This post is for a Senior Clinical Fellow / ST5 or above (new curriculum) in Cardiology. Specialist interest in intervention or EP and devices can be specifically accommodated. This is a post created to support the
Tier 2 cardiology services at Norfolk & Norwich University NHS Foundation Trust. The successful candidate will join the cardiology department in providing inpatient and outpatient care for cardiology patients with, if required, the ability to have a specialist focus. This post is available until 3rd of September 2024, with the possibility of further extension.

The appointee will have appropriate experience in general cardiology. The successful applicant should meet the requirements of the core capabilities of the New Curriculum in Cardiology (2022). The appointee will be responsible to the Cardiology service director who will review the post holder's progress and career development. A postgraduate qualification (MRCP or equivalent) is essential. The appointee should have sufficient cardiology experience, with consultant support, to deal with patients admitted through a primary PCI service as well as the specialist cardiology advice required from the range of medical and surgical specialties of a large hospital. There are no general internal medicine responsibilities in the post.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will join a resident on call 1:9 rota with 8 other existing Cardiology Speciality registrars. All Specialty Registrars help in the provision of service of the Primary PCI 24/7 service at the Norfolk & Norwich Foundation NHS Trust which started in April 2009. It also assists in delivery with hospital at night with cardiological problems. The post will include outpatient clinics, specialty catheter lab lists, duty triage rounds of unselected cardiology referrals, audit and teaching. Videoconferences take place with Papworth for surgery, The Heart Hospital for ACHD, and for Maternal Medicine. Multidisciplinary meetings and audit meetings take place for cardiac pacing, EP and PCI. There is ward based echo machine for use by registrars.

This post can offer experience in complex PCI, complex devices or EP. and will be attached to the relevant specialty team as required.

Applicants who wish to undertake a more general cardiological training are also welcome to apply.

About us

The Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (NNUH) is one of the busiest teaching trusts in England. We serve over 900,000 people across Norfolk, North Suffolk and surrounding areas for specialist services. In 2016/17 our 7,500 members of staff delivered 816,000 outpatient appointments, 90,000 day cases and 90,000 inpatient admissions from our two hospitals.

The Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital is located on the Norwich Research Park and serves the population of Norfolk and Norfolk Suffolk and further afield for specialist services. It opened in 2001 and is a 1,200 bed teaching hospital with state-of-the-art facilities. We provide a wide range of secondary and tertiary services, including Accident and Emergency. The trust will be commemorating 250 years of a hospital in Norwich in 2021.
Cromer and District Hospital is located in Cromer on the North Norfolk coast and serves the North Norfolk population. It was redeveloped in 2012 to replace the 1930s-founded hospital. We provide a wide range of consultant-led outpatient services, day case operations and a Minor Injuries Unit (MIU). The trust is commemorated 150 years of a hospital in Cromer in 2017/18.
Job description
Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description for further information and complete details of the post and our Trust

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

Full GMC Registration
MRCP or Equivalent
Experience
Essential

Evidence of achievement of Foundation competencies including Good clinical care, maintaining good practice, evidence of achievement of ST1, ST2 competencies in Medicine
Evidence of competence core generic cardiology capabilities
Desirable

Experience as first operator in PCIs
Teaching Skills
Essential

Good teaching and training skills