Job overview
Cardiology SpR – Barking, Havering and Redbridge NHS Trust
An excellent opportunity has arisen for a post offering clinical experience in Cardiology. This post is suitable for post foundation stage doctors or junior doctor with some previous experience in Cardiology planning to pursue a career in Cardiology. This is a fixed term post for 6 months with a possibility to extend.
BHRUT is one of the largest acute trusts in the UK, providing acute care for over 700,000 people. The successful applicant will work at Queens and King George Hospitals providing and taking part in a range of services including supporting Cardiology outpatient clinics, Inpatient reviews and the post holder will have ward commitments.
The post will also support patients on both sites and will work closely with the Clinical Nurse Specialists in Cardiology. This post will give an excellent opportunity to gain experience in Cardiology with attendance encouraged at departmental and regional Academic meetings.
There is an on call commitment allocated to this post. This is banded and you will participate in the on-call rota.
GMC registration and MBBS are essential. MRCP is desirable but not essential. Some previous experience Cardiology is highly desirable.
Main duties of the job
This Trust Grade Registrar (ST3 equivalent) post is based at Barking, Havering and Redbridge Hospitals across two sites. The appointee will gain experience in the various aspects of general cardiology. This post is fixed term with an on-call commitment.
He/she will work alongside the Cardiology ST3 in providing the day-to-day care for the inpatients on the coronary care unit/cardiology ward. Responsibilities will include seeing ward referrals under the supervision of the consultant cardiologists. He/she will also supervise two IMTs and three junior clinical fellows.
The successful applicant will undertake up to two outpatient general cardiology clinics per week.
The post will potentially involve early career development in cardiology training opportunities such as echocardiography and/or coronary angiography or pacing depending on the interest and level of experience of the successful candidate.
The appointee will be expected to contribute to departmental audit projects and to the teaching of medical students. There is a weekly cardiology departmental meeting for teaching and training purposes which should be attended.
For further information regarding the role please read the attached Job Description and Person Specification
Working for our organisation
We’re an organisation that is getting better and betterand ourimprovements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and our patients are happy with. We’re no longer in ; we’ve opened at our Elective Surgical Hub in King George Hospital (KGH); and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive, has been named by the Health Service Journal.
We operate from two main sites – KGH in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 330,000 people visiting them last year. We’re campaigning to secure the £35m we need to and get rid of corridor care.
Our patients are benefitting from our in Ilford; an in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at and at in Hornchurch.
These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week and are providing an extra 88,000 scans a year.
The majority of our 8,000 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited. We’re proud to be a employer.
We’re looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record that will be transformative for our staff and beneficial for our patients.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Once you understand the requirements outlined in the advert, please ensure your application accurately reflects where you match them. For further information regarding the role please read the attached Job Description and Person Specification
Person specification
Shortlisting Criteria
Essential criteria
1. GMC registration and MBBS are essential
2. At least 2 years’ experience in hospital medicine at the SHO or equivalent
Desirable criteria
3. MRCP is desirable but not essential
4. Some previous experience of Cardiology is highly desirable
Applicant requirements
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 it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
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