Clinical Fellow in Cardiology

Job description

Job responsibilities

Overview

The post-holder will join our Specialty Registrar rota to support the provision of a comprehensive cardiac service to the county of Gloucestershire.

This is a locum post providing cover for 6 months (Feb-Aug 23) and you will be working at both main Trust sites at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital (GRH) and Cheltenham General Hospital (CGH). The post is full-time in Cardiology with GIM on call. Job share applicants are welcome. If such a person is appointed, modification of the job content will be discussed on a personal basis.

The post-holder will share responsibilities with his/her fellow cardiologists at CGH and GRH for the provision of inpatient care within the registrar of the week model', acceptance of referrals, outpatient clinic provision and appropriate imaging and reporting duties.

• Inpatients Care of CCU/ Cardiac Ward patients and Cardiology consultation to Acute Medicine / other non-cardiac IPs (middle grade rota 10 on rota currently).
• Outpatients 2 clinics per week
• Dedicated referral ward round with consultant
• Assisting the Consultants with relevant procedures and investigations.
• Maintaining a portfolio and logbook of procedures.
• Attendance at multidisciplinary team meetings.
• Participation in Mortality & Morbidity meetings and case reviews.

The post holder will be supervised / mentored by the consultant team. They will participate in annual appraisal and will be provided with support and guidance for revalidation.

Secretarial support for out-patient activity will be provided by one of the existing medical secretaries in the department. The post holder will have access to a hot-desk and computer.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• MRCP (UK)
• Audit experience relevant to career stage
• Teaching experience
• Worked in medicine with cardiology experience.
• Must have an interest in teaching all grades of medical staff and other allied health professionals.

Desirable

• Good grounding in Cardiovascular Medicine
• Audit and teaching experience relative to career stage
• Experienced in cardiovascular medicine as middle grade

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).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Gloucester Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Great Western Road

Gloucester

GL1 3NN

Employer's website

https://www.gloshospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)