Resident Doctor Cardiac

Resident Doctor Cardiac

Town / Site: London, The Harley St Clinic, 35 Weymouth St, London W1G 8BJ

Part time: 24 Hrs Per Week

Shifts: Rotas allow for adaptable commitments. Shifts are 12 or 24 - hour and can be arranged to be block booked if required to fit around outside commitments.

Permanent: There are opportunities for additional shifts, by joining our Bank.

Salary: Offering a highly competitive salary.

We are actively seeking to recruit an experienced Resident doctor who is registrar level doctor to be part of the Cardiac Resident Doctor Medical Team at The Harley Street Clinic.

Resident Doctors in Cardiology at HCA UK are required to work independently within their skill set to review and treat a wide spectrum of inpatients and out-patients with short and long-term, complex conditions, as well as formulate plans under the supervision of the Consultant in Charge or a leading Professor.

It’s a unique opportunity to join a company operating at the very forefront of clinical innovation where you can work with, and learn from some of the country’s leading consultants. All in a world-class environment, equipped with the very latest technology, such as robotics, and some of the most advanced therapies and treatments currently licensed in the UK. And, with exceptionally strong colleague-to-patient ratios, you’ll have all the time you need to provide truly bespoke care to your patients.

While we are a Consultant Led Service, we believe in empowering our Resident Doctors, so your role could become expand as much as you wish. You’ll have the chance to be involved in audits, projects and quality improvement initiatives alongside the opportunity to join a variety of internal networks. This could be to help steer the services you deliver, speaking up or patient satisfaction focus groups, clinical governance or MDT meetings.

Giving you an opportunity to network with your peers, share best practice and expand your knowledge in an unrivalled setting.

At HCA UK we care about what you care about. We care that you want to deliver the very best care. We care that you want a career you can be proud of. We care that you want working conditions that support your health and wellbeing. Let us care for you and your career, the same way you do for others.

• You will fully assist the consultants and specialist nursing staff to ensure a high standard of patient care is delivered, to ensure that any changes to the medical management plan for a patient, as agreed with their named consultant, are communicated immediately to the nurse in charge and relevant members of the multidisciplinary team.
• Supporting new admissions to the unit as soon as is reasonably possible, clerking patients and new drug chart and inform the named consultant of the patient’s arrival.
• To accompany consultants on ward rounds of their patients, at their request.
• To perform routine basic clinical skills for inpatients as required, i.e. venepuncture, drawing blood cultures, peripheral IV cannulation, arterial and venous blood gas sampling, tube insertions and urethral catheter insertion, and support nursing staff undergoing training to develop and perform these clinical skills independently.
• You will have the opportunity to take part in audits, education of the MDT, education and training to continuously improve and strive for excellence, for staff and patients.
• Responsible for consenting patients for procedures and treatments.

• MBBS medical qualification
• An additional post-graduate qualification MRCP is essential
• Doctors must be the equivalent level of ST4 and/or above
• Fully registered with the GMC and current licence to practice.
• Post holder must hold current ALS certificate
• Good inter-personal skills with an ability to work co-operatively in a multidisciplinary setting
• Ability to work effectively within a team environment & on own initiative.
• Focused bedside echo competence is desirable

Originally founded over 50 years ago by Dr Thomas Frist, HCA has gone on to become one of the world’s leading healthcare providers. In the UK, we’re one of the largest providers of privately funded healthcare…