Barts Health NHS Trust

Clinical Pharmacology Consultant with an interest in Hypertension

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Job summary

Barts Health NHS Trust and St Bartholomew's Hospital invites you to apply for this exciting opportunity to join the Specialised Cardiology directorate as part of the Barts Heart Centre. Clinical sessions will also take place at UCH.

The Barts Heart Centre is the biggest in the UK with its complement of 10 catherisation labs (5 of which are dedicated to Intervention) and 10 cardiothoracic theatres.

St Bartholomew's Hospital is one of a group of hospitals - Barts Health NHS Trust - the group providing a huge range of clinical services to the population of East London, the City of London, and beyond.

Opportunities exist within all Barts Heart Centre departments to undertake research and education as a part of the Centre of Excellence Strategy of the Trusts.

Main duties of the job

This appointment is for a Consultant in Clinical pharmacology with a specialist interest in Hypertension. The post is based at both St Bartholomew's Hospital and the Royal London Hospital. The post-holder will expand our team at the internationally renowned Barts BP Centre of Excellence. The appointee will be joining the academic department of Clinical Pharmacology which has 2 full time academic consultants and 2 full time NHS consultant and Specialist Trainees. They will contribute to the departmental objectives based on excellence in clinical care, teaching and research

The Clinical Pharmacology team manage both the Hypertension service (inpatient and outpatient) and have developed a further specialist interest in Cardiovascular Autonomic dysfunction including disorders such as Postural Tachycardia Syndrome (see below for further details). The Clinical Pharmacology department sits within the Cardiovascular Clinical Academic Group Barts Health NHS Trust.

The post-holder will specialise in the investigation and treatment of complex BP disorders working collaboratively with the other consultants in the department of Clinical Pharmacology. We provide both secondary and tertiary level care for Hypertension. The department have also developed a specialist interest in Cardiovascular Autonomic dysfunction and run clinics for this at Barts hospital. If interested then training can be provided to the post holder to further develop skills in this area.

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

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 where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential

Details

Date posted

13 July 2023

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£88,364 to £119,133 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

259-MED448SBH

Job locations

St Bartholomew's Hospital

West Smithfield

London

EC1A 7BE


Job description

Job responsibilities

Continuing responsibility for the care of patients in his/her charge, including all administrative duties associated with patient care.

Leadership, development and organisation of the services in his/her charge in line with the Trusts business plans. Liaison and communication with the Clinical Lead for Clinical Pharmacology, General Manager and Director for the Cardiovascular Clinical Academic Group.

With the agreement of the Clinical Director and Clinical Academic Group Director, development of his/her own interests and sub-specialities within the specialty, in line with business planning principles and commissioners approval, including active participation in research programmes.

Corporate and individual responsibility for the professional management of doctors in training.

The post holder may be required to carry out other duties in emergencies and unforeseen circumstances.

The duties outlined are not definite and may be changed in accordance with needs of the service requiring the post holder to be cooperative and flexible.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Continuing responsibility for the care of patients in his/her charge, including all administrative duties associated with patient care.

Leadership, development and organisation of the services in his/her charge in line with the Trusts business plans. Liaison and communication with the Clinical Lead for Clinical Pharmacology, General Manager and Director for the Cardiovascular Clinical Academic Group.

With the agreement of the Clinical Director and Clinical Academic Group Director, development of his/her own interests and sub-specialities within the specialty, in line with business planning principles and commissioners approval, including active participation in research programmes.

Corporate and individual responsibility for the professional management of doctors in training.

The post holder may be required to carry out other duties in emergencies and unforeseen circumstances.

The duties outlined are not definite and may be changed in accordance with needs of the service requiring the post holder to be cooperative and flexible.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • GMC Registration
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • GMC Registration

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Barts Health NHS Trust

Address

St Bartholomew's Hospital

West Smithfield

London

EC1A 7BE


Employer's website

https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Barts Health NHS Trust

Address

St Bartholomew's Hospital

West Smithfield

London

EC1A 7BE


Employer's website

https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Clinical Director

Dr Bejal Pandya

bejal.pandya@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

13 July 2023

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£88,364 to £119,133 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

259-MED448SBH

Job locations

St Bartholomew's Hospital

West Smithfield

London

EC1A 7BE


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