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Contact
- Address
- Trust Offices
- St Thomas' Street
- London
- SE1 9RT
- Contact Number
- 020 7188 7188
Senior Cardiology Simulation Fellow
Closed for applications on: 26-Jun-2024 00:01
Vacancy status: Closed
Closed for applications on: 26-Jun-2024 00:01
Key details
Location
- Site
- GUY’S AND ST THOMAS’ HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
- Address
- Westminster Bridge Road, London
- Town
- London
- Postcode
- SE1 7EH
- Major / Minor Region
- London
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed-term- 12 months)
- Hours
- 8 hours per week (Part time - 8 hours per week)
Salary
- Salary
- £63,152 p.a. excl. of LZ
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (Nodal Point 5)
Specialty
- Main area
- Cardiology
Guy’s and St Thomas’ is among the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services.
Guy’s is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup. St Thomas’ has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children’s Hospital.
Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it. Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long-term conditions.
Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients.
In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research.
We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King’s Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with King’s College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities including an MHRA accredited Phase I clinical trials unit.
Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of ‘good’. Our adult community services achieved a rating of ‘outstanding’.
The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients.
We have one of the most ambitious capital investment programmes anywhere in the NHS.
Job overview
JOB TITLE: Senior Cardiology Simulation Fellow
GRADE: ST6+
DEPARTMENT: Cardiology
HOURS: 8 hours (1 day) per week
RESPONSIBLE TO: Dr Jonathan Behar – Consultant Cardiologist
ACCOUNTABLE TO: Professor Gerald Carr-White & Professor Mark O’Neill
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Delivery of simulation courses for junior cardiology trainees in order for them to become familiar with and learn the core practical skills required in cardiology, matched to the curriculum in the JRCPTB. Examples include cardiac catheterisation, temporary and permanent cardiac pacing, pericardiocentesis and EP mapping and ablation. The fellow will therefore need to be at a senior level in either electrophysiology or coronary intervention, to enable them to teach key cardiac practical skills to more junior colleagues.
Further development will include the design and development of an advanced cardiology practical simulation programme, to facilitate and augment clinical practice. This will include training in complex coronary intervention, cardiac device implantation and cardiac electrophysiology and cardiac ablation. The senior fellow will be supported by a junior simulation fellow and consultant who will assist in the delivery of this programme as part of the simulation team.
This post is designed to allow for a cardiology senior fellow level trainee to:
- Develop/ expand their skills in Human Patient simulation (HPS) and Medical Education alongside clinical training roles
- Publish research on their chosen area of interest in HPS/Medical Education
Working for our organisation
This post is designed to allow for a cardiology ST6/7 level trainee to: Develop/ expand their skills in Human Patient simulation (HPS) and Medical Education. Publish research on their chosen area of interest in HPS/Medical Education.
There is an established research programme with KCL and the Simulation and Interactive Learning (SaIL) Centre and opportunities to contribute to this are available.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The main duties of this role is to develop a cardiac simulation programme for cardiology trainees who will be performing practical and interventional skills. This will require a senior cardiology trainee who is sufficiently competent to deliver and teach such skills to more junior cardiology colleagues.
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- To develop and deliver a cardiac simulation programme for cardiology trainees who will be performing practical interventional skills. This will require a senior trainee who is sufficiently competent to help deliver and teach these skills.
- Support pericardiocentesis simulation sessions at two BHRS (British Heart Rhythm Society) simulation events per year.
- Responsible for developing, planning and delivery of skills training and simulation courses within KHP working alongside clinical specialists
- To prepare and produce resources and IT materials required to support the aforementioned skills training and simulation courses
- To develop simulation teaching packages which reflect current, evidence and policy based practices
- To work in close collaboration with the multidisciplinary team to ensure the development of patient-focused, collaborative protocols / practices / procedures and care
- Identify scope for, and further develop multi-disciplinary teaching and learning within the Trust
- Regularly participate as faculty, including debriefer and embedded practitioner on simulation training days
- Act at all times in accordance within the GMC’s standards, codes of conduct and scope of professional practice
- Participate in quality assurance, evaluation and audit of programmes
- Assist in the development and progress of faculty members
- Participate in approved research as indicated
- To be able to act independently in operating the simulation manikins and to liaise with the manufacturers of high fidelity simulators as to the requirements of health service when designing hardware / software
- To work with industry partners to develop training programmes and modules which augment cardiology training, as described in the JRCTB curriculum.
Guy’s and St Thomas’ celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitable according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or study’s at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity , gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership.
Applications are welcomed from applicants with a disability. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process. Equality of opportunity is our policy.
As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends.
Flexible working
We are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance and to work in a way that is best for them and our patients. We will consider all requests to work flexibly, taking in to account the individual’s personal circumstances as well the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the recruiting manager as part of the on-boarding process.
Due to recent changes in the UK immigration rules which affect Skilled Worker Visas, Global Business Mobility, Higher Skill Level and Increased Salary Thresholds, please ensure that you are able to meet the requirements to live and work in the UK before applying. Further information about eligibility is available on the UK Government website.
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Applicant requirements
Person specification
Clinical Ability
Essential criteria
- Senior clinical fellow able to teach practical skills to junior trainees (either electrophysiology or interventional cardiology)
- Signed off as competent for both core cardiology and specialist cardiology work (either electrophysiology or coronary intervention)
Desirable criteria
- Prizes or distinctions. Presentation of work at a national or international meeting. Publications in peer reviewed journals. Audit work.
Educational Capability
Essential criteria
- ExperieAble to demonstrate personal and educational reasons for applying for this programme.nce of undergraduate
- Shows a commitment to continuing professional development.
Desirable criteria
- Good general knowledge / broad interest in academic medicine.
- Research experience- MD (Res) or PhD
- Audit work
Eligibility
Essential criteria
- Cardiology Trainee with NTN - Grade ST6-7 +
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- Good communication skills.
- Able to work well in a team.
- Sense of commitment and reliability.
- Tolerant and empathetic.
- Good ICT skills including strong experience of word processing, spread sheet and presentation software.
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of educational leadership potential.
- Good organisational and problem solving skills.
- Knowledge of and ability to utilise emerging technologies for education.
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Jonathan Behar
- Job title
- Consulant Cardiolgist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
For further details / informal visits contact:
Jonathan Behar [email protected]
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