Trust Doctor (eqv to ST5+) in Imaging & Specialised CardiologyNHS

Job summary

Trust Doctor (eqv to ST5+) in Imaging & Specialised Cardiology

We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated Trust Doctor (ST5+) to join our team based across both St Bartholomew's Hospital and University College London Hospital.

Barts Heart Centre is Europe's largest cardiac centre. It houses one of the world's largest cardiac MRI services along with all other advanced imaging modalities utilizing 3 cardiac MRI scanners, a dedicated cardiac CT scanner and 10 echocardiography labs. Specialised cardiology services include the internationally-recognised cardio-oncology and heart muscle disease services, the regional infective endocarditis service and the adult congenital heart disease service. The advanced heart failure service includes a VAD programme, ECMO service on the specialised heart-failure ITU and CRT device clinics. It is also the heart attack centre for the region and also provides invasive and structural cardiology services and emergency arrythmia services as well as ablation therapies in 10 cardiac cath labs

Main duties of the job

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.

In return, we will develop your skills, knowledgeand experience with educational opportunities including weekly cardiology teaching, departmental meetings, MDT meetings

Job description

To support all cardiac imaging modalities [cardiac MRI, cardiac CT, advanced echocardiography (exercise/dobutamine/CPEX stress, deformation and 3D echocardiography, TOE) and nuclear cardiology]. This will include supervising and performing studies (after appropriate training and competency assessment), reporting studies on patients, maintaining patient safety at all times and assisting in the smooth running of these departments. To provide, as part of the rota for cardiac imaging and specialised services, support for the outpatient, inpatient and MDT management of specialised cardiology service patients (cardio-oncology, heart muscle disease, advanced heart failure, preventive cardiology). There is approximately a 1:7 9AM-5PM ward week at UCLH providing a cardiology consult service under consultant supervision to the Medical Assessment Unit, ITU, oncology and other wards. Providing cardiology advice (with the support of the cardio-oncology team) at Europes largest haemato-oncology unit at UCLH is a key component of the consult service. Specialist nursing support is available. The non-consult weeks typically involve 3-4 sessions of training in advanced imaging (cardiac CT, cardiac MRI, advanced echocardiography), MDTs preparation, specialist clinics (cardio-oncology/heart failure/inherited heart disease), general cardiology clinics and sessions for admin/research/audit/teaching. The rota is compliant with the European Working Time Directive

About us

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.