Senior Clinical Fellow - Cardiology Electrophysiology

Swansea Bay University Health Board; Swansea; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health provider in Swansea is seeking a Senior Clinical Fellow in Cardiology Electrophysiology. The role offers a unique opportunity to advance in electrophysiology procedures, supervising junior doctors while participating actively in complex device management. Applicants should hold full GMC registration and be midway through their SpR training in interventional or structural cardiology. A competitive salary ranging from £46,324 to £71,814 annually is offered, alongside a collaborative working environment.

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration required.
• Part way through SpR interventional or structural cardiology training.
• Significant experience at SpR level in Cardiology.

Responsibilities

• Gain extensive experience in complex device follow-up and programming.
• Participate in multidisciplinary team activities.
• Help supervise clinical SpRs and SHOs on the ward.

Skills

Good communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Organisational skills

Ability to prioritise workload

Advanced knowledge of IT

Education

Full GMC registration

Higher professional qualification

Job description

Senior Clinical Fellow - Cardiology Electrophysiology

Do you share our Health Board values; Caring for each other; Working together; Always improving? If so, we would love for you to come and work for Swansea Bay University HB.

The electrophysiology service at the Morriston Hospital are looking for the next Electrophysiology Fellow to join the department. Post is to commence in August 2026 for 6 months until February 2027 only. The service has developed rapidly since its inception in 2007. Annual activity for 2021-2022 includes 700 device implants and 350 ablations.

The EP fellow is the senior trainee in electrophysiology and is actively encouraged to participate in all of these procedures. Because the onsite ablation service has only been operating since 2007 there is a good volume of conventional ablation for accessory pathways and AV nodal tachycardia, in addition to the ablation of complex arrhythmias. There will also be an opportunity to train in novel and emerging device implantation techniques including His bundle pacing and leadless pacing.

Main duties of the job

The post will be based at the Regional Cardiac Centre at Morriston Hospital. It will be suitable for an applicant who holds a National Training Number and is within one to two years of completion of their training programme, or equivalent.

Applicants will be expected to be proficient in diagnostic coronary angiography, and standard pacing techniques.

The training fellowship will last for 12 months and the successful applicant will have at least 7 fixed sessions allocated to electrophysiology procedures, complex device implantation and sub‑speciality outpatient clinic. The remainder of the timetable will be committed to supervising the clinical SpRs and SHOs on the ward, audit and research interests the successful candidate might wish to pursue. The candidate will be encouraged to participate regularly in the EP breakfast and MDT, presenting educational cases to the department and engaging in difficult clinical decisions. Procedures will be performed under the supervision of one of the consultant electro‑physiologists. For candidates whose main interest in device therapy there is a large volume of procedural experience to be gained and the opportunity to develop skills in newer techniques including His pacing and S‑ICD. For candidates with an interest in ablation the post provides exceptional experience in conventional and complex ablation, giving a great opportunity to consolidate your understanding of the mechanisms of arrhythmias, and their diagnosis.

About us

Swansea Bay University Health Board has responsibility for the health of around 390,000 people in the Neath Port Talbot and Swansea areas, with a budget of around £1 billion and employing 12,500 people. We are a University Health Board working in partnership with Swansea University, Swansea School of Medicine, the School of Health Science and the Institute of Life Science. The HB has three major hospitals providing a range of services: Morriston and Singleton hospitals in Swansea and Neath Port Talbot hospital in Baglan, Port Talbot.

Mental Health and learning Disabilities services are provided both in hospital settings (Cefn Coed Hospital, Swansea Caswell clinic and Taith Newydd at Glanrhyd Bridgend) and other community settings. We also have community hospital and primary care resource centres providing clinical services outside the main hospitals.

The Health Board is part of A Regional Collaboration for Health (ARCH), which is a partnership with Hywel Dda UHB and Swansea University. Aimed at improving the wellbeing and wealth of Southwest Wales.

Swansea is Wales' second largest city and sits on the five-mile sweep of Swansea Bay. An ideal base for exploring South‑West Wales, there is also much on offer for visitors in Swansea itself. Swansea has a range of shops, cosy cafes, great restaurants, art galleries as well as being able to offer good outdoor lifestyle with its beautiful coastline and beaches on the Gower Peninsula.

Job responsibilities

Over 3000 patients are followed in the pacing clinic and over 1500 patients in the ICD follow up clinic. The fellow has the opportunity to gain extensive experience in complex device follow up and programming. Four arrhythmia nurses provide support and counselling for ICD patients, and assist with the management of patients with inherited cardiac conditions. The Cardiac Centre as a whole undertakes approximately 2100 catheters, 1400 percutaneous interventions with a busy primary PCI service, 150 TAVI procedures and 750 open‑heart operations annually.

For more details in relation to this post, please click on the supporting documents section to find the full job description and person specification. These are available bilingually, in both English and Welsh.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration
• Part way through SpR interventional or structural cardiology training
• Completed/completing SpR interventional or structural cardiology training
• Higher professional qualification (or part)

Skills

• Good communication skills, interpersonal and organisational skills.
• Evidence of participation in multidisciplinary team.
• Ability to prioritise workload and use initiative.
• Ability to know own limitations and when to seek advice.
• Meet the requirements of the GMC's Good Medical Practice.
• Advanced knowledge of IT.

Experience

• Significant experience in full time hospital SpR level in Cardiology
• Involvement in audit and research projects.
• Teaching skills
• Experience of research
• Publications in relevant journals

Disposition

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.

£46,324 to £71,814 a yearPer annum, pro rata