Trust Doctor ST5+ In Cardiology (Imaging and Specialised cardiology)
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Job overview
Barts Health NHS Trust has a vision 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.
Barts Health NHS Trust has a vision 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.
These posts provide exposure to a wide variety of cardiovascular conditions and are suitable for those with a good grounding in general cardiology who wish to gain experience in advanced imaging/specialised cardiology. The Barts imaging/specialised clinical fellow post has a track record of successfully transitioning many fellows into cardiology consultant posts across the UK and internationally.
Please be advised that the vacancy advertisement may close early if a sufficient number of applications are received therefore, we recommend that you submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment
Main duties of the job
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The non-consult weeks typically involve 3-4 sessions of training in advanced imaging/cardio-oncology/advanced heart failure/inherited heart disease (as per the clinical fellow’s career requirements), 2-3 clinics (general cardiology/specialised cardiology) and sessions for admin/research/audit/teaching.
The rota is compliant with the European Working Time Directive. There are numerous educational opportunities at BHC including a number of weekly Cardiology teaching and departmental meetings.
There are a number of MDT meetings run in specialised cardiology (e.g. heart failure, cardio-oncology, heart muscle disease, ACHD, infective endocarditis, valve, TAVI etc.) which offer considerable learning opportunities.
Fellows are supported to achieve formal competencies in their chosen areas (e.g. level 3 in cardiac MRI/CT, accreditation in heart failure from the ESC, certification in cardio-oncology from ICOS etc.). Educational supervision is provided.