Clinical Fellow in Inherited Cardiac Conditions - Cardiology
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Applications are invited for a 12 month fixed-term Clinical Fellow in Inherited Cardiac Conditions, based with our Cardiology Department.
Main duties of the job
The post holder is expected to work with the ICC service team based at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital site, to optimise the care for people with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy by supporting guideline-based redesign of the care pathway for these patients and to deliver the benefits to patients of access to all available treatment options within a defined model of care. The post holder will work in collaboration with the Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust.
The post holder will be required to take part in audit and produce reports for learning and service improvement. Subsequently, sharing of the SOPs and service models across different ICC centres will facilitate service improvement opportunities across the UK benefiting more patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy including those with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
For trainees with the appropriate skillsets, there will also be opportunities to contribute to both echocardiography and cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging.
About us
We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.
Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:
Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.
UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.
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Job responsibilities
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is an Inherited Cardiac Condition (ICC), for which the management options have evolved significantly in the last few years. Recently published international guidelines and national papers have recommended an updated care pathway for obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy patients which include medical and interventional options. With the aim of enhancing access to all the options available for improving outcomes in this patient cohort, dedicated work is required to develop an efficient and patient-centred model of care. The advertised post is aiming to achieve the implementation of an up-to-date care model for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy utilising multidisciplinary input and cross-institutional collaboration. Clinical skills and skills in cardiac imaging will be important for the delivery of the role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* *Full registration with the GMC
* *Shall have equivalent experience and competencies in line with GMC standards/Good Medical Practice
* *Eligibility to live and work in the UK
Experience
* Considerable experience in cardiomyopathy clinical services
* Advanced cardiac imaging
* Understanding of basic genetic test results
* Understanding of advanced genetic testing
* Working in a multidisciplinary environment
* Participation in a recognised scheme of continuing medical education
* Research experience
* Teaching experience
* Advanced life support training
Additional Criteria
* Please see attached Job Description for more details
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.
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
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