Job summary
This is a replacement post to deliver complex echocardiography and general cardiology services to the Royal Free, London NHS Foundation Trust. The post is based predominantly at the Barnet Hospital site.
The post holder will contribute to a 1 in 9 general cardiology 7/7 'Consultant of the week' on call model at Barnet, equating to 6 weeks and 7 weekends per year. At weekends, cover is only expected until lunchtime. If you work bank holidays then an additional leave day will be given in lieu. This job a substantive post.
Main duties of the job
Clinical Responsibilities
To provide overall care for patients referred to and cared for by the cardiology services including inpatient, outpatient and echo diagnostic services at Barnet site, to support the development of a robust MDT oversight regime, to support the nursing and administration teams in delivering safe care and to support research in this field.
It is specifically anticipated that with their colleagues the post holder will provide the following services:? Provide support to the echo department at Barnet Hospital (supervise lists, providesupport and training, help develop service)? Participate in advanced cardiac imaging (transthoracic echo, stress echo and TOE)? Participate in weekly cardiac imaging MDT (cross site)? Contribute to the general cardiology at the Barnet site as 'Consultant of The Week' providing daily CCU and cardiology routine and post-take ward rounds and providinga consult service for the acute medical take. Time will be given in lieu for working bank holidays? Outpatient clinical care (average clinic template of 5 new patients and 4-5 follow up appointments with a mix of face-to-face and virtual appointment types)? Support robust audit programme? Support the department undergraduate teaching and educational supervision
The job plan will include:
- Stress Echo and TOE
- Out-patient clinics
- Ward rounds.
- Local echo lead at Barnet
- Local teaching and MDT meetings
- develop advanced imaging
There is no general medical component to this post.
About us
Royal Free World Class Values
The post holder will provide World Class Care to service users, staff, colleagues, clients and patients alike so that everyone at the Royal Free can feel: The post holder is expected to promote a World Class Care culture and work in a way that is patient-centred, involves service users, responds positively to feedback from user groups and promotes teamwork across services.
About us
The Royal Free Hospital was founded in 1828 to provide free healthcare to those who could not afford medical treatment. The title 'Royal' was granted by Queen Victoria in 1837 in recognition of the hospital's work with cholera victims. For many years, Royal Free Hospital was the only hospital in London to offer medical services to women. This began a close association with the London School of Medicine for Women, later renamed the Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine. Royal Free Hospital moved to its present site in the mid-1970s bringing together the old Royal Free Hospital in Gray's Inn Road with the Lawn Road, New End and Hampstead General Hospitals. In 1991 the Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust became one of the first NHS trusts established under the provisions of the NHS and Community Care Act 1990. On 1 April 2012 the trust was authorised as a foundation trust, under the name Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Services and Facilities
The Royal Free Heart Centre provides a comprehensive range of general and specialist cardiology services, serving both a secondary and tertiary role for patients in the North Central London sector. The cardiology unit comprises a seven bedded Coronary Care Unit and a designated cardiology ward (twenty beds) plus any inpatients on other wards being looked after by the consultants concerned. There is a dedicated diagnostic department providing a full range of non-invasive investigations, two new cardiac catheter laboratories and a day case coronary interventional unit (10 beds). The department receives elective and non-elective referrals from the locality and from district general hospitals in the North Central Sector. On 1st July 2014 the Royal free acquired Barnet & Chase Farm hospitals. The department is now fully integrated across the sites with cross site working.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Services and Facilities
The Royal Free Heart Centre provides a comprehensive range of general and specialist cardiology services, serving both a secondary and tertiary role for patients in the North Central London sector. The cardiology unit comprises a seven bedded Coronary Care Unit and a designated cardiology ward (twenty beds) plus any inpatients on other wards being looked after by the consultants concerned. There is a dedicated diagnostic department providing a full range of non-invasive investigations, two new cardiac catheter laboratories and a day case coronary interventional unit (10 beds). The department receives elective and non-elective referrals from the locality and from district general hospitals in the North Central Sector. On 1st July 2014 the Royal free acquired Barnet & Chase Farm hospitals. The department is now fully integrated across the sites with cross site working.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Sub-specialty expertise in echocardiography, Independent operator in advanced echocardiography (TOE and stress echo)
Desirable
- Active participation in research
- Experience in service transformation & clinical leadership
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential
- MRCP (UK) or equivalent
- British Society of Echocardiography or equivalent accreditation
- Full registration with GMC Specialist Register with complete CCT / CESR registration
Desirable
- Higher degree (MD, PhD or equivalent)
- Experience of working in UK healthcare
Skills and aptitudes
Essential
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team
- Motivated, flexible, enthusiastic
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Sub-specialty expertise in echocardiography, Independent operator in advanced echocardiography (TOE and stress echo)
Desirable
- Active participation in research
- Experience in service transformation & clinical leadership
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential
- MRCP (UK) or equivalent
- British Society of Echocardiography or equivalent accreditation
- Full registration with GMC Specialist Register with complete CCT / CESR registration
Desirable
- Higher degree (MD, PhD or equivalent)
- Experience of working in UK healthcare
Skills and aptitudes
Essential
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team
- Motivated, flexible, enthusiastic
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).
