GP with interest in cardiology - Bank Position

Croydon University Hospital seeks to recruit qualified Croydon GPs to be trained to deliver Heart Failure clinics within the Cardiology service as part of a unified team at our acute site. The role is part time and offered on a bank basis. GP Cardiologists are asked to consider undertaking 1-2 sessions per week. Full training will be provided, as will a shadowing programme. The premise of this role is based on the success of the OIGC model whereby GPs were trained to deliver Cardiology Care. Adapted for heart failure, this role provides a unique opportunity for GPs to receive training in Heart Failure diagnosis and management by specialist consultants. This is particularly pertinent to the Croydon Borough due to the rising number of cases of Heart Failure due to increasing multi-morbidity of our patients. The prevalence of Heart Failure is only set to increase over the next decade and therefore the need for delivering high quality Heart Failure care in the community is ever increasing. This approach to Heart Failure is intended to make care more accessible and is distinctive in its approach from some previous models in that it seeks to integrate primary and secondary care and to build bridges and connections between GPs and local Cardiologists. Furthermore, this role will provide opportunities to disseminate knowledge back into primary care for the purposes of shared learning. Please note: This is a bank role, with sessions offered on a flexible, ad hoc basis.