Trust Registrar in Cardiology

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the cardiology team at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust. We are looking to recruit Trust Specialist Registrar (ST3-ST7) who is seeking development of their skills and knowledge in Cardiology. Cross site working is expected. The Cardiology Department has a high success rate of our Trust trainees competing for Cardiology National Training Numbers. Northwick Park has a busy 43 bedded cardiology ward inclusive of an 8 bedded coronary care unit. The ward includes a chest pain assessment service for patients admitted through the Emergency Department. This will include liaison with the specialist nursing team who make the initial assessment of the patients on the Acute Assessment Unit and their prioritisation for either stress-echo or angiogram. Ealing Hospital has a dedicated cardiology ward, a cardiac catheter lab and an innovative heart failure service currently being piloted., The appointee will generally be responsible for the assessment and treatment of patients admitted to the Cardiology department under direct supervision of a consultant. There is an opportunity to train and gain experience in coronary angiography, cardiac CT, cardiac MRI, echocardiography and stress echocardiography TOE. It will also give you the opportunity to get involved in outpatient activities, which include sessions in one-stoppathways where patients undergo a comprehensive assessment, a multi-disciplinary approach to managing care and follow-up in one session. There will also be the opportunity to develop specialist interests such as Heart Failure. Prior UK experience, MBBS (or equivalent), MRCP and full registration with GMC are essential.

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond. Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people. We run major acute services at:

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.