SHO Cardiology Bristol, England
Job description
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust are pleased to offer this fixed term position for a Clinical Fellow to join the Cardiology team at the Bristol Heart Institute.
The successful applicant will be a doctor wishing to develop their skills and knowledge of Cardiology. The post will be focussed on service provision, with out of hours and on-call duties negotiable. There will also be an opportunity to work in the new Cardiology same day emergency care unit.
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 four 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. A consultant led, post-take cardiology ward round is provided for all emergency admissions with a cardiac problem.
We are looking for a candidate to start as soon as possible.
This is a fixed term post based in the Bristol Heart Institute with potential for extension beyond 12 months. Opportunities to rotate into the BRI/Weston can be discussed if successful.
The successful applicant will be a doctor wishing to develop their skills and knowledge of Cardiology. The post will be focussed on service provision, with out of hours and on-call duties negotiable. The post holders will join a team of 7 FY1s and 3 IMT trainees who are supervised by a speciality doctor and an associate specialist on the cardiology wards in the Bristol Heart Institute.
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).
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specifications for further details of this position.
