Job summary
Clinical Fellow (SpR) in Respiratory Transplant Medicine
Harefield Hospital
This is a registrar-level post in transplant medicine for a respiratory physician; the successful applicants will join a dynamic team with an international reputation. The Harefield hospital is a specialist cardiothoracic Centre that with services including interventional cardiology, thoracic and cardiac surgery.
The post holders will undertake an active role in inpatient care and participate in outpatient clinics as well as the EWTD-compliant on-call rota. They will gain experience in assessment and management of end-stage lung disease, intensive care, post-operative rehabilitation, immunosuppression, assessment and management of opportunistic infections, interventional bronchoscopy as well as team training using the simulation training facility in the StaR post-graduate centre at Harefield.
Main duties of the job
The Middle Grade doctors are Specialist Registrars responsible jointly, under the direction of the consultants, for the dedicated Out-Patients and wards for patients in the Transplant directorate.
They are responsible for the supervision and teaching of the other junior Specialist Registrars and SHO's in their duties. He/she will normally be required to attend 2/3 outpatient clinics per week, ward rounds of firms to which they have specific responsibility and weekly directorate meetings.
The Specialist Registrars provide a second in line contact when On Call on a 1 in 7 rota resident until 9pm daily with availability by telephone thereafter.
The post is a busy one and the Specialty Registrar will obtain wide experience in the management of all types of end stage heart/lung failure, indications for thoracic organ transplantation, ICU care and long term follow up including immunosuppression, atypical infections and VAD.
The Specialist Registrar will be actively involved in the teaching CMT trainees and multidisciplinary teaching sessions, including Simulation Technology enhanced learning.
Person Specification
Qualifications/Training
Essential
* MRCP or equivalent
* Full GMC Registration
Desirable
* NHS experience
Experience
Essential
* Experience in Respiratory Medicine
* Commitment to continuing medical education
Desirable
* Experience in ICU
Skills, Knowledge and Abilities
Essential
* Experience in Respiratory Medicine
Desirable
* Audit /Teaching /Service Development
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.
Employer details
Employer name
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Harefield
Hillend Road
Harefield, UXBRIDGE
UB9 6JH
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