Junior Clinical Fellow in Cardiology | Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Lancashire Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Preston; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A major healthcare provider in the UK seeks a Junior Clinical Fellow to support day-to-day operations within Cardiology and Acute Medicine. The role includes conducting patient investigations, teaching responsibilities for students, and opportunities for research projects. Candidates should expect a supportive environment that fosters professional growth and excellent patient care.

Qualifications

• Involvement in teaching undergraduate students and foundation doctors.
• Encouragement to undertake a clinical audit project.
• Direct involvement in various cardiological investigations.

Responsibilities

• Participate in day-to-day functioning within Cardiology.
• Engage in cardiological investigations and procedures.
• Provide excellent care with compassion in a supportive environment.

Job description

Overview

This post is a 12 month post to commence as soon as possible.

The Junior Clinical Fellow will be involved directly with day to day functioning within Cardiology and some Acute Medicine. There will be opportunities to be involved in performance of various cardiological investigations and procedures in Coronary Care Unit and non-invasive Cardiology Department as well as observing invasive procedures like coronary angiography, pacemaker implants, etc.

As outlined in the job overview, you will be involved directly with day to day functioning within Cardiology and some Acute Medicine. You can expect extensive training in every aspect of Clinical Cardiology.

You will be involved in teaching undergraduate students firm attached to Cardiology and foundation doctors working in Cardiology as well as encouraged to undertake a clinical audit project relevant to ambulatory care and Acute Medicine.

We aim to provide excellent care with compassion and believe that creating a positive working environment, where staff feel valued, supported and empowered, will enable us to achieve this aim for every patient, every time.

Our strategic aims define our long-term ambitions, and describe our core business, these are

• To expand and develop specialised and tertiary services
• To deliver local services for Preston, Chorley and South Ribble
• To enhance our workforce and our reputation through education, research and innovation

Our key delivery strategies set out our plans to help us work towards achieving our strategic aims, which are:

• Quality
• Workforce and Organisational Development
• IT
• Operational Effectiveness
• Clinical services

Our organisational values define the standards of behaviour we expect from staff to ensure we are always providing excellent care with compassion, and working effectively towards achieving our strategic aims

• Caring and compassionate
• Seeking to involve
• Recognising individuality
• Team-working
• Taking personal responsibility

Fundamentally we expect every member of staff to treat patients, families and colleagues with care and compassion.

Please refer to the attached Job description, Person specification and Specialty/ Trust Brochure for further details on:

• What we can offer
• Job Plan/On-call Requirements
• The Team

This advert closes on Monday 27 Oct 2025