Trust Specialist Registrar in Cardiology

Job description

Trust Specialist Registrar (ST3-ST7) – Cardiology On-call – Band 1A/1B

12 Months Fixed Term Contract 

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the cardiology team at London North West Healthcare NHS Trust. We are looking to recruit Trust Specialist Registrars (ST3-ST7) who are seeking development of their skills and knowledge in cardiology.

We have a busy 43 bedded cardiology ward inclusive of an 8 bedded coronary care unit. The ward includes a chest pain assessment service for patients admitted through the Emergency Department. This will include liaison with the specialist nursing team who make the initial assessment of the patients on the Acute Assessment Unit and their prioritisation for either stress-echo or angiogram. 

The appointees will generally be responsible for the assessment and treatment of patients admitted to the Cardiology department under direct supervision of a consultant.

There is an opportunity to train and gain experience in coronary angiography, cardiac CT, cardiac MRI, echocardiography and stress echocardiography TOE.

It will also give you the opportunity to get involved in outpatient activities, which include sessions in one-stop pathways where patients undergo a comprehensive assessment, a multi-disciplinary approach to managing care and follow-up in one session. There will also be the opportunity to develop specialist interests such as Heart Failure.

Prior UK experience, MBBS (or equivalent) and full registration with GMC are essential.

Company Description

London North West Healthcare is committed to improving the health and wellbeing of our local population in North West London. Our vision is to create an integrated healthcare organisation that is recognised locally and nationally for outstanding clinical services, research and education. We are successful at what we do but want to continually build and improve on our success in order to provide increasingly innovative services and deliver the highest possible quality of care. London North West Healthcare NHS Trust is one of the largest integrated NHS Trusts in the country. Formed in 2014 following a merger of Ealing Hospitals NHS Trust and North West London Hospitals Trust, we are the first Trust of its kind to provide complete hospital-based and community healthcare services to a combined population of 930,000 in the boroughs of Brent, Harrow and Ealing. We have an annual budget of over £670 million and employ over 9,000 staff across a number of sites in our three boroughs, including our four major hospitals: Ealing, Central Middlesex, Northwick Park and our internationally-renowned St Mark’s.