Clinical Fellow (Ward) Cardiology

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Westry; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Clinical Fellow in Cardiology to gain broad experience in a leading tertiary centre. The role involves contributing to high-quality inpatient care, emergency services, and on-call duties under the consultant team.

Responsibilities include ward registrar duties, patient reviews, and clinical decision-making, with emphasis on collaboration across multidisciplinary teams and CPD activities.

Qualifications

• MRCP UK or equivalent required.
• Completion or near completion of MD/PhD.
• Valid ALS certification.
• CRB clearance.
• Evidence of completed general cardiology training.

Responsibilities

• Participate in on-call rota including bleep-holding and primary PCI cover.
• Act as ward registrar for three cardiology wards with patient reviews.
• Collaborate with consultant team for clinical decision-making.
• Engage in teaching and CPD activities.

Education

MRCP UK or equivalent

MD or PhD (higher degree)

Valid Adult Life Support (ALS)

CRB clearance

General cardiology training completed

Job description

This post is for a Clinical Fellow in Cardiology at Royal Papworth Hospital. The role is ideally suited to a cardiology trainee looking to gain broad experience in a leading tertiary centre.

The successful applicant will contribute to the delivery of high-quality inpatient care and emergency cardiology services. Responsibilities will include participation in the on-call rota (including bleep-holding, primary PCI cover, crash calls, ITU and surgery liaison) and acting as ward registrar for the hospital's three cardiology wards, with duties including patient reviews and clinical decision‑making in collaboration with the consultant team.

On this page you will find a Role Profile which provides information about the hospital and full details about the role. We recommend that you review this and refer to it as you complete your application. Please include how you will meet the Trust Values Compassion, Excellence and Collaboration.

If you would like more information about the role or working at Royal Papworth Hospital, please get in touch with the contact for this role.

Requirements

• MRCP (UK) or equivalent


• Completed/near completion of


• higher degree (MD or PhD)


• Valid Adult Life Support (ALS), Registrar-level experience at managing acute Cardiology inpatients


• PPCI centre bleep-holding experience


• Experience managing inpatient cardiology


• Shows critical and enquiring approach to knowledge acquisition, commitment to CPD


• Empathetic approach to patients.


• Capacity to work effectively in a multi-disciplinary team, and ability to demonstrate leadership when appropriate.


• Understanding of the principles of clinical audit.


• Satisfactory health and references. CRB clearance, Has completed general cardiology training


• Medical or cardiothoracic ITU experience


• Research Evidence of published research.


• Awarded postgraduate thesis or degree


• Evidence of participation in audits


• Have experience in the organisation and delivery of teaching activities.

Please provide evidence of your commitment to uphold the Trust's values: Compassion, Excellence, Collaboration.

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the UK's leading heart and lung hospital, delivering care to more than 50,000 patients a year in its new state-of-the-art hospital in Cambridge. We perform the most heart and/or lung transplants in the UK and carried out the UK's first successful heart transplant in 1979. It also offers emergency heart attack treatment, sleep centre care and is one of just five centres nationally for those in severe respiratory failure.

Based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus the largest centre of medical research and health science in Europe the Trust is at the heart of treatments of the future. Royal Papworth became the first hospital trust in the country to be rated outstanding in all five areas assessed by the Care Quality Commission - a rating it still holds today.

The Trust holds its values of compassion, excellence & collaboration at its core, and all colleagues joining the team are expected to uphold these in their day-to-day roles & interactions.

Royal Papworth is proud of its diverse workforce and encourages people to embrace their individuality. The Trust values difference and welcomes all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, religion & belief, sex and sexual orientation. Providing they meet the minimum post criteria, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview.

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