Clinical Fellow SPR in Cardiology & Cardiooncology

Job Description

ROYAL BROMPTON & HAREFIELD Clinical GroupRoyal Brompton HospitalClinical Fellow (SpR) in Cardiology and Cardio-oncologyAvailable from 5th April 2021Applications are invited for a Clinical Fellow in Cardiology and Cardio-oncology post at the Royal Brompton Hospital for a period of twelve months, possibly extendable by mutual consent up to a maximum of 23 months.The Cardio-oncology service at the Royal Brompton hospital was initiated in 2011 and receives up to 400 new referrals per annum, offering a range of the complex medical issues seen in a busy Cardio-oncology service. The fellow is responsible for preparing the information and results for new referrals and presentation in the Cardio-oncology multidisciplinary team meeting (MDT). The fellow will also be responsible for management of Cardio-oncology patients admitted for acute care or investigations, and reviewing inpatients in our partner oncology hospitals with acute cardiac conditions. The fellow will gain experience and training in the management of cardiovascular toxicity resulting from the full range of modern cancer therapies including anthracycline chemotherapy, HER2-targeted therapies, immune checkpoint inhibitors, CAR-T therapies, tyrosine kinase inhibitors and therapies, tyrosine kinase inhibitors and other targeted molecular cancer therapies. The fellow will also gain experience in the management of direct cardiac complications of malignancy including malignant pericardial effusions, primary and secondary cardiac tumours, cardiac amyloidosis and carcinoid valvular heart disease.The Royal Brompton Hospital manages patients from a variety of cardiac specialities (EP, coronary artery disease, heart failure, ACHD) both on an in-patient and out-patient basis and provides input to multidisciplinary team meetings. The successful applicant will join the cardio-oncology service with unique training opportunities in this new subspecialty area.The successful candidate will be expected to participate in an on-call rota providing resident and non-resident cover during the day, at nights and weekends.For further information, please contact Dr Alexander Lyon, Senior Lecturer and Honorary Consultant Cardiologist, (PA: x82919). Alternatively please contact Medical Recruitment team on ext 82236 or email l.meiraite@rbht.nhs.ukPlease apply for the position using the "Apply for this job" button. Please complete the online application form FULLY and include the full names, work addresses and fax numbers of three clinical referees, one of which must be your current or most recent employer.It is strongly recommended that you attach your CV however please note that it will be your application that determines your suitability to be shortlisted.Short-listing details and interview arrangements will be communicated via email therefore please ensure you check your email account regularly following the closing date. In addition, the Trust will be chasing up references via email so please ensure you include the email addresses and contact numbers for your referees to avoid delay in the recruitment process.The closing date for applications is 02/03/2021Interview date: TBC