Senior Clinical Fellow in Cardiology

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Stevenage is seeking a Senior Clinical Fellow in Cardiology to oversee the management of cardiac services. The successful candidate will be involved in both in-patient and out-patient care, with comprehensive training provided. This role requires a keen interest in cardiology and relevant qualifications, including MRCP and experience in echocardiography. Join us in delivering high-quality care to patients with diverse cardiac conditions.

Qualifications

• Experience of at least 18 months hospital service at core level or higher grade, including at least 6 months in Cardiology.
• Demonstrates an interest and commitment to the specialty.
• Experience in echocardiography with BSE or equivalent accreditation.
• NHS experience.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the running of cardiology services within the Lister Hospital and work at registrar level.
• In-patient and out-patient management of cardiac patients with a variety of conditions.

Skills

Clinical governance engagement

Decision making

Patient safety leadership

Teaching clinical skills

Organising educational activities

Education

College Membership (MRCP) or equivalent

Current licence to practice from General Medical Council

Job description

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

Senior Clinical Fellow in Cardiology

The closing date is 07 November 2025

This opportunity is ideal for an ambitious physician with a keen interest in cardiology, aiming for advancement at registrar level. Successful candidates will play a pivotal role in managing cardiology services at Lister Hospital, overseeing both in-patient and out-patient care for patients with diverse cardiac conditions. Comprehensive training in both invasive and non-invasive cardiology is provided, along with active involvement in the cardiology registrar on-call schedule. Experienced individuals may pursue specialized training in intervention (PCI and PPCI) or Advanced Imaging (CMR, Stress Echo, Cardiac CT).

Main duties of the job

• Assist in the running of cardiology services within the Lister Hospital and work at registrar level.
• In-patient and out-patient management of cardiac patients with a variety of conditions.

About us

At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We run the following hospitals:

• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient‑led Trust where dedicated staff provide high‑quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Person Specification

Knowledge

• Experience of audit

Qualification / Training

• Hold a current licence to practice from the General Medical Council
• Experience of at least 18 months hospital service at core level or higher grade, including at least 6 months in Cardiology
• Demonstrates an interest and commitment to the specialty
• College Membership (MRCP) or equivalent qualification
• Experience in echocardiography with BSE or equivalent accreditation
• NHS experience

Fitness to Practice

• Up to date and fit to practice safely and aware of own training needs
• Evidence of engagement with appraisal and revalidation

Skills

• Able to evidence engagement with clinical governance and the identification of errors and the learning from errors
• Able to show situational awareness and application of good decision making
• Can evidence leading on patient safety issues and achieving a change in practice
• Experience of supervising undergraduates, doctors in training and other colleagues
• Ability to teach clinical skills
• Experience in organising educational activities.

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.

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust