Clinical Fellow in Structural Cardiology

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

Flexible working

Wellbeing

Staff recognition scheme

Cycle to work option

Car lease schemes

Season ticket loan

Onsite leisure facilities

Job summary

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust in London invites applications for a Clinical Fellow in Structural Cardiology based at Hammersmith Hospital. This full-time, one-year Trust Grade fellowship starts January 2027 and covers inpatient, outpatient and catheter laboratory work alongside clinical research opportunities.

Ideal for doctors in final specialist year or post-CCT fellows pursuing structural cardiology, with prior structural experience expected.

Qualifications

• Final year of specialist training or post-CCT fellow wishing to pursue a career in structural cardiology.
• Previous structural cardiology experience expected.

Responsibilities

• Provide daily ward rounds for TAVI inpatients and care for patients requiring structural heart therapies.
• Undertake interventional catheter laboratory work, outpatient clinics and ward referrals.
• Work with the TAVI nurses to manage the structural waiting list and with consultant MDT leads to prepare structural multidisciplinary team meetings.
• Collate and present morbidity and mortality data, contribute to the NICOR database, and attend audit and departmental clinical meetings.
• Participate in clinical research within the department.
• Contribute up to one day per week to the daytime general cardiology SpR rota; timetable reflects departmental needs and clinical experience.

Job description

Join Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust as a Clinical Fellow in Structural Cardiology at Hammersmith Hospital. This full-time one-year Trust Grade fellowship, with the planned start date in January 2027 , offers advanced experience in a tertiary cardiology service providing TAVI and other percutaneous structural heart treatments. The role is suitable for doctors in their final year of specialist training or post-CCT fellows wishing to pursue a career in structural cardiology. Previous structural cardiology experience is expected. You will combine inpatient, outpatient and catheter laboratory work with opportunities to participate in clinical research. The post includes up to one day per week of daytime contribution to the Cardiology SpR rota, with no on-call commitment.

Provide daily ward rounds for TAVI inpatients and care for patients requiring structural heart therapies. Undertake interventional catheter laboratory work, outpatient clinics and ward referrals. Work with the TAVI nurses to manage the structural waiting list and with consultant MDT leads to prepare structural multidisciplinary team meetings. Collate and present morbidity and mortality data, contribute to the NICOR database, and attend audit and departmental clinical meetings. Participate in clinical research within the department. Contribute up to one day per week to the daytime general cardiology SpR rota; The timetable will reflect departmental needs and the successful applicant’s clinical experience.

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

• Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme.
• Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

The statutory requirement to be fully Covid-19 vaccinated as a condition of employment from April 2022 is subject to legislative review. At Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, we strongly encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19.

The successful applicant may have contact with patients and service users and as part of our pre-employment checks and risk assessments, we will ask all candidates to confirm whether or not they have been fully vaccinated or have a medical exemption.