Senior Clinical Fellow in Cardiology (ST3-5)

Job summary

Join our team for a permanent role at a SpR level. Our Trust caters to a local population of 600,000and boasts round-the-clock primary PCI services.This is a career development post primarily designed for doctors aiming for a formal deanery trainingpost or those collecting evidence for the CESR portfolio. Successful candidates will play a pivotal rolein managing cardiology services at the Lister Hospital, overseeing both in-patient and out-patientcare for patients with diverse cardiac conditions. Training in both invasive and non-invasivecardiology is provided, along with active involvement in the cardiology registrar on-call schedule.There will be opportunities for experienced candidates to be exposed in intervention (PCI and PPCI)or advanced cardiac imaging (CMR, Stress Echo, Cardiac CT).

Main duties of the job

In addition to clinical duties, there will be structured teaching responsibilities and opportunities forcollaborative research initiatives. Essential requirements include MRCP (or equivalent) and at least 6months of prior NHS experience. Core-level cardiology experience is mandatory, with proficiency inechocardiography considered advantageous.Reporting to the Clinical Director for Cardiology, the successful candidate will be integral to our teamand contribute to the ongoing excellence of our services. Participation in the cardiology registrar oncallrotation is expected.The post holder will be encouraged to participate in audits, presentations, and teaching. Although, thispost is not recognised for training the appointee will be encouraged in their training and developmentwithin the role.

About us

At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We run the following hospitals:

• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford
• Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.