied.

The successful applicant will work with 2 other GUCH clinical fellows with supervision / training from the consultant team.

Main duties of the job

Joint Medical/Surgical MDT

The post-holder will be responsible, together with the other fellows for the organisation and presentation of cases at this bi-weekly meeting where cases requiring catheter or surgical interventions are discussed. This meeting is highly important and involves creating a powerpoint presentation of case history, angio / echo images and literature review pertaining to the case. A nominated fellow will be responsible for the triaging the listing of cases and ensuring IT / computer facilities are functioning prior to the MDT.

Admin & teaching

The post holder will be responsible, with support staff, for the maintenance of clinic database to facilitate the assessment of long-term sequelae congenital heart disease in the adult population. He/she will be responsible for ensuring that note-keeping by junior SHOs is of a high standard and is in keeping with the guidelines provided by the GUCH consultants.

Medical student and SHO teaching is also part of the weekly duties of the postholder.

About us

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 where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.

Date posted

14 July 2023

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£33,790 to £53,132 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

259-MED452SBH

Job locations

St Bartholomew's Hospital

West Smithfield

London

EC1A 7BE

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post-holder will work alongside 2 other GUCH fellows and will be responsible for the day-to-day management of GUCH inpatients both on the ward, and on the Intensive Care Unit, under the supervision of the GUCH Consultants.

He/she will participate in a daytime rota system (1:3) to reply to queries from patients, CNS team or from referring general practitioners or physicians. The postholder will be expected to attend a daily handover meeting on ward 6D at 0800 and undertake a daily ward round for inpatients and contribute to 2 consultant ward rounds per week.

Other duties include undertaking a DCC list for CHD patients and assisting in OPD with a commitment of 2-3 OPD per week. Training will be offered in the practical skills required for the diagnosis and management of medical and surgical problems in adult patients with congenital heart disease including TTE and TOE.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

GMC Registration

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

GMC Registration

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).