About this role
Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join Barts Health NHS Trust and work within a modern Community Diagnostic Centre that delivers high-quality cardiovascular diagnostics and outpatient services closer to patients' homes. The role is focused on echocardiography and community cardiology, providing extensive exposure to the assessment and management of patients with suspected or established cardiovascular disease.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be based predominantly within the Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) at Mile End Hospital, providing high-quality echocardiography and specialist cardiology services to support the diagnosis, assessment and management of patients with suspected or established cardiovascular disease.
Clinical Responsibilities
o Perform and report transthoracic echocardiograms (TTE) to a high standard, undertaking comprehensive assessment of cardiac structure and function in accordance with departmental and national guidelines.o Assess patients referred to community cardiology services with symptoms of undifferentiated breathlessness, integrating clinical findings with echocardiographic and other diagnostic investigations to support diagnosis and management planning.o Participate in community-based murmur clinics, evaluating patients with suspected valvular heart disease and contributing to appropriate investigation, diagnosis and follow-up pathways.o Support valve disease assessment services, including the surveillance and longitudinal follow-up of patients with known valvular heart disease, ensuring timely referral for specialist review where indicated.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- The applicant must have achieved a primary medical qualification as recognised by the General Medical Council (GMC)
- 2. Current Full GMC registration with a license to practice
- 3. MRCP UK (or Equivalent)
Desirable
- 1. Previous experience in advanced cardiac imaging
- 2. Certification/accreditation in cardiac imaging (any modality)/inherited cardiac disease/cardio oncology /heart failure
Experience
Essential
- 1. Experience in general cardiology at ST3+ level (e.g. independent in transthoracic echocardiography, comfortable in managing acutely unwell cardiology patients on the wards)
Knowledge
Essential
- The applicant must be familiar with and be able to demonstrate an understanding of the major principles of the GMC's Good Medical Practice (2006) including: oGood clinical care oMaintaining good medical practice oTeaching and training, appraising and assessing oRelationships with patients, and can apply this understanding oWorking with colleagues, and can apply this understanding oProbity and Health
Desirable
- Current ALS certification
Skills
Essential
- The applicant must demonstrate: oan understanding of the importance of the patient oas the central focus of care; othe ability to prioritise tasks and information appropriately; oan understanding of the importance of working effectively with others; othe ability to communicate effectively with both colleagues and patients; oinitiative and the ability to deal effectively with pressure and/or challenge oan understanding of the principles of equality and diversity
Other
Essential
- The applicant must demonstrate appropriate professional behaviour, i.e. integrity, honesty, confidentiality as set out in the GMC's Good Medical Practice (2006).
- The applicant must have criminal records clearance at the appropriate level subject to prevailing UK legislation
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
Royal London Hospital
Whitechapel Rd.
London
E1 1FR
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)