Job summary
As part of a very successful training programme at the Barts Heart Centre, the Cardiomyopathy service is pleased to offer a 12 month clinical fellowship in inherited and acquired heart muscle diseases.
Barts Heart Centre is home to the merged cardiac units, which were recently based at The London Chest Hospital, St. Bartholomew's Hospital and The Heart Hospital. It is the heart attack centre for the region and provides interventional cardiology services, specialist cardiac imaging, electrophysiology services including device implants and ablation therapy for arrhythmia, grown up congenital heart disease, heart muscle disease and heart failure services. This post will provide exposure to a wide variety of Inherited and Acquired Cardiomyopathies and advanced specialist training.
This post provides training in inherited cardiac conditions (ICC) for a senior (ST3+ level or post-CCT) cardiology fellow and is ideal for cardiology fellows at the end or shortly after the completion of their training who would like an out-of-programme training opportunity in Cardiomyopathies. We expect post holders to undertake the same educational obligations as their colleagues.
Main duties of the job
North and East London has some of the most dynamic and talented cardiovascular experts nationally and internationally. Clinicians from Barts Health NHS Trust, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) and further afield have worked together to create a single specialist centre for cardiovascular disease to cover all our local communities. Our brand new state of the art cardiovascular centre - Barts Heart Centre at St Bartholomew's Hospital opened in early 2015. The new service allows us to bring together our existing unique experience and research activity. We are working towards increasing our understanding of and ability to address the root causes of cardiovascular diseases by growing the number of patients who get the chance to take part in clinical trials and research
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Inherited Cardiac Conditions Unit at Barts Heart Centre is one of the largest in the world with more than 10,000 patients-events/year. We offer all forms of invasive and non-invasive diagnostics and the full spectrum of therapies, including the largest programme of LVOT obstruction management in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in the UK and a continuously expanding inflammatory cardiomyopathy service. Our close relationship to the Queen Mary University London and the University College London creates the ideal environment for current and future research programmes.
Your expertise, your experience and your vision will be our building blocks to success. By becoming part of the team you can work with us sharing your unique talents and strengths.
Person Specification
Qualifications and knowledge
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
- Successful completion of MRCP or equivalent
- Full registration with the GMC with a licence to practice at the time of appointment
Desirable
- Post graduate medical research degree
Experience
Essential
Desirable
- Managing cases and families with inherited cardiomyopathy
- Advanced cardiac imaging
- Interpretation of genetic test results
- Managing young patients with heart disease
- Genetic counselling
Skills
Essential
- Good knowledge of the spectrum of cardiological disease
- Managing inpatients with acute cardiac disease
- Managing symptoms and mortality risks in patients with progressive chronic cardiac disease
- Teaching and education
Desirable
- Managing implantable cardiac devices
- Research methodology and audit
Personal and people development
Essential
- Ability to work in a team
- Maintain and safeguard patients through CPD and appraisal
- Ability to supervise junior colleagues in a professional manner
- Commitment to Governance and patient safety through audit and CPD
Communication
Essential
- Good leadership skills.
- Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GPs, nurses & other agencies.
- Enthusiasm & ability to work under pressure
- Good organisational skills
- Supportive & tolerant.
- Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team
- Caring attitude to patients
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 .
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 .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
Barts Health NHS Trust
Address
St Bartholomew's Hospital
London
EC1A 7BE