Overview
JOB DESCRIPTION: Registrar in Paediatric Cardiology
TITLE OF THE POST: Registrar in Paediatric Cardiology
GRADE: ST 4 (+)
SPECIALITY: Paediatric-Cardiology
SUPERVISING CONSULTANTS: The pediatric cardiology department is a Level 2 unit serving Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire and parts of Northamptonshire. Boundaries are indistinct but the population served is approximately 2.5 million.
Working for our organisation
OUH Trust is a large world-class specialist teaching hospital providing secondary care for the whole of Oxfordshire as well as being a tertiary referral Centre. The services of the Trust are provided by four hospitals: The John Radcliffe Hospital, The Churchill Hospital, The Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre and The Horton Hospital in Banbury.
The pediatric cardiology service sees about 800 pregnancies for detail fetal echocardiography a year and has approximately 5000 child outpatient attendances a year. State-of-the-art facilities for Cardiac MR and CT as well as clinical expertise in these fields are available on site.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
DESCRIPTION OF THE ROLE / DUTIES:
Provide Registrar cover for Paediatric Cardiology services. OUH only provides non-invasive cardiology services with network arrangement with Southampton General Hospital. Currently the Paediatric Cardiology department at the JRH provides both foetal and paediatric cardiology services. Patients for paediatric cardiac surgery are referred to Southampton with a very well-developed network arrangement which includes regular joint MDTs. Paediatric cardiology services will involve outpatient clinics, inpatient care and non-invasive cardiac investigations.
* Daily Commitment:
Ward rounds, clinics, emergency assessment, perform non-invasive Cardiology investigations, interact and deal with referrals from other paediatric services.
* Description of Working Pattern
The average weekly hours of duty are up to 48 hours per week.
* Teaching
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust is a teaching hospital trust, and the post holder will have opportunity to participate in programmes for teaching undergraduate clinical students, training junior doctors, multidisciplinary teaching and in clinical examinations.
* Administration/Management
Maintenance of patient records, writing of discharge letters etc.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Full GMC with licence to practice
* MB BS or equivalent
* MRCPCH
Experience
* Registrar experience in Paediatric Neonatology.
* Previous experience in a Junior Level in Paediatric Cardiology
* That of a mature, motivated and competent ST4
* Some experience in Paediatric Echocardiography
Skills
* Prioritisation and time management skills
* Ability to lead multidisciplinary team
COVID-19: The COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. While COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment at this time, we encourage staff to get vaccinated. We will check vaccination status for new starters to manage risks and support those who may be undecided about vaccination. If unvaccinated, advice is available at the Oxfordshire County Council Website for access to vaccination information.
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Employer certification / accreditation
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and a Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service may be required.
Departmental notes: Domestic / catering / portering services at the John Radcliffe Hospital are provided by Mitie. Domestic / catering / portering / maintenance engineer services at the Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre are provided by G4S. Maintenance engineer services at the John Radcliffe Hospital are provided by Equans.
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