North Central Thames Foundation School (NCTFS)
Individual Placement Description - Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust (Royal Free Hospital)
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F1 Cardiology
Royal Free Hospital is a major heart attack centre (HAC) providing cover to the North Central
London area. The ward (10W) consists of 7 CCU beds and 20 ward beds, including 2 side
rooms. There are 2 dedicated cath labs performing over 1200 procedures per year.
The placement provides training in management of tertiary referral cardiology patients, acute
coronary syndromes, primary angioplasty, heart failure patients, complex devices; with
exposure to a range of other subspecialties including pulmonary hypertension, cardiac
amyloidosis
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Dr. Tim Lockie
Ward Care
 Day to day management of CCU/ward patients with supervision from senior members
of the team
 Ensuring discharge arrangements are in place and discharge summaries are
completed
 Presentation of cases at JCC and Mortality & Morbidity meetings
 Communication with patients and families
 Liaising with cardiac nurse specialists and catheter lab staff
Procedures
 Assisting with central/arterial lines
 Management of patients with intra-aortic balloon pumps, temporary pacing wires, post
PCI
Teaching
 Hospital Grand Rounds
 Opportunities for audit and other projects
0800 – 1800 working hours
Daily consultant-led board rounds
Daily consultant-led CCU ward round
Ward round of patients with registrar
1 in 8 weekend oncall (hours are 0800 – 1800)
The employer for this post is Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust – Royal Free
Hospital.
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust runs three hospitals in London:
 Barnet Hospital
 Chase Farm Hospital
 Royal Free Hospital
Across our three London hospitals, our vision is clear: to deliver world class expertise and
local care. We combine globally recognised clinical expertise with local and friendly hospital
care to represent the NHS at its best.
Our mission is to be world class in terms of healthcare treatment, clinical research and
teaching excellence. We aim to deliver and develop leading local healthcare in all three of
our hospitals, to improve lives and help people thrive.
How the Royal Free will achieve its mission
We will achieve our mission by making sure that we have:
 Excellent outcomes, in our clinical treatment, research and teaching
 Excellent experiences for patients, staff and GPs
 Excellent value, by improving the efficiency and productivity of our services, and
reducing costs
 Full compliance, meeting or exceeding all regulatory standards and outcomes we are
set
 A strong organisation, investing effectively in our staff and infrastructure to make sure
we are fit for future challenges
How the Royal Free measures its performance
 In order to meet our aims, we want to ensure that our three London hospitals are in
the top 10% of all healthcare providers for:
 quality of clinics and treatments
 medical research
 teaching and training new medical staff
 patient satisfaction and experience
 value for money
It is important to note that this description is a typical example of your placement and may be subject to
change.