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Job overview

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.

Working for our organisation

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).

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specifications for further details of this position.

 

This post requires an ASAP start.

Person specificationKnowledge and ExperienceEssential criteriaAble to assess, resuscitate and stabilise acutely sick patientsAble to participate as a key member of cardiac arrest teamDemonstrates good clinical judgementUnderstands audit and governance processesDesigned and/or completed auditsDesirable criteriaCompleted specialist skills courses (eg difficult airways, ATLS/APLS, ultrasound course etc)Skills and AbilitiesEssential criteriaAbility to organise and prioritise workloadGood communication skillsHonesty and reliabilityAbility to work effectively within a teamFlexibilityDesirable criteriaAbility to take on administrative roles within the departmentAptitudesEssential criteriaSupportiveRespectfulInnovativeCollaborativeQualifications and TrainingEssential criteriaRegistered with GMC (UK)At least 24 months fulltime hospital service as a trainee in the foundation grade or higher. No unexplained career gapsAdvanced life support providerDesirable criteriaMRCAMA/MRCP/MRCS (part 1) or equivalentOther membership, fellowship or diploma

We hope that you will decide to join us and become part of this exciting journey, helping us to shape our future together.

· As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.

· The Trust is committed to investing in and caring for all our staff. We will support you in maintaining and improving your health and wellbeing, as well as your career development through management and training support - developing exceptional people for exceptional careers.

· UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults.

· To comply with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 all applicants must be able to speak fluent English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed at Interview.

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Please note that if you apply for a position with this Trust, you may be contacted via Trac or via email. This includes invites for job interviews. We therefore recommend that you regularly check your Trac account and email accounts. We may also contact you by texting the mobile number, if provided, on the application form.

Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore, please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification

Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.

As a guide interviews should usually take place within 3 weeks of the closing date.

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