Senior Clinical Fellow in Cardiology with Interest in Heart Failure London

Job summary

This post is designed for candidates who wish to broaden their experience in general cardiology while developing a focused interest in heart failure.

Key responsibilities include:

• Participation in general cardiology inpatient and outpatient services, including diagnostic and acute cardiology pathways
• Involvement in heart failure clinics and ward-based reviews under the supervision of the heart failure team
• Exposure to heart failure diagnostics, including echocardiography interpretation, device therapies, and advanced treatment options
• Contribution to the cardiology on-call rota
• Engagement in departmental teaching, audit, research, and quality-improvement activities

This role would suit clinicians aiming to enhance their overall cardiology skills while gaining structured experience in heart failure, with potential for future subspecialty focus.

This post may close earlier if a sufficient number of applications have been received.

Main duties of the job

To be part of the cardiology service at Royal Brompton Hospital in collaboration with medical and surgical colleagues and other departments and services.

Participate in new patient and follow-up consultant-led outpatient clinics mainly focused on heart failure

Provide inpatient services to cardiology patients particularly for heart failure patients

Participate in an on-call rota covering inpatient activity and emergency work.

Supervise and train junior staff allocated to cardiology.

To work as a full member of the multi-disciplinary heart failure team, including participation in the rota and the attendance and presentation at weekly MDTs and meetings.

To undertake regular ward rounds to ensure effective management during the in-patient stay and early discharge of patients whenever possible.

Participate in audit within the department.

Participate fully in the service and training programme of the clinical group.

Perform routine transthoracic echocardiography and perform and interpret echocardiograms. There is opportunity to learn and perform trans-oesophageal echocardiography

About us

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.

We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and - as part of King's Health Partners - we are one of England's eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world‑class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research's biomedical research centres, established with King's College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities.

Royal Brompton and Harefield hospitals joined Guy's and St Thomas' in February 2021 and is the largest specialist heart and lung centre in the UK and among the largest in Europe. We provide treatment for people with heart and lung disease, including rare and complex conditions, offering some of the most sophisticated treatment that is available anywhere in the world.

Our integrated approach to caring for patients from before birth, through childhood, adolescence and into adulthood and old age has been replicated around the world and has gained Royal Brompton and Harefield an international reputation as a leader in heart and lung diagnosis, treatment and research.

Job responsibilities

Clinical Responsibilities

To be part of the cardiology service at Royal Brompton Hospital in collaboration with medical and surgical colleagues and other departments and services.

Participate in new patient and follow-up consultant-led outpatient clinics mainly focused on heart failure

Provide inpatient services to cardiology patients particularly for heart failure patients

Participate in an on-call rota covering inpatient activity and emergency work.

Supervise and train junior staff allocated to cardiology.

To work as a full member of the multi-disciplinary heart failure team, including participation in the rota and the attendance and presentation at weekly MDTs and meetings.

To undertake regular ward rounds to ensure effective management during the in-patient stay and early discharge of patients whenever possible.

Participate in audit within the department.

Participate fully in the service and training programme of the clinical group.

Perform routine transthoracic echocardiography and perform and interpret echocardiograms. There is opportunity to learn and perform trans-oesophageal echocardiography

Qualifications and Training

Essential

• MRCP completed or equivalent
• Full GMC Registration

Desirable

• Postgraduate research
• On GMC Specialist Register or within six months of attaining CCT

Clinical Experience

Essential

• Comprehensive experience in Cardiology

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Ability to work as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team.
• Competent in general medical procedures
• Good communication skills

Desirable

• Evidence of contribution to effective clinical audit

Research

Essential

• Understanding of the principles and applications of clinical research

Desirable

• Experience of clinical research

Teaching

Essential

• Experience of undergraduate teaching

Desirable

• Experience in teaching echocardiography
• Experience in postgraduate teaching

Management

Essential

• Evidence of understanding of the role of clinical management

Desirable

• Management training
• Evidence of participation in the development of clinical services

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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