Junior Clinical Fellow in Cardiology - Uxbridge, United Kingdom - Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

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Uxbridge, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Post - Junior Clinical Fellow in Cardiology

Location - Harefield

This is an exciting opportunity for an SHO position in an internationally recognised hospital.

We are a regional centre for cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery, and a national centre for adult heart and lung transplantation.

We are located on the outskirts of London, UK, and have a well-established and large primary PCI service supplying a wide region, including some of west London, and a number of the counties bordering London.

The post-holder will have exposure to almost all aspects of adult cardiology including new advancing technologies, managing both cardiology in-patients and out-patients, with educational, research and audit opportunities.

The appointee is expected to undertake the admission and day to day care of cardiology patients. This includes a number of patients admitted for short term investigation and also patients requiring longer term treatment. Emergency cases are admitted daily incorporating all aspects of tertiary centre cardiology.

Royal Brompton and Harefield hospitals joined Guy's and St Thomas' in February 2021 and is the largest specialist heart and lung centre in the UK and among the largest in Europe.

We provide treatment for people with heart and lung disease, including rare and complex conditions, offering some of the most sophisticated treatment that is available anywhere in the world.

Harefield Hospital (HH) is a regional centre for cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery, and an international centre for adult heart and heart-lung transplantation.

It is one of a small number of UK cardiac centres assisting in development of implantable mechanical ventricular assist devices in the management of end-stage heart failure.

It also provides a primary intervention service for acute coronary syndromes to selected Trusts and the London Ambulance Service, in outer West London and the Home Counties.

It has approximately 1,185 staff, 180 beds with 5 operating theatres, and 4 catheter laboratories.

The appointee is expected to attend regular cardiac clinics and ward rounds.

Some experience may be gained in all aspects of noninvasive cardiac investigations and in addition, some experience in assisting at cardiac catheters may be obtained
Some experience in procedural techniques including central line insertion, pleural taps and cardioversion maybe obtained.
He/she is expected to maintain good professional liaison with colleagues, nursing, paramedical and administrative staff.
A cardiac arrest bleep is always carried by the SHO on call, local resuscitation training will be provided and completion of the ALS course supported
SHO's are expected to provide cover for the absence of their colleagues during annual and study leave.
Emergency management of all acute cardiac conditions.
Attendance and case presentations at MDTs.
Communication with primary and secondary care teams to plan safe and appropriate patient discharge will be a key role.
Clinical audit and Quality Improvement.