Clinical Fellow - Cardiology | University Hospitals NHS Trust

Responsibilities

• Duties include clerking of all admissions and discharging of all admissions unit/ward patients
• Maintain accurate record keeping for every patient seen and communication made with General Practitioners and other agencies.
• Keep up to date in advances in current knowledge and practice
• Work with and implement service policies, guidelines and protocols
• Participate in Trust training to improve the quality of service provision
• Work within and demonstrate an understanding of the Clinical Governance agenda
• Conduct or participate in regular audits and Quality Improvement projects
• Undertake other duties as may be considered reasonable and appropriate
• Attend and participate in staff and group meetings as required
• Responsible for admission / assessment of all routine and emergency admissions.
• Responsible for daily progress assessment of patients and responding to urgent request as appropriate
• Responsible for reporting on patient´s condition to Consultant as appropriate
• Participation in various investigation/treatments as required
• Liaison with other departments
• Participation in Consultant ward/board rounds
• Participation in Consultant outpatients clinic
• In-putting data as necessary on to patient related computer system
• Completion and dictation/signing detailed discharged letters
• Ensuring that all necessary statutory and professional standards are adhered to
• Participation in on call rotas (including nights and weekends)

We are recruiting a ST4+ Trust grade in Cardiology on the Cardiology wards with a special interest in acute cardiovascular medicine. The post will be available for an initial period of 12 months, with a possibility of an extension of contract.

Full GMC registration with a license to practice is required.

The post holder will be based at Glenfield Hospital, which delivers a cardio-respiratory take of approximately 60-80 patients per day.

The post holder will contribute to the provision of the outpatient service for general cardiology, support consultant-led ward rounds and cath lab sessions, and will look after patients with a variety of general and specialist cardiology conditions, offering excellent exposure for career development.

Basic salary of £65,048, plus allowances for working the out-of-hours on-call rota. All Trust doctors at UHL will be entitled to study leave and allocated funding for training and study. The role offers opportunities to develop clinical skills in a hospital with a track record of innovative service delivery, excellence in training and clinical research.