Job summary
Applications are invited for the post of Clinical Fellow [ST3+ Grade] to commence in the Department of Cardiology at Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation trust for twelve months in the first instance.
The post provides training in echocardiography, as well as in general adult cardiology. It also involves the post holder in the organisation and running of the weekly departmental educational seminar programme.
Main duties of the job
Although the post does not have a recognised national training number, it provides the same exposure to, and experience in, cardiology as our numbered cardiology training post. It gives excellent preparation for those wishing to pursue a career in cardiology or in hospital medicine, offering clinical experience, training and the opportunity to undertake teaching, audit & research. The majority of our prior Homerton cardiology clinical fellow post holders have gone on to secure numbered training posts in cardiology, and / or research fellow posts in peer reviewed research programmes funded by charitable grant awarding bodies (such as BHF or CRY) at postgraduate centres (such as UCLH or St. George's), in the UK, as well as in Australia and Switzerland, seven of whom are now consultants (six in cardiology).
The department offers core & advanced echocardiography (transthoracic, contrast, transoesophageal & stress echocardiography), CT coronary angiography and other diagnostic services (ETT, ambulatory ECG & BP monitoring, transcranial Doppler scanning & portable ECG event monitoring).
There is no on-call commitment for this post.
About us
The department has close links with St Bartholomew's Hospital and with the Royal Brompton Hospital, for invasive cardiac investigation and management. Device therapy is provided by these two regional cardiac centres. There are specialist arrhythmia clinics led by consultant electrophysiology cardiologists from Barts and from the Royal Brompton Hospital. Consultant cardiothoracic surgeons (Mr Kolvekar & Mr Lall, both from St Bartholomew's Hospital) attend monthly JCC MDTs at Homerton.
The Cardiology Department has eight Consultants (three of whom have joint appointments at Barts), one Associate Specialist, three middle grades [at ST3+ level, - one of which is this advertised post] and six junior doctors [one IMT ST1/2, one clinical fellow (ST1/2 Grade), one FY2 & three FY1s].
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Clinical Fellow will work closely with the Consultants, Associate Specialist, Cardiology middle & junior grade medical staff and Cardiology Nurse Specialists, and will support the cardiology team, cardiac nurses and cardiac physiologists, in delivering both in- and out-patient care. The clinical fellow will be expected to cover clinical duties of other staff when they are away.
Applicants should have worked in hospital medicine at the appropriate level, and ideally have experience in cardiology.
There is no on-call commitment for this post.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Clinical Fellow will work closely with the Consultants, Associate Specialist, Cardiology middle & junior grade medical staff and Cardiology Nurse Specialists, and will support the cardiology team, cardiac nurses and cardiac physiologists, in delivering both in- and out-patient care. The clinical fellow will be expected to cover clinical duties of other staff when they are away.
Applicants should have worked in hospital medicine at the appropriate level, and ideally have experience in cardiology.
There is no on-call commitment for this post.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Knowledge
Essential
- Six months experience in Cardiology at ST1/2
Desirable
- Experience in Cardiology at ST3+ Grade
Management
Essential
- Good understanding of clinical governance
- Good understanding of audit principles
Desirable
- Demonstrable experience in clinical governance
- Audit project completion
Research
Essential
- Good understanding of research principles
Desirable
- Presentations / Publications
Personal Skills
Essential
- Good organisational skills
- Good communication skills
- Ability to develop good working relationships
- Commitment to continuing personal development
- Good skills liaising across organisation boundaries
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Knowledge
Essential
- Six months experience in Cardiology at ST1/2
Desirable
- Experience in Cardiology at ST3+ Grade
Management
Essential
- Good understanding of clinical governance
- Good understanding of audit principles
Desirable
- Demonstrable experience in clinical governance
- Audit project completion
Research
Essential
- Good understanding of research principles
Desirable
- Presentations / Publications
Personal Skills
Essential
- Good organisational skills
- Good communication skills
- Ability to develop good working relationships
- Commitment to continuing personal development
- Good skills liaising across organisation boundaries
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).
