Interventional Cardiology Clinical Fellow ST8

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

Worcester

Salary

£77,348 – £77,348

Posted

5 days ago

About the role

Applications are invited for a clinical Fellow ST8 level post, offered by the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, based at Worcestershire Royal Hospital. This is a fixed-term post for a period of 12 months.

This post is designed to offer experience in the full range of coronary intervention for a candidate near completion of training. Exposure to the full range of elective, urgent and emergency procedures full time for 12 months will serve to perfect techniques and decision making in coronary intervention, intravascular ultrasound, OCT, rotational and orbital atherectomy, bifurcation, LMS and CTO PCI. During this dedicated interventional fellow post, the duties are care of the patients in or coming to the cardiac catheter suite. Diagnostic and invasive procedures under consultant supervision will include 8 cardiac catheter lab sessions, 1 outpatient clinic and a dedicated administration and research session. The Trust works closely with 3 surgical centres, and the post holder will also prepare cases for and support weekly multi-disciplinary meetings and monthly PCI M&M and case review sessions. Further opportunities can be available for cardiac imaging experience. The post also offers the opportunity for involvement and responsibility for recruitment to trials. The department are actively involved in interventional cardiology trials run by four Cardiology Research Nurses. The post holder will be expected to support the recruitment to current trials and have an interest in undertaking clinical research.

Person specification

Essential

MBBS or equivalent
MRCP (full)
ALS provider
Eligible for full GMC registration with Licence to Practise at the time of appointment
An understanding of the current NHS environment, particularly in relation to reforms, initiatives and issues.
Able to meet the travel requirements of the job and return to the hospital within 30 minutes when undertaking non-resident on call duties.
Workplace Health Clearance by time of appointment.
Access to transport and ability to travel across hospital sites.
Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively.
Ability to organise and manage outpatient priorities.
Experience of audit management and conducting clinical audit.
Ability to work effectively as a multidisciplinary team member, including under periods of pressure.
Enquiring, critical approach to work with a commitment to continuing Medical Education and Professional Development.
Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies.
Flexible approach to work duties and reliable and supportive to other colleagues.
Ability to work without supervision.
Ability to work antisocial hours.
Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems.
An awareness of current specialty specific developments and initiatives.
At least 3 years full time or equivalent postgraduate training, at least 2 years of which will be in a Cardiology training programme and have completed it or be near completion.
At least 5 years clinical experience within Cardiology.
Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on range of problems both emergency and elective within specialty and sufficient experience
Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
Ability to organise and deliver teaching across the whole undergraduate curriculum.
Ability to teach clinical skills to medical, nursing staff and other disciplines.
Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates and postgraduates.
Knowledge of audit principles and evidence of participation and completion of audit projects.

Desirable

Completion of specialist training and entry onto GMC specialist register in Cardiology.
Ability to use the evidence based and clinical audit to support decision making.
Evidence of innovation
Understands self (strengths and weaknesses) and impact of behaviour on others.
Evidence of continuous professional development.
Publications in relevant peer-reviewed journals in the last 5 years.
Evidence of having undertaken original research.
Critical appraisal skills.