Junior LED in Cardiology

The primary duties of the post include management responsibilities for patients on the cardiology wards during 9am-5pm during the normal working weekdays. Manchester Foundation Trust operates Cardiology Services on Wythenshawe and Manchester Royal Infirmary sites.

In addition, educational opportunities will be facilitated for all successful candidates in line with personal development aspirations. For example, these could include exposure to cardiology outpatient clinics, catheter laboratory procedures, and outpatient cardiac diagnostics. The level of involvement in these activities would be commensurate with the individuals' level of training.

A formal timetable will be arranged prior to the appointment and minor variations from the above outline may be required depending on the clinical needs of the department.

All pre-MRCP candidates will have the opportunity to join the Trust's MRCP training programme in conjunction with other Trust clinical fellows.

Main duties of the job

The primary responsibilities of the successful candidates are the care and management of cardiology inpatients on the cardiology wards, including peri-procedural care of patients undergoing procedures in the cardiac catheter laboratory.

There are many MDT and educational meeting each month, and time can be made available to attend these meetings as part of the department's commitment to the candidates ongoing CPD.

In addition, participation in audit and research activities of the department will be strongly encouraged.

MFT is England's largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we've launched in September 2022.

We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.