The successful appointee will be expected to have a clinical and research role within the EDS service. They will see patients under supervision of the EDS consultants to develop their learning and training in EDS and related inherited connective tissue conditions. They will also be involved in research regarding in rare, monogenic EDS under the supervision of the EDS lead.
This post is a full-time, fixed term post delivering clinics & research involving regarding rare, monogenic EDS and requires a strong interest/experience of the candidate in inherited connective tissue conditions. It is suitable for registrar level clinicians in Rheumatology, Clinical Genetics, Cardiology, Dermatology or other relevant specialities including vascular surgery. The main base for the post will be the EDS service at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust.
- The successful applicant will, after a period of observing clinics, be responsible for preparing the information for the following week’s clinics and will begin seeing patients in the EDS service independently with supervision. On average, the successful candidate will be expected to carry out 2 clinics per week.
- Depending on previous experience, a period of observation of consultations will introduce the successful applicant to the techniques of clinical assessment including examination, genetic counselling, pedigree drawing and risk estimation. The applicant will also discuss cases with genetic counsellors to develop counselling skills.
- The successful applicant will attend clinical meetings and MDTs and contribute to the presentation and discussion of complex cases.
- The successful applicant will contribute to recruiting to the neEDS study, scientific publications in the EDS service and preparation of grant applications.
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.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dr Fleur van Dijk Job title: Consultant in Clinical Genetics Email address: fleur.dijk@nhs.net Telephone number: 0208 869 3166
