RESEARCH FELLOW IN CARDIAC IMAGING (RADIOLOGY) (ST6-8 EQUIVALENT)

Job overview

We are delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated, ambitious individual to join our well integrated team.

The successful candidate will be a senior cardiology or radiology trainee (ST6 or above in cardiology, ST4 or above in radiology) or preferably, have a CCT in cardiology/radiology and be looking for further experience in cardiac imaging and research post CCT. They will have experience in cardiac CT, ideally BSCI level 2 accreditation or equivalent. They will be able to independently supervise cardiac CT lists and safely administer beta-blockers in line with our Trusts PGD. They will have some experience in research with evidence of previous peer reviewed publications, statistical analysis and audit.  Optionally they should have experience in cardiac MRI and there may be opportunities for CMR reporting and research if desirable. The successful candidate will be able to work and support our multidisciplinary team and will contribute to the day to day activities of the department. There will be no out of hours/on-call commitment in this role.

The post will primarily be based at the Freeman hospital although some work may be undertaken on the Royal Victoria Infirmary site where needed.

In addition to the challenges of the role, we can offer you a commitment to teaching, education, research and audit.

Please read attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Main duties of the job

This is a new 12 month post designed to support and develop the research output at a large tertiary cardiac centre using a state of the art scanner. The role will primarily involve the administration and undertaking of novel research projects under the supervision of Consultant Cardiologists and Cardiothoracic Radiologists. Primarily this will be using the new Naeotom Alpha (Photon counting CT scanner) at the Freeman Hospital.   We would anticipate 2-3 peer reviewed publications during a 12 month period along with opportunities for conference presentations. We would anticipate that this pilot work would form the basis of a larger national funding application at the end of the 12 month period.

We would also expect some time dedicated to routine cardiac CT supervision and preliminary reporting, both CT coronary angiography and structural CT to support our large interventional and structural interventional services.  This will enable the successful candidate to maintain and develop their existing clinical skills.

Optionally the candidate can undertake some time in our busy cardiac MRI unit and may wish to undertake a research project within our MRI research agenda.

For an informal discussion and further information regarding the opportunity and Directorate, please contact: Matthew Williams, Consultant Cardiologist, RVI, [email protected]

Please read attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Clinical:

• Routine supervision of cardiac CT and cardiac CT preliminary reporting
• Optionally opportunity for cardiac MRI preliminary reporting

Research:

• To design, administer and complete 2-3 novel research projects, predominantly in cardiac CT, under the supervision of Cardiologists and Cardiothroacic Radiologists.
• To support the departments existing research programme
• To help write/develop a BHF/NIHR grant application at the end of the fellowshi

Teaching:

• Contribute to the routine departmental educational activities

Flexibility:

In line with the Trust’s core value of placing patients at the heart of everything we do, we are developing our service provision to be responsive to the needs of our patients. To meet those needs some staff groups will be increasingly asked to work a more flexible work pattern so that they can offer services in the evening or weekend.  As a result any offer of employment to a consultant post will be subject to you agreeing to work a new more flexible pattern or working in the future if required, including evening and weekend work.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Please read attached Job Description and Person Specification.