Senior Clinical Fellow TAVI - Cardiology (NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow) - Cardi[...]

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust; West Midlands Combined Authority; On-site; GBP 62,000; Full time

Job summary

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust seeks a Senior Clinical Fellow in Cardiology for a 12-month fixed-term contract focusing on TAVI procedures. This role includes responsibilities such as patient care in TAVI, contributing to research projects, and working within a dynamic cardiology team.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience of interventional cardiology practice.
• Subspecialty training or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for all aspects of TAVI care.
• Involved in medical audit and research as appropriate.
• Support junior medical staff supervision.

Skills

Interventional Cardiology

Team Working

Time Management

Organizational Ability

Leadership

Education

MRCP or Equivalent

Higher Medical Degree

Job description

Main area Cardiology Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow Contract Fixed term: 12 months (on call) Hours Full time - 40 hours per week Job ref 225-DIV1-7242195

Employer The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Heart and Lung Centre - New Cross Town Wolverhampton Salary £61,825 additional pay for 1:12 oncall participation Salary period Yearly Closing 14/07/2025 23:59

Senior Clinical Fellow TAVI - Cardiology

NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow

Job overview

The post holder will work in the cardiology department, being an integral member of the TAVI cardiology and cardiothoracic team. Whilst the successful candidate will join the middle grade team of 10 there is currently no cardiology on call commitment for this post. This post is not formally recognised for training. The successful candidate will be responsible for all aspects of TAVI care and will be supported in gaining experience of TAVI patient selection and preparation as well as trained in the technical aspects of the TAVI implant procedure.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work in the cardiology department, being an integral member of the TAVI cardiology and cardiothoracic team. Whilst the successful candidate will join the middle grade team of 10 there is currently no cardiology on call commitment for this post. This post is not formally recognised for training. The successful candidate will be responsible for all aspects of TAVI care and will be supported in gaining experience of TAVI patient selection and preparation as well as trained in the technical aspects of the TAVI implant procedure. If the successful candidate has the appropriate skills it is anticipated that this fellowship will be trained to the level of independent operator in the 12 month period. There will also be an opportunity to contribute to the percutaneous coronary intervention programme.

The post holder will take an active role in a number of research projects active in the TAVI service and in addition have responsibility for the active audit projects.

Working for our organisation

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We’re passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.

We are delighted that we have been rated as “Good” by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.

The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

General

• In conjunction colleagues, to play a full part in the rota for the department.
• To provide cover for colleagues in respect of periods of leave.
• In conjunction with colleagues, to take part in medical audit and research as appropriate.
• In conjunction with colleagues, to ensure that the requirements of clinical governance are met.
• To ensure that there are adequate arrangements for hospital staff involved in the care of your patients to be able to contact you when necessary.

Junior Medical Staff

• In conjunction with Consultant and Senior colleagues, to play a full part in the supervision junior medical staff.

Management & Service Development

• In conjunction with colleagues, to take responsibility for the best use of departmental staffing and other resources to ensure the maximum efficiency of the department.
• To observe the Trust’s agreed policies and procedures, in particular in relation to managing staff, and to follow the Trust’s Standing Orders and Standing Financial Instructions. These policies and procedures have been drawn up in consultation with the profession on clinical matters.

Clinical Governance

• In conjunction with colleagues, to ensure that the requirements of clinical governance are met.

Health & Safety

• To take responsibility for your own Health & Safety complying with any safe working arrangements, policies and procedures which are in place.
• To accept a duty to other staff and patients to ensure that any hazards are reported and managed appropriately.

Any Other Duties

• Any other duties as deemed appropriate.

Person specification

Qualifications

• MRCP or Equivalent
• Higher Medical Degree

Experience

• Extensive experience of interventional cardiology practice
• Subspecialty training or equivalent

Research and Audit

• Evidence of audit and the implementation of change following the audit
• Relevant research published in peer review journal

Education and Teaching

• Evidence of medical teaching experience

Management Skills

• Demonstrate effective team working skills. Time management/organisational ability. An example may be they have developed and run training programmes. Proven knowledge of systems. Sense of understanding and commitment to corporate responsibility.

Leadership

• An understanding of and ability to demonstrate your ability to: • Empower others •Lead through change •Influence strategically•Collaborative working•Drive for improvement•Demonstrate innovation and problem-solving abilities

Flexible Working - As a major employer in the Black Country and West Birmingham region we are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance. We want the Black Country and West Birmingham region to be the best place to work and as such will consider all requests to work flexibly taking into account personal and individual circumstances alongside the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the Recruiting Manager as part of the on-boarding process.

Qualifications - Please be advised that if the post that you are applying for requires any level of qualification (e.g. A-Levels, Degree etc) or Professional Registration (e.g. Nursing and Midwifery Council, General Medical Council etc) you will be required to provide proof as part of the pre-employment process. By submitting your application you are giving the Trust permission to check the qualification certificates provided back to the source provider. Please note that a sample of all applicant’s qualifications will be checked with the educational institution or provider. Furthermore, a sample of all applicants’ qualifications will be checked back to the educational institution or provider to interview letters to further deter fraud.

Sponsorship - Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. As of 1 January 2021, free movement ended and the UK introduced a points-based immigration system. Further information is available regarding two types of visa; Health Care Visa https://www.gov.uk/health-care-worker-visa/your-job and Skilled worker visa https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa .

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.