Job summary
This
is an Interventional Congenital Cardiology Fellow post designed to support the
service delivered within the Leeds General
Infirmary.
Alongside
the interventional workload, there will also be some expectation for the
applicant to continue to gain experience in
Paediatric
Cardiology ward patient management, Paediatric and Neonatal Intensive care
cardiology, including out of hours cover.
The
post will be based at the Jubilee and Clarendon sites within Leeds General
Infirmary. The service in Leeds provides paediatric
cardiac
surgical and interventional treatment for patients from the Yorkshire and
Humber region in a dedicated unit of the Leeds Childrens Hospital within the
Leeds General Infirmary. The paediatric cardiology ward has 16 inpatient beds,
6 of which are dedicated as High Dependency, but which are managed by the ward
team. Following surgery, most patients spend time on the Paediatric Intensive
Care Unit, which is run by a separate team of medical staff but with support
from the Cardiology team.
There
is a dedicated theatre for Paediatric Cardiac Surgery and a
dedicated
Cardiac Catheter Lab which is also equipped to be used as a Hybrid Theatre/Lab
to allow for joint working between
interventional
and surgical teams if required.
Adult
services including Adult Congenital Cardiology are also present on-site the
Paediatric Cardiology team work closely with the ACHD
team to ensure that patients with Congenital Heart Disease receive excellent
care.
Main duties of the job
Provision
of Interventional Paediatric and Adult Cardiology Services within the Hospital
with responsibility for the prevention, assessment, diagnosis and treatment of
illness within the Congenital Cardiology department. Ward and on-call work
including care of Paediatric Cardiology inpatients.
Close
working with medical, nursing and allied health professionals to assist in
providing high quality patient care.
The
post holder will be given an educational supervisor from within the
interventional cardiology consultant team. They will also be accountable to Dr
Dominic Hares as clinical supervisor and as clinical training lead of the
department.
About us
Leeds
Childrens Hospital covers 27 medical and surgical specialties and is one of
the largest specialist children's hospitals in the country. We have over 20
inpatient wards, employ over 800 nurses and last year held over 170,000
outpatient appointments and treated over 25,000 surgical patients both
electively/non-electively.
Leeds
Teaching Hospitals is currently embarking on one of the largest and most
high-profile investment, transformation and regeneration programmes in the city
and the wider region. Its Building the Leeds Way Programme aims to transform
healthcare for patients in Leeds and the wider region. The investment Programme
include the construction of two new hospitals at the Leeds General Infirmary
(LGI) site one for adults and the other a brand state of the art Childrens
Hospital for Leeds and the surrounding region.
Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process
of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As
such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right
to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do
experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please
bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if
you have any questions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Provision
of Interventional Paediatric and Adult Cardiology Services within the Hospital
with responsibility for the prevention, assessment, diagnosis and treatment of
illness within the Congenital Cardiology department. Ward and on-call work
including care of Paediatric Cardiology inpatients.
Close
working with medical, nursing and allied health professionals to assist in
providing high quality patient care.
The
post holder will be given an educational supervisor from within the
interventional cardiology consultant team. They will also be accountable to Dr
Dominic Hares as clinical supervisor and as clinical training lead of the
department.
Induction:
The candidate will undergo hospital induction immediately on taking up the
post. Further local induction to the ward and addressing issues specific to the
role will be provided following completion of the hospital induction.
Orientation:
The successful candidate will undergo a period of orientation. This will
include observing consultants in clinic and in the cardiac catheter lab.
Candidates will take clinical responsibilities and be placed on the on call
rota only after the supervising consultant deems them competent to do so. To be
on the cardiac arrest rota, the candidate will need to have received APLS/EPLS
certification. The period of orientation will generally be for a period of up
to 4 weeks (although given the level of applicant experience expected for this
role, it is likely to be much shorter than this). This will be decided by the
educational supervisor and departmental clinical lead.
The
post holder should meet with the educational supervisor to discuss personal
development plans within the first two weeks of commencing the post.
Clinical: The Interventional Training Fellow will be
responsible, together with SpR colleagues, for both inpatient and outpatient
work.
1. Interventional Cardiology: The post
holder will be expected to prepare cases for the cardiac catheter lab,
including involvement in the planning of intervention, consent of patients and
their family for the procedure, performing the procedure under appropriate
supervision and all appropriate post procedure review and follow-up. These
duties will all be supervised by a designated interventional consultant
cardiologist.
2. Inpatient: The post holder will be
expected to attend consultant ward rounds (up to 5 / week during planned ward
service weeks) and will perform personal ward rounds on the patients admitted
on call under the supervising consultant(s).
3. Outpatient: The post holder will
perform 1 interventional cardiology clinics / week under supervision. They will
discuss patients seen in clinic with the supervising consultant.
4. On call rota: The post holder will be
on call rota 1:7 non-resident,
Administration
Duties: These include responsibility for inpatient discharge summaries,
outpatient letters etc and the management of other resident medical staff on
the team.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Provision
of Interventional Paediatric and Adult Cardiology Services within the Hospital
with responsibility for the prevention, assessment, diagnosis and treatment of
illness within the Congenital Cardiology department. Ward and on-call work
including care of Paediatric Cardiology inpatients.
Close
working with medical, nursing and allied health professionals to assist in
providing high quality patient care.
The
post holder will be given an educational supervisor from within the
interventional cardiology consultant team. They will also be accountable to Dr
Dominic Hares as clinical supervisor and as clinical training lead of the
department.
Induction:
The candidate will undergo hospital induction immediately on taking up the
post. Further local induction to the ward and addressing issues specific to the
role will be provided following completion of the hospital induction.
Orientation:
The successful candidate will undergo a period of orientation. This will
include observing consultants in clinic and in the cardiac catheter lab.
Candidates will take clinical responsibilities and be placed on the on call
rota only after the supervising consultant deems them competent to do so. To be
on the cardiac arrest rota, the candidate will need to have received APLS/EPLS
certification. The period of orientation will generally be for a period of up
to 4 weeks (although given the level of applicant experience expected for this
role, it is likely to be much shorter than this). This will be decided by the
educational supervisor and departmental clinical lead.
The
post holder should meet with the educational supervisor to discuss personal
development plans within the first two weeks of commencing the post.
Clinical: The Interventional Training Fellow will be
responsible, together with SpR colleagues, for both inpatient and outpatient
work.
1. Interventional Cardiology: The post
holder will be expected to prepare cases for the cardiac catheter lab,
including involvement in the planning of intervention, consent of patients and
their family for the procedure, performing the procedure under appropriate
supervision and all appropriate post procedure review and follow-up. These
duties will all be supervised by a designated interventional consultant
cardiologist.
2. Inpatient: The post holder will be
expected to attend consultant ward rounds (up to 5 / week during planned ward
service weeks) and will perform personal ward rounds on the patients admitted
on call under the supervising consultant(s).
3. Outpatient: The post holder will
perform 1 interventional cardiology clinics / week under supervision. They will
discuss patients seen in clinic with the supervising consultant.
4. On call rota: The post holder will be
on call rota 1:7 non-resident,
Administration
Duties: These include responsibility for inpatient discharge summaries,
outpatient letters etc and the management of other resident medical staff on
the team.
Person Specification
Eligibility, Fitness to practice, and Language Skills
Essential
- Holds a current licence to practise from the GMC at intended start date
- Eligibility to work in the UK
- Advanced Life Support Certificate from the Resuscitation Council UK (or equivalent advanced resuscitation qualification) by intended start date
- Significant previous experience in Interventional Congenital Cardiology to a level equivalent to completion of UK specialist training
- General Paediatric Cardiology experience to a level equivalent to at least that of a senior UK trainee in Paediatric Cardiology (ST7-8)
- Is up to date with all current regulations, fit to practise safely and is aware of own training needs.
- Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues. Please detail your qualifications in English.
Clinical, Academic, and Personal Skills
Essential
- Ability to apply sound clinical knowledge and judgement to problems
- Ability to prioritise clinical need
- Ability to maximise safety and minimise risk
- Recognition of, and ability to undertake the initial management of, an acutely ill patient
- Demonstrates understanding of research, including awareness of ethical issues
- Ability to provide complete details of employment history including accounting for any gaps in history
- Evidence that career progression is consistent with personal circumstances
- Evidence that present achievement and performance is commensurate with totality of their period of training
Experience
Essential
- At least 12 months experience working after achieving full GMC registration or equivalent
- Evidence of past achievement of foundation competences, in line with GMC standards / Good Medical Practice; including:
- Example of how you have made the care or your patient your first concern
- Provide an example of a good standard of practice and care
- Evidence of achievement of competencies in General Paediatric Cardiology training (equivalent to at least ST7 completion)
- Evidence of specialist training in intervention following this period of general paediatric cardiology training
Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
- Eligible for Specialist registration with the GMC (CCT, CESR or equivalent recognised international qualification)
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Shows initiative/drive/enthusiasm (self-starter, motivated, shows curiosity, initiative)
- Demonstrable interest in, and understanding of, the specialty
- Commitment to personal and professional development
- Evidence of attendance at organised teaching and training programme(s)
- Evidence of self-reflective practice
Person Specification
Eligibility, Fitness to practice, and Language Skills
Essential
- Holds a current licence to practise from the GMC at intended start date
- Eligibility to work in the UK
- Advanced Life Support Certificate from the Resuscitation Council UK (or equivalent advanced resuscitation qualification) by intended start date
- Significant previous experience in Interventional Congenital Cardiology to a level equivalent to completion of UK specialist training
- General Paediatric Cardiology experience to a level equivalent to at least that of a senior UK trainee in Paediatric Cardiology (ST7-8)
- Is up to date with all current regulations, fit to practise safely and is aware of own training needs.
- Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues. Please detail your qualifications in English.
Clinical, Academic, and Personal Skills
Essential
- Ability to apply sound clinical knowledge and judgement to problems
- Ability to prioritise clinical need
- Ability to maximise safety and minimise risk
- Recognition of, and ability to undertake the initial management of, an acutely ill patient
- Demonstrates understanding of research, including awareness of ethical issues
- Ability to provide complete details of employment history including accounting for any gaps in history
- Evidence that career progression is consistent with personal circumstances
- Evidence that present achievement and performance is commensurate with totality of their period of training
Experience
Essential
- At least 12 months experience working after achieving full GMC registration or equivalent
- Evidence of past achievement of foundation competences, in line with GMC standards / Good Medical Practice; including:
- Example of how you have made the care or your patient your first concern
- Provide an example of a good standard of practice and care
- Evidence of achievement of competencies in General Paediatric Cardiology training (equivalent to at least ST7 completion)
- Evidence of specialist training in intervention following this period of general paediatric cardiology training
Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
- Eligible for Specialist registration with the GMC (CCT, CESR or equivalent recognised international qualification)
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Shows initiative/drive/enthusiasm (self-starter, motivated, shows curiosity, initiative)
- Demonstrable interest in, and understanding of, the specialty
- Commitment to personal and professional development
- Evidence of attendance at organised teaching and training programme(s)
- Evidence of self-reflective practice
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.
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.
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).
