Job overview

BARTS HEALTH NHS TRUST

Clinical Support Division SBH

Nuclear Cardiology Specialty Doctor

6 PAs

259-MED601SBH

The advertised post is for a highly motivated, specialist Cardiologist, Radiologist, and/or Nuclear Medicine Physician specialising in Nuclear Cardiology.

The post will be appointed to the Nuclear Medicine Department, Clinical Services Division (CSD), Barts Health NHS Trust and will be based at the Barts Heart Centre, St. Bartholomew’s Hospital. The post will have a commitment to the Nuclear Cardiology service, supporting the Cardiac Centre based at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, providing cardiovascular care to a population of six million people. The aim of this post is to provide support for Nuclear Cardiology across Barts NHS Trust within the framework of Barts Heart Centre and aim for excellence in clinical standards.

The successful applicant will join the Nuclear Medicine team at Barts Health, providing myocardial perfusion, LV systolic function, amyloid and inflammatory/infection PET-CT and SPECT-CT imaging.

The appointee will work a 6 PA job plan.

The successful candidate will need to demonstrate professional excellence and the ability to deliver effective care. The successful candidate will be required to adhere to the Trust’s policy on Maintaining Medical Excellence and to be committed to maintaining their standard of performance by keeping their knowledge and skills up to date.

Main duties of the job

·         Continuing responsibility for the imaging care of patients in their charge, including all administrative duties associated with patient care.

·         Leadership, development and organisation of the services in their charge in line with the Nuclear Medicine Department’s business plans and vision. Liaison and communication with the Nuclear Medicine Clinical Lead, Lead Nuclear Cardiology, Head of Nuclear Medicine Department and the Clinical Services Division Directorate.

·         With the agreement of the Clinical Lead, Nuclear Cardiology lead clinician, Head of Department and CSD, development of his/her  own interests and sub-specialties within the specialty, in line with business planning principles and Commissioners ’approval, including active participation in research programmes.

·         Corporate and individual responsibility for the professional management of doctors in training.

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.  

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.  

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.  

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.