Resident Doctor in Cardiology

Bupa Insurance Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 85,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading health insurer is seeking a dedicated Resident Doctor in Cardiology. You will work closely with specialist nurses and cardiologists at Cromwell Hospital in London. The role involves conducting ward rounds, managing patient care, and ensuring timely response to medical emergencies. Essential qualifications include a degree in medicine and full GMC registration. Benefits include a competitive salary, health insurance, and generous holiday entitlement.

Benefits

25 days holiday per year

Bupa health insurance

Enhanced pension plan

Annual performance-based bonus

Support with travel costs

Discounted gym access

Various other benefits

Qualifications

• Ability to meet deadlines and manage competing priorities.
• Experience with cardiology in NHS or independent sector.
• Ability to write technical reports clearly for publication.

Responsibilities

• Conduct daily ward rounds with nursing staff.
• Be the first point of contact for consultants.
• Complete tasks requested by the consultant.

Skills

Analytical skills

Teamwork

Communication skills

Flexible approach

Research skills

Education

Degree in Medicine MBBS or equivalent

Full Registration with GMC

Trained to core medical trainee level

Up to date ALS certificate

Job description

Resident Doctor in Cardiology (Core Medical Training Level or Above)

Salary: £85,000 a year - full time equivalent

2-3 x 12-hour shifts per week

Shift Pattern: 12-hour shift starting at 09:00 and finishing at 21:00 the same day or starting at 21:00 and finishing at 09:00 the next day.

We make health happen.

Cromwell Hospital is home to world renowned private cardiologists, based in London, specialising in every aspect of cardiovascular and heart disease, including coronary artery disease, heart failure, valvular heart disease, electrophysiology and congenital heart defects. You will work together with specialist nurses and technicians, and private cardiologists as part of a multidisciplinary team approach to patient care.

You will need to have a good knowledge of dealing with medical emergencies and be able to recognise and escalate complications following cardiac procedures, recognise the abnormal ECG and have a low threshold for escalating to the cardiology consultant in charge of the patient or the on call cardiologist

You will be expected to:

• Conduct a daily ward round in collaboration with the nurse in charge, for all patients that have not already been seen by a consultant.
• Complete any jobs at the request of the consultant.
• Be the first point of contact for consultants and nursing staff caring for cardiology patients.
• Clerk patients admitted under a cardiologist.
• Clerk in any other patients admitted as an emergency to the first floor, if the Medical Resident doctor requires support.
• Work closely as a team with the other RMOs (oncology, surgery and ITU), asking for assistance where necessary.
• Effectively hand-over with RMOs at the end of shift, particularly regarding those patients giving cause for concern.
• Review any ECG performed for emergency purposes within 15 minutes.

Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role

Essential Skills

• Analytical skills
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Ability to develop personal research projects and exercise initiative
• Ability to present at conferences and seminars with authority and coherence
• Attendance at internal seminars clinical audit, mortality and morbidity meetings
• Excellent written communication skills and the ability to write technical reports clearly and succinctly for publication
• Ability to demonstrate innovative and original thinking
• Ability to organise and prioritise work with minimal supervision
• Ability to meet deadlines
• Ability to be flexible according to the needs of the service and support all members of the MDT

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree in Medicine MBBS or equivalent
• Full Registration with GMC
• Trained in medicine to core medical trainee level or equivalent
• Up to date ALS certificate
• Experience of Cariology and Medicine in Independent Sector or NHS services

Desirable

• Database literate with knowledge of statistics
• Evidence of research publications, awards, posters presentations
• Full MRCP

Why Bupa?

We are a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. We reinvest profits into providing more and better healthcare for the benefit of current and future customers.

Benefits

• Equivalent to 25 days holiday per year, increasing through length of service, with option to buy or sell
• Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind
• An enhanced pension plan and life insurance
• Annual performance-based bonus
• Support with travel costs via a season ticket loan or cycle2work
• Discounted access to online gym sessions through Gympass
• Various other benefits and online discounts

Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We'll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.

At Bupa we strive to ensure all our of customers, patients and staff are safe. All employees have a duty to ensure that safeguarding children, young people and adults at risk is prioritised and acted on appropriately

Time Type: Part time

Job Area: Clinical Services

Locations: Cromwell Hospital London