Senior Clinical Fellow in Cardiology
- NHS
- Full Time
- Sutton-in-Ashfield
- 67325.00 a year
Job Description
Job summary
The Cardiology department at Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust aims to offer a high quality responsive service to both patients and General Practitioners for the diagnosis and treatment of suspected cardiovascular conditions. Our objective is to undertake locally all investigations and treatments that can reasonably be undertaken in the DGH environment whilst ensuring appropriate access to more specialised units. We keep under constant review the range of activities appropriate to the DGH and update our strategic plan using evidence based guidelines, based on the principle that if it can be done here it should be.
The consultant staffing of the department currently consists of 10 cardiology consultants, supported by a team of clinical physiologists and specialist nursing staff.
Main duties of the job
The over-riding purpose is to support the provision of the highest quality patient care through personal actions and continuous improvement.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Provision with Consultant colleagues of a service to Sherwood Forest Hospitals, with responsibility for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of illness, and the proper functioning of the department;
- Work with the current imaging Consultants to provide and develop non-invasive imaging services to patients at KMH and Newark hospital sites;
- Support junior staff for in patient wards;
- Provide on call cardiology on a rota basis;
- Provide and support out-patient and diagnostics department
About us
We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.
We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically-led organisation.
We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as 'outstanding' for care and our King's Mill Hospital as the only 'outstanding' NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands.
Job responsibilities
Provision of a service to Sherwood Forest Hospitals, with responsibility for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of illness, and the proper functioning of the department. The post holder is expected to contribute towards the teaching and training of medical students. Participating in medical audit, the Trusts Clinical Governance processes and in CPD. The post holder must at all times carry out his/her duties with due regard to the Trusts Equal Opportunities Policy. It is the responsibility of all employees to comply with Trust Health and Safety policies and maintain a safe and healthy environment for patients, visitors and staff. All employees have an individual responsibility to have a knowledge of and employ the basic principles of infection controlpractice and to ensure adherence to the requirements in the Infection Control Manual. In line with GMC Good Medical Practice it is the responsibility of the post holder to ensure that all duties are carried out to the highest possible standard, and in accordance with current quality initiatives within the area of work. Staff who have access to or transfer data are responsible for that data and must respect confidentiality and comply with the requirement of the Data Protection Act 1998, in line with the Trusts policies. The post holder is responsible for data quality and complying with the policies, procedures and accountabilityarrangements throughout the Trust for maintaining accuracy and probity in the recording of the Trusts activities. The post holder is expected to comply with Trust policies and procedures. Staff is required to comply with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 in line with Trust Policy. Any other duties which may be required from time to time.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full registration (and with a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC)
- MRCP
Experience
Essential
- Must have completed at least 4 years full time postgraduate training at least 2 of which must be in Medicine specialties
Desirable
- Current experience of working within the NHS
Management & administrative experience
Essential
- Ability to effectively organise and manage clinical workload
Desirable
- Familiar with the recent initiatives and Familiar with the recent initiatives and changes in NHS changes in NHS
Teaching
Essential
- A demonstrable interest in teaching
- Evidence of teaching medical students, nursing or paramedical staff
Other
Essential
- Communication skills - to have language competency and communication skills necessary to do the job safely & competently
- Ability to communicate effectively with team members, patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies
- Commitment to Continuing Medical Education and the requirements of Clinical Governance and Audit
- Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team and cooperate with all staff
- Professional attitude towards work Prepared to work flexibly Ability to organise and manage priorities
Desirable
- Self-motivated
- Familiarity with IT and computer skills
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
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Kingsmill Hospital
Sutton in Ashfield
NG17 4JL
United Kingdom
