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Trust Doctorin Paediatric Cardiology

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This is an exciting opportunity to gain and extend your clinical experience in Paediatric Cardiology, in one of the leading units in the unique and supportive environment at GOSH. In the post you will be working within one of the largest and busiest units in the country. GOSH offers exposure to all the cardiac subspecialties including heart failure and transplantation, pulmonary hypertension and inherited cardiovascular diseases.
The post-holder will enjoy a working environment of active training and education and will be encouraged to take an active role in the department’s on-going program of audit and clinical research. Our clinical fellows will have access to training opportunities in ward-based assessments, consultant supervised training clinic, echocardiography and cardiac catherisation etc.

This post is part time, 0.2 WTE, 1 day per week with no out of hours contribution. Please do not apply unless the working hours are suitable.

Applicants must have full registration with GMC and meet Key Requirements below.

Key Requirements:

Prior clinical experience in paediatric cardiology or ACHD at either a registrar or SHO level

Main duties of the job

Main duties and responsibilities:

The post holder will be responsible for the continued delivery of Cardiology Services at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust. This post will play a central role in the provision of cardiac services at Great Ormond Street and will work at middle grade level with the other registrars employed by the trust. This includes ward rounds, review of postoperative patients, echocardiography, and paediatric outpatient clinics. Specific duties will be dependent on relevant skills and experience.

The post may also involve duties within the cardiac transplant and pulmonary hypertension teams as required. Experience and training will/may be available in a wide range of paediatric cardiology activity including echocardiography, ECG and 24-hour ECG monitoring, cardiopulmonary exercise testing, pulmonary hypertension and management of the postoperative paediatric cardiac patient.

Working for our organisation

Our commitment to you

GOSH is committed to recruiting the best person for the job, based solely on their ability and individual merit as measured against the criteria for the role; through a process that is fair, open, consistent and free from bias and discrimination.

We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture where all staff are valued, respected and acknowledged. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, age, disability status or length of time spent unemployed.

We particularly welcome applications from BAME communities, people with disabilities and/or long-term health conditions and LGBT+ community members.

We have policies and procedures in place to ensure that all applicants and employees are treated fairly and consistently. We are proud to be accredited as a Disability Confident Employer, a member of Business Disability Forum and a Stonewall Diversity Champion.

We have active and Executive supported BAME, LGBT+ and Allies, Disability and Long-Term Health Conditions and Women’s staff networks. Staff networks are employee-led groups formed around interests, issues and a common bond or background. Staff network members create a positive and inclusive work environment at GOSH by actively contributing to the Trust’s mission, values and efforts specific to inclusion. All of our staff networks are open to any employee.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachments.

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.