Junior Clinical Fellow in Transplant Medicine - Cardiology Respiratory

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust; Harefield; On-site; GBP 200,000 +; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Junior Clinical Fellow in Transplant Medicine at Harefield Hospital. This role offers a unique opportunity to work with expert teams on the care of Cardiology and Respiratory patients. Responsibilities include clinical duties, training junior staff, and maintaining communication within the multi-disciplinary team. Candidates must have GMC registration and experience in managing transplant patients. This is a temporary position with the potential for extension depending on performance.

Qualifications

• Must have at least 6 months experience in the UK.
• Teaching experience at medical students and FY1/2 or ST1/2 posts required.
• Research experience with significant publication record.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical services in the Heart Transplant and Mechanical Circulatory Support Programme.
• Maintain good communication within the Transplant service.
• Supervise and train junior staff allocated to the Transplant Service.

Skills

Sound knowledge of Heart and Lung Failure

Proficient handling of medical problems

Ability to contribute to research

Team collaboration

Education

Full GMC registration

MRCP or equivalent

Advanced life support training

Job description

Junior Clinical Fellow in Transplant Medicine - Cardiology Respiratory

The closing date is 28 December 2025

Junior Clinical Fellow in Transplant Medicine (Cardiology and Respiratory)

Harefield Hospital Site

The Harefield Hospital, part of Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust is renowned nationally and internationally for excellence in diagnosis, treatment and research of patients with cardiothoracic diseases. It is the largest postgraduate specialist heart and lung centre in the United Kingdom, along with our other Clinical Group site in Chelsea, London. We strive to develop our staff both personally and professionally to ensure our patients get the first‑class service they deserve.

The Harefield Hospital are seeking to appoint a Junior Clinical Fellow in Transplant Medicine for 6 months in the first instance, with a possible extension for up a maximum of 2 years by mutual agreement.

This is a truly unique opportunity to gain experience in Transplant medicine.

The appointee is expected to undertake the admission and day to day care of Cardiology and Respiratory patients. This includes a number of patients admitted for short term investigation and also patients requiring longer term treatment. Emergency cases are admitted daily incorporating all aspects of tertiary centre cardiology. The successful candidate will be expected to participate in an on‑call rota.

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

Main duties of the job

To work alongside the existing Junior doctors and wider Multi Disciplinary team at the Harefield Hospital. To undertake clinical work within the Transplant Service. Clinical activity will include in‑patient and out‑patient care, audit and quality assurance.

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 are among the UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.

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.

Job responsibilities

Job Purpose

To provide clinical services in the Heart Transplant and Mechanical Circulatory Support Programme as well as the general Cardiology/ Heart Failure, Respiratory Medicine service at Harefield Hospital.

Clinical Responsibilities

To ensure good communication is maintained within the Transplant service at Harefield Hospital, working in collaboration with medical and surgical colleagues, other departments and services.

To take history, examine and record all findings of all patients admitted under the Transplant Service, including those in the Intensive Care Unit.

To assist in Out‑patient sessions when required.

To arrange for the transfer of patients to/from other hospitals or discharge home; including a transfer/discharge summary.

To perform minor surgical procedures such as chest aspiration, chest drain insertion, central venous lines and arterial blood gases etc. Under the supervision of a Specialist Registrar if necessary.

To dictate / input all urgent discharge summaries only and ensure that these are forwarded to the patients General Practitioner or hospital of transfer as soon as possible after the patient is discharged.

Supervise and train junior staff allocated to the Transplant Service.

To work as a full member of the multi‑disciplinary team, including participation and presentation at weekly Multi‑Disciplinary Team Meetings and other meetings in the Division and Trust.

To undertake regular ward rounds to ensure effective management during the in‑patient stay.

To keep the Ward Sister, Specialist Registrar and Consultant informed of any patient who is giving cause for concern.

To communicate to patients relative the progress of that patient.

Participate in the Medical Audit Programme and update relevant patient database programmes.

Participate fully in the service and training programme of the Transplant Service and Heart Division.

To accept that occasional emergencies and unforeseen circumstances may occur, and to respond to the needs of the service when they arise.

Professional Responsibilities

To seek and maintain professional qualifications.

To maintain current knowledge of cardiology / heart failure, respiratory medicine and transplantation, and related areas appropriate to carrying out these duties, and to participate in a recognised programme of continuing medical education and professional development.

To set and maintain high professional standards.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration
• Must have at least 6 months experience in the UK in a substantive post or equivalent experience
• Advanced life support training
• Participation in a recognised scheme of continuing medical education
• MRCP, or equivalent
• Teaching experience at of medical students and FY1/2 or ST1/2 or similar posts.
• Ability to contribute to research and teaching at national level

Experience

• Experience of the long‑term follow up of heart and lung transplant patients including the management of immunosuppression
• Research experience with significant publication record and contributions to major professional conferences.
• Experience of the pre and post‑operative management of medical care of patients undergoing heart and lung transplantation or VAD insertion.
• Teaching experience at of medical students and FY1/2 or ST1/2 or similar posts

Skills , Knowledge and ABILITIES

• Sound knowledge of Heart and Lung Failure, and Transplantation
• Proficient and efficient handling medical problems
• Evidence of safe sound practical procedures
• Proven ability to work as a member of a team
• Ability to contribute to research and teaching at national level

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust