Job summary
This post is for a senior cardiology trainee in cardiac electrophysiology within the Cardiology Clinical Academic Group at St George's Hospital for one year, with the potential for extension if required, and a flexible start date from April to October 2026. To optimise experience in the EP lab, daytime weekday ward cover will normally be limited to one ward round per week, and one (sometimes 2) outpatient clinic per week. The post holder should hold full MRCP or equivalent and be enrolled in a national cardiology training program. Experience and training in cardiac electrophysiology are essential, and an enthusiasm for developing skills in clinical research and teaching is a requirement of the post.
Main duties of the job
The busy Arrhythmia Service performs over 400 AF ablations and up to 100 ventricular arrhythmia ablations per year, in addition to a high volume of SVT ablation procedures. The ventricular arrhythmia service is well-established and highly reputable. St. George's Hospital is also a high-volume centre for the implantation of both standard and complex devices, including system extractions. The EP fellow will have the opportunity to participate in both the VT ablation and complex device services.
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About us
The appointee will be expected to undertake audit and quality improvement projects, as well as to attend clinical governance meetings, mortality and morbidity meetings, and regional and national educational meetings.Research activity is required to support the full program of EP/CRM research run at St George's Hospital. This will include running a weekly research meeting, patient-level recruitment for clinical studies, writing protocols, review articles and published work.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The EP team collaborates closely with the world-renowned Inherited Cardiac Conditions & Sports Cardiology teams at St. Georges Hospital, and the successful candidate will be expected to engage actively in this multidisciplinary collaboration. The Inherited Cardiac Conditions service at St Georges Hospital has been in existence since the 1990s and is one of the largest in the country. The service receives referrals from local cardiologists (catchment population over 1 million) and referrals from consultants nationally. It provides an integrated one-stop assessment from a multi-disciplinary team in accordance with Chapter 8 of the National Service Framework and aims to evaluate and manage individuals and families at risk of or with established inherited cardiac conditions and other cardiovascular conditions which may predispose to sudden cardiac death. The service focuses on families with unexplained sudden deaths (SADS) and ion channel diseases such as the long QT and Brugada syndromes, and cardiomyopathies such as arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC), hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and dilated cardiomyopathy. St Georges runs a dedicated sports cardiology clinic in the UK. The clinic is sponsored by the charity Cardiac Risk in the Young and serves the Football Association, Premier Rugby League and Union, the Lawn Tennis Association and the English Institute of Sport. The predominant aim of the clinic is to manage athletes with cardiac symptoms, to differentiate cardiac changes from physiological adaptation to exercise from cardiac pathology and to provide exercise prescription for athletes recovering from a cardiac illness.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The EP team collaborates closely with the world-renowned Inherited Cardiac Conditions & Sports Cardiology teams at St. Georges Hospital, and the successful candidate will be expected to engage actively in this multidisciplinary collaboration. The Inherited Cardiac Conditions service at St Georges Hospital has been in existence since the 1990s and is one of the largest in the country. The service receives referrals from local cardiologists (catchment population over 1 million) and referrals from consultants nationally. It provides an integrated one-stop assessment from a multi-disciplinary team in accordance with Chapter 8 of the National Service Framework and aims to evaluate and manage individuals and families at risk of or with established inherited cardiac conditions and other cardiovascular conditions which may predispose to sudden cardiac death. The service focuses on families with unexplained sudden deaths (SADS) and ion channel diseases such as the long QT and Brugada syndromes, and cardiomyopathies such as arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC), hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and dilated cardiomyopathy. St Georges runs a dedicated sports cardiology clinic in the UK. The clinic is sponsored by the charity Cardiac Risk in the Young and serves the Football Association, Premier Rugby League and Union, the Lawn Tennis Association and the English Institute of Sport. The predominant aim of the clinic is to manage athletes with cardiac symptoms, to differentiate cardiac changes from physiological adaptation to exercise from cardiac pathology and to provide exercise prescription for athletes recovering from a cardiac illness.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- MBBS (or equivalent), MRCP (or equivalent), ALS (or equivalent)
Experience
Essential
- CMT rotation (or equivalent)
- Training post in Cardiology
Desirable
- Track record in teaching and training.
Skills
Essential
- Basic echocardiography
- Basic coronary
- angiography
- Temporary pacemaker insertion
Desirable
- BSE accreditation in transthoracic echocardiography
- Competent in coronary angiography
Knowledge
Essential
- ECG interpretation
- Acute and chronic management of cardiology patients
Other
Essential
- Commitment to training and audit.
- Interpersonal skills,
- flexibility
- Communication skills, leadership
Desirable
- Publications
- Research experience
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- MBBS (or equivalent), MRCP (or equivalent), ALS (or equivalent)
Experience
Essential
- CMT rotation (or equivalent)
- Training post in Cardiology
Desirable
- Track record in teaching and training.
Skills
Essential
- Basic echocardiography
- Basic coronary
- angiography
- Temporary pacemaker insertion
Desirable
- BSE accreditation in transthoracic echocardiography
- Competent in coronary angiography
Knowledge
Essential
- ECG interpretation
- Acute and chronic management of cardiology patients
Other
Essential
- Commitment to training and audit.
- Interpersonal skills,
- flexibility
- Communication skills, leadership
Desirable
- Publications
- Research experience
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.
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
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Additional information
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.
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).
