Senior Clinical Fellow (Ward) Cardiology: Sponsorship Available

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

This post is for a Clinical Fellow in Cardiology at Royal Papworth Hospital. The role is ideally suited to a cardiology trainee looking to gain broad experience in a leading tertiary centre.

The post is offered as a Substantive/permanent post. Start date to be discussed at interview.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will contribute to the delivery of high-quality inpatient care and emergency cardiology services. Responsibilities will include participation in the on-call rota (including bleep-holding, primary PCI cover, crash calls, ITU and surgery liaison) and acting as ward registrar for the hospital’s three cardiology wards, with duties including patient reviews and clinical decision-making in collaboration with the consultant team.

In addition to service commitments, the post includes flexible training time. When not rostered for on-call or ward responsibilities, the Clinical Fellow will have opportunities to engage in training across a range of specialist areas, including coronary intervention, cardiac devices, electrophysiology, echocardiography, cardiac MRI, cardiac CT, and specialist outpatient clinics.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • MRCP (UK) or equivalent
  • Completed/near completion of
  • higher degree (MD or PhD)
  • Valid Adult Life Support (ALS)

Experience

Essential

  • Registrar-level experience at managing acute Cardiology inpatients
  • PPCI centre bleep-holding experience
  • Experience managing inpatient cardiology
  • Shows critical and enquiring approach to knowledge acquisition, commitment to CPD
  • Empathetic approach to patients.
  • Capacity to work effectively in a multi-disciplinary team, and ability to demonstrate leadership when appropriate.
  • Understanding of the principles of clinical audit.
  • Satisfactory health and references. CRB clearance

Desirable

  • Has completed general cardiology training
  • Medical or cardiothoracic ITU experience
  • Research Evidence of published research.
  • Awarded postgraduate thesis or degree
  • Evidence of participation in audits
  • Have experience in the organisation and delivery of teaching activities.

Additional Criteria

Essential

  • Please provide evidence of your commitment to uphold the Trust’s values: Compassion, Excellence, Collaboration

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 21 November 2026

To apply for this job please visit papworth.tal.net.