Job Description

One-Year Clinical Fellowship in Inherited Cardiac Conditions - CardiologyTrust Grade Doctor Appointment - Immediate Start



This newly created post is based at Hammersmith Hospital, part of the Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, within the joint Directorate of Women's, Cardiac, Clinical Support and Sexual Health, and specifically within the Cardiac Division.



The Imperial Department of Cardiovascular Medicine spans the St Mary's, Charing Cross, and Hammersmith Hospital sites, offering a unique opportunity to work across a diverse and dynamic clinical environment. Imperial provides the main hub for comprehensive acute and complex cardiology in West London at the Hammersmith Campus, with full access to tertiary centre facilities including advanced imaging, genetics, electrophysiology, cardiac surgery for ICCs, and structural and interventional cardiology.



This fellowship offers a strong academic and research component, with close ties to Imperial College London, one of the world's leading research institutions. Fellows will be encouraged to engage in ongoing research projects, contribute to academic publications, and participate in collaborative studies within the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) infrastructure and other Imperial College-led initiatives. Opportunities for involvement in teaching and postgraduate education are also available, supporting career development in academic cardiology.

Duties of post:

The timetable will depend on the current needs of the department and the clinical experience of the applicant, and duties will include:



Involvement in clinical research



Preparation of the MDTs in conjunction with the Consultant MDT leads



Involvement with the database



In-patient management



Outpatients (2 clinics per week)



Ward referrals



Attendance at audit and other departmental clinical meetings



Imperial provides the main hub for comprehensive acute and complex cardiology in West London at the Hammersmith Campus. There is a full range of tertiary centre facilities including percutaneous valve treatments (including TAVI, M-TEER and T-TEER, PFO closure, paravalvular leak therapy and mitral commisurotomy), coronary and electrical intervention, and cardiac surgery. The Charing Cross and St Mary's sites provide a district cardiology service and work in close collaboration with other regional specialist medical and surgical units on the site.



The department has a training ethos and the post will be outside the Cardiology SpR training rota and will not form part of the SpR on call rota.



The post would be suitable for candidates who are in any year of training or who are post CCST and wish to pursue a career in ICC Cardiology.



Attendance at audit and other departmental clinical meetings



All candidates should have full registration with a licence to practise with the GMC. Full MRCP is required. Where equivalent qualifications or experience are being offered, it is essential that the candidate provides written confirmation from the Royal College and attaches this to their application. Applicants who do not provide this confirmation will not be put forward for short-listing.



Doctors who are not UK or EEA nationals and whose immigration status entitles them to work without restriction in the UK will be considered on an equal basis with UK and EEA nationals. Other non-UK or non-EEA nationals with limited leave to remain in the UK and whose employment will require Tier 2 sponsorship are subject to the Resident Labour Market Test (RLMT). Applicants may only be considered if there is no suitable UK or EEA national candidate for the post. Evidence of immigration status should normally consist of a biometric residence card, date stamped passport and accompanying letter from the Home Office.



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For any enquiries about the post, please contact



Shahina Begum

Contact e-mail:

shahina.begum@imperial.nhs.uk

or phone direct:

020 331 27971