Trust Doctor (eqv to ST3+) In Cardiology

Job description

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.

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.

Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity to join Barts Health NHS Trust and work within a modern Community Diagnostic Centre that delivers high-quality cardiovascular diagnostics and outpatient services closer to patients' homes. The role is focused on echocardiography and community cardiology, providing extensive exposure to the assessment and management of patients with suspected or established cardiovascular disease.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be based predominantly within the Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) at Mile End Hospital, providing high-quality echocardiography and specialist cardiology services to support the diagnosis, assessment and management of patients with suspected or established cardiovascular disease.

Clinical Responsibilities
• Perform and report transthoracic echocardiograms (TTE) to a high standard, undertaking comprehensive assessment of cardiac structure and function in accordance with departmental and national guidelines.
• Assess patients referred to community cardiology services with symptoms of undifferentiated breathlessness, integrating clinical findings with echocardiographic and other diagnostic investigations to support diagnosis and management planning.
• Participate in community-based murmur clinics, evaluating patients with suspected valvular heart disease and contributing to appropriate investigation, diagnosis and follow-up pathways.
• Support valve disease assessment services, including the surveillance and longitudinal follow-up of patients with known valvular heart disease, ensuring timely referral for specialist review where indicated.

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• The applicant must have achieved a primary medical qualification as recognised by the General Medical Council (GMC)
• 2. Current Full GMC registration with a license to practice
• 3. MRCP UK (or Equivalent)

Desirable criteria

• 1. Previous experience in advanced cardiac imaging
• 2. Certification/accreditation in cardiac imaging (any modality)/inherited cardiac disease/cardio oncology /heart failure

Experience

Essential criteria

• 1. Experience in general cardiology at ST3+ level (e.g. independent in transthoracic echocardiography, comfortable in managing acutely unwell cardiology patients on the wards)

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• The applicant must be familiar with and be able to demonstrate an understanding of the major principles of the GMC's Good Medical Practice (2006) including: • Good clinical care • Maintaining good medical practice • Teaching and training, appraising and assessing • Relationships with patients, and can apply this understanding • Working with colleagues, and can apply this understanding • Probity and Health

Desirable criteria

• Current ALS certification

Skills

Essential criteria

• The applicant must demonstrate: • an understanding of the importance of the patient • as the central focus of care; • the ability to prioritise tasks and information appropriately; • an understanding of the importance of working effectively with others; • the ability to communicate effectively with both colleagues and patients; • initiative and the ability to deal effectively with pressure and/or challenge • an understanding of the principles of equality and diversity

Other

Essential criteria

• The applicant must demonstrate appropriate professional behaviour, i.e. integrity, honesty, confidentiality as set out in the GMC's Good Medical Practice (2006).
• The applicant must have criminal records clearance at the appropriate level subject to prevailing UK legislation

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 where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.

As an Equal Opportunities Employer we actively support applications from individuals' who apply under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme and will process your application as appropriate.

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications has been received and we regret that we are unable to provide notification if your application is unsuccessful.

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Barts Health is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and to child protection. The Trust aims to ensure as far as is possible that anyone, paid or unpaid, who seeks to work in our organisation and who gains access to children, is safe to do so. As such, you may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Check as part of the recruitment process if appointed to a post with direct access to children or vulnerable adults.

Barts Health promotes active travel as part of its goal to reach Net Zero. Each site is accessible by public transport and the Trust has a cycle to work scheme and some sites have Brompton Hire Pods.

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