Locally Employed Doctor - Registrar Cardiology inPortsmouth inPortsmouth PUBLISHED
TUE 14 JAN 2025
Opportunity to work in a purpose-built cardiology unit with advanced facilities, including three cardiac catheterisation laboratories and specialized echo rooms.
Close collaboration with 19 experienced consultants covering a wide range of clinical cardiology expertise, enhancing learning and mentorship opportunities.
Tailored training in essential cardiology procedures such as cardiac catheterisation, pacing, echo, and electrophysiology according to individual experience and needs.
Supportive out-of-hours structure, including a collaborative team of advanced clinical nurse practitioners and junior doctors, ensuring comprehensive patient care.
Access to a range of professional development opportunities, including audit, research, and service development, ideal for enhancing clinical skills before applying for national training.
Excellent staff wellbeing benefits, including access to an on-site wellness center, nursery, and initiatives supporting diversity and inclusion.
The role of "Locally Employed Doctor - Registrar Cardiology" at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust involves working within a well-equipped cardiology unit that includes various facilities such as a 50-bed cardiology unit, catheterisation labs, and outpatient suites. The successful candidate will collaborate closely with a team of 19 consultants, with their responsibilities encompassing ward cover, outpatient clinics, and chest pain clinics. While experience at the registrar level in cardiology is preferred, it is not mandatory, and tailored training in areas such as cardiac catheterisation and echocardiography will be provided based on the individual's experience and needs.
Additionally, the role includes out-of-hours responsibilities with support from advanced clinical nurse practitioners and other junior doctors. The position is particularly suitable for those looking to enhance their clinical skills in cardiology before pursuing a national training number in the specialty. Essential qualifications include full GMC registration and passing the MRCP PACES examination, with opportunities for professional development and involvement in research and service development. The trust also emphasises staff wellbeing, offering a range of benefits such as access to facilities and support networks.
Additionally, the role includes out-of-hours responsibilities with support from advanced clinical nurse practitioners and other junior doctors. The position is particularly suitable for those looking to enhance their clinical skills in cardiology before pursuing a national training number in the specialty. Essential qualifications include full GMC registration and passing the MRCP PACES examination, with opportunities for professional development and involvement in research and service development. The trust also emphasises staff wellbeing, offering a range of benefits such as access to facilities and support networks.
Company Description
Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.
Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust
Job Description
Cardiology consists of a 50 bedded purpose built cardiology unit with 3 cardiac catheterisation laboratories, a 12 bedded CCU, 5 echo rooms, a 14-bedded day ward, a TOE and stress-echo room, as well as a dedicated cardiology out-patient suite including rooms for device follow-up, ambulatory monitoring and specialist nurses.
The general aspects of the appointment provide the opportunity to work in close contact with 19 consultants, each with complementary experience and interests that cover all aspects of clinical cardiology. Additional responsibilities are divided between ward cover, outpatient clinics and chest pain clinics. Training in cardiac catheterisation, pacing, echo, PCI and electrophysiology will be tailored according to individual experience and training requirements.
The weekly timetable will be tailored according to the experience and educational needs of the individual. The successful applicant will have passed the MRCP PACES examination. Experience in cardiology at registrar level will be an advantage but not a pre-requisite. Previous experience in cath lab skills or echo is not expected.
The out of hours responsibility is 1:10 for acute cardiology with cross cover for general medical ward problems in respiratory and gastroenterology, working alongside a medical SpR and a MOPRS SpR. Out of hours work is supported by a team of advanced clinical nurse practitioners as well as junior doctors.
Trainees from the renal training scheme are frequently seconded by their deanery to the team and AMU trainees have taken out of programme experience to take up this post. The post is particularly well suited to a candidate wishing to improve their clinical skills in cardiology as well as their experience in audit, research, service development, echo and cath lab skills prior to taking up a national training number in cardiology. Previous holders of this fixed term training post have frequently been successful in this regard.
There may be an opportunity for a trainee with appropriate experience to take up one of our specific training fellowships.
Qualifications
Essential
The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our on-site Nursery, access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days, our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool, access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ, Race Equality and DisAbility, and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most.
We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.
Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.
Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust
Job Description
Cardiology consists of a 50 bedded purpose built cardiology unit with 3 cardiac catheterisation laboratories, a 12 bedded CCU, 5 echo rooms, a 14-bedded day ward, a TOE and stress-echo room, as well as a dedicated cardiology out-patient suite including rooms for device follow-up, ambulatory monitoring and specialist nurses.
The general aspects of the appointment provide the opportunity to work in close contact with 19 consultants, each with complementary experience and interests that cover all aspects of clinical cardiology. Additional responsibilities are divided between ward cover, outpatient clinics and chest pain clinics. Training in cardiac catheterisation, pacing, echo, PCI and electrophysiology will be tailored according to individual experience and training requirements.
The weekly timetable will be tailored according to the experience and educational needs of the individual. The successful applicant will have passed the MRCP PACES examination. Experience in cardiology at registrar level will be an advantage but not a pre-requisite. Previous experience in cath lab skills or echo is not expected.
The out of hours responsibility is 1:10 for acute cardiology with cross cover for general medical ward problems in respiratory and gastroenterology, working alongside a medical SpR and a MOPRS SpR. Out of hours work is supported by a team of advanced clinical nurse practitioners as well as junior doctors.
Trainees from the renal training scheme are frequently seconded by their deanery to the team and AMU trainees have taken out of programme experience to take up this post. The post is particularly well suited to a candidate wishing to improve their clinical skills in cardiology as well as their experience in audit, research, service development, echo and cath lab skills prior to taking up a national training number in cardiology. Previous holders of this fixed term training post have frequently been successful in this regard.
There may be an opportunity for a trainee with appropriate experience to take up one of our specific training fellowships.
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
- MRCP
- BsC, MD or PhD
- Higher professional training in Cardiology
The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our on-site Nursery, access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days, our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool, access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ, Race Equality and DisAbility, and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most.
We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.
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