Job summary
Senior Clinical Fellow in Cardiology
The Hillingdon Hospital is offering and exciting opportunity to join our trust Clinical Fellow Programme. This offers an opportunity for those working at a staff grade/registrar level to train in Cardiology.
This is a 12 month fixed term post. The Trust are exploring the opportunity for these post holders to join the North-West London CESR (Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration) Programme.
The post will include management of patients on both the Virtual Heart Failure and AF pathways and play a key role in the Virtual Ward provision within the Department .
Main duties of the job
Daily activity will include consultant led ward rounds on the Cardiology patients and supervision of the junior team. The post holder will be supported by FY1 and IMT Trainees and will have direct consultant level support.
The post holder will have responsibility for ward inpatients and, as such, will be expected to attend board rounds, ward rounds and multidisciplinary meetings. He/she will help supervise the ward juniors, help manage the inpatients and help coordinate their discharge planning. The post holder will participate in audit and governance activities of the ward and help deliver teaching and training to junior colleagues, medical students and physician associates.
The post holder will also support the management of patients in the virtual ward and other associated duties.
About us
We have over 3,500 members of staff that are proud to care for nearly half a million people across the Borough of Hillingdon, with a vision to be an outstanding provider of healthcare - our mission is to provide high quality, safe and compassionate care, improving the health and wellbeing of the people we serve.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder is expected to up take OPD clinics within the Cardiology service. The post holder will have a designated educational and clinical supervisor whom they will meet on a regular basis.
This is an exciting opportunity to join us as the Senior Clinical Fellow.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder is expected to up take OPD clinics within the Cardiology service. The post holder will have a designated educational and clinical supervisor whom they will meet on a regular basis.
This is an exciting opportunity to join us as the Senior Clinical Fellow.
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent
- Eligible for full GMC registration and licence to practice
- Competent in basic procedures, physical examination, history taking, infection control
- Able to prioritise clinical need
- Understands current clinical issues in general medicine
- Aware of own limitations, consults senior colleagues appropriately and knows when to ask for help
- Understands the principles of patient confidentiality and data protection
- Understands the need for and appreciates the role of audit in clinical practice
- Basic IT skills, i.e. able to handle e-mails and presentations
- Demonstrate leadership, team player, flexibility and organisational skills within a multidisciplinary team
Desirable
- MRCP or equivalent
- Demonstrates a critical and enquiring approach to knowledge acquisition
- Understands the purpose and process of basic professional training
- Understands the responsibilities of being an employee of the NHS
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent
- Eligible for full GMC registration and licence to practice
- Competent in basic procedures, physical examination, history taking, infection control
- Able to prioritise clinical need
- Understands current clinical issues in general medicine
- Aware of own limitations, consults senior colleagues appropriately and knows when to ask for help
- Understands the principles of patient confidentiality and data protection
- Understands the need for and appreciates the role of audit in clinical practice
- Basic IT skills, i.e. able to handle e-mails and presentations
- Demonstrate leadership, team player, flexibility and organisational skills within a multidisciplinary team
Desirable
- MRCP or equivalent
- Demonstrates a critical and enquiring approach to knowledge acquisition
- Understands the purpose and process of basic professional training
- Understands the responsibilities of being an employee of the NHS
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
