Senior Clinical Fellow in Cardiology

Job overview

The Cardiology department at Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust aims to offer a high quality responsive service to both patients and General Practitioners for the diagnosis and treatment of suspected cardiovascular conditions. Our objective is to undertake locally all investigations and treatments that can reasonably be undertaken in the DGH environment whilst ensuring appropriate access to more specialised units. We keep under constant review the range of activities appropriate to the DGH and update our strategic plan using evidence based guidelines, based on the principle that if it can be done here it should be.

The consultant staffing of the department currently consists of 10 cardiology consultants, supported by a team of clinical physiologists and specialist nursing staff.

Main duties of the job

The over-riding purpose is to support the provision of the highest quality patient care through personal actions and continuous improvement.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provision with Consultant colleagues of a service to Sherwood Forest Hospitals, with responsibility for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of illness, and the proper functioning of the department;
• Work with the current imaging Consultants to provide and develop non-invasive imaging services to patients at KMH and Newark hospital sites;
• Support junior staff for in patient wards;
• Provide on call cardiology on a rota basis;
• Provide and support out-patient and diagnostics department

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Provision of a service to Sherwood Forest Hospitals, with responsibility for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of  illness, and the proper functioning of the department. • The post holder is expected to contribute towards the teaching and training of medical students. • Participating in medical audit, the Trust’s Clinical Governance processes and in CPD. • The post holder must at all times carry out his/her duties with due regard to the Trust’s Equal Opportunities Policy. • It is the responsibility of all employees to comply with Trust Health and Safety policies and maintain a safe and healthy environment for patients, visitors and staff. • All employees have an individual responsibility to have a knowledge of and employ the basic principles of infection control practice and to ensure adherence to the requirements in the Infection Control Manual. • In line with GMC Good Medical Practice it is the responsibility of the post holder to ensure that all duties are carried out to the highest possible standard, and in accordance with current quality initiatives within the area of work. • Staff who have access to or transfer data are responsible for that data and must respect confidentiality and comply with the requirement of the Data Protection Act 1998, in line with the Trust’s policies. • The post holder is responsible for data quality and complying with the policies, procedures and accountability arrangements throughout the Trust for maintaining accuracy and probity in the recording of the Trust’s activities. • The post holder is expected to comply with Trust policies and procedures. • Staff is required to comply with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 in line with Trust Policy. • Any other duties which may be required from time to time.