Clinical Fellow in Cardiology and Medicine

The successful applicant will be a doctor wishing to develop their skills and knowledge of Cardiology and internal medicine (in either Respiratory medicine, Gastro/Hep, Care of the Elderly or AMU). The post will be a combination of service provision, including out of hours and on-call duties.
The majority of the 12 month contract will be spent in the Bristol Heart Institute, with 20 weeks to rotate into a medical specialty of your choice. The BHI is a state-of-the art £57m centre dedicated to cardiology, cardiac surgery, cardiac imaging and cardiovascular research. The Department of Cardiology provides a secondary and tertiary service for Bristol and the surrounding area, and the facility includes five catheterisation laboratories and a hybrid catheter laboratory/surgical theatre. The BHI provides the 24/7 primary angioplasty service for the immediate catchment and the wider network. Outpatient clinics for general cardiology as well as specialised clinics including heart failure, valvular heart disease, electrophysiology (EP), intervention and Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ACHD) take place in the BHI.
Available for immediate start.
Candidates must have GMC registration and relevant NHS experience. We are looking for candidates for 12-month contracts. There is a potential to extend this to 24 months on agreement of both parties.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will be a doctor wishing to develop their skills and knowledge of Cardiology and internal medicine (in either Respiratory medicine, Gastro/Hep, Care of the Elderly or AMU). The post will be a combination of service provision, including out of hours and on-call duties.
Clinical: ward based duties to include routine review of patients, progressing care, prescribing, requesting and evaluating relevant tests, liaising with all medical and allied health professionals.
Education: there are educational opportunities throughout the working week including Consultant led teaching sessions, journal club in Cardiology, General Medical grand round and core training.
On-call: the successful applicants will join the existing medical SHO on-call rota throughout the post.
About us
University Hospitals Bristol & Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, with a workforce of over 13,000 staff and 100+ different clinical services across 10 sites, serving a population of over 500,000 people across Bristol and Weston. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to patients. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust, committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact.
Join us and you can enjoy city living, be in the countryside or by the seaside, with easy access to all the South West offers. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.
As an equal opportunities employer, actively working towards a diverse workforce, we aim to create a workforce that represents the diversity of our community and are committed to designing our services around the needs of patients and their loved ones. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.
It is important that you are aware that you may need to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19, for all patient facing roles and roles within patient facing areas (unless there is a clear medical reason or where there are other exceptional circumstances such as no requirement for occasional patient contact).
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specifications for further details of this position.
This post requires an ASAP start.
Person Specification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
Able to assess, resuscitate and stabilise acutely sick patients
Able to participate as a key member of cardiac arrest team
Demonstrates good clinical judgement
Understands audit and governance processes
Designed and/or completed audits
Desirable
Completed specialist skills courses (eg difficult airways, ATLS/APLS, ultrasound course etc)
Skills and Abilities
Essential
Ability to organise and prioritise workload
Good communication skills
Honesty and reliability
Ability to work effectively within a team
Flexibility
Desirable
Ability to take on administrative roles within the department
Aptitudes
Essential
Supportive
Respectful
Innovative
Collaborative
Qualifications and Training
Essential
Registered with GMC (UK)
At least 24 months fulltime hospital service as a trainee in the foundation grade or higher. No unexplained career gaps
Advanced life support provider
Desirable
MRCAMA/MRCP/MRCS (part 1) or equivalent
Other membership, fellowship or diploma
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