Senior Clinical Fellow - Cardiology

Job summary

The Cardiology Department at the Trust treats all patients with a primary cardiac diagnosis providing inpatient care in our CCU and dedicated Cardiology Ward on the West Middlesex site and a heart failure ward and a wide range of specialist outpatient clinics and community outreach services. Services are in high demand and the department is undergoing a period of expansion in the scope of services provided to accommodate this demand. We work closely with our tertiary care partners across West London.

This post will work with the project team to deliver this project in Hounslow and the wider ICS , supporting GP practices and working with the cardiology team to determine evaluation strategies

Due to the high volumes of applications we receive for certain posts and depending our service needs, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date. After the closing date we strongly advise you check the email account which is registered. If you have not heard from us within five weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will be able to develop a broad range of clinical skills including catheter lab procedures, cardiac imaging and manage cardiology inpatients and outpatients under supervision. You will also have the opportunity to be involved in quality improvement and research activities. The role will give you the same benefits as a trainee and you will get all the support to progress in your future career progression.

About us

We provide services from two main hospitals, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital, and a number of clinics across London and the South-East. We have over 6,000 members of staff that are PROUD to Care for nearly one million people. Both hospitals provide full clinical services, including full maternity, emergency and children's, in addition to a range of community-based services across London, such as award-winning sexual health and HIV clinics.

We're one of the best preforming Trusts in the country. We're also one of the top trusts to work for - our staff say they're engaged, motivated, and would recommend us as a place to work and receive treatment.

Our Trust has been rated by the Care Quality Commission as 'Good' in all five of the main domains of safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led, giving an us overall rating of 'Good'. We've also been awarded an 'Outstanding' rating for 'use of resources' by an NHS Improvement inspection.

Our facilities are some of the best in the country. We have been investing around £10 million a year in our estate. We are currently spending £25 million on expanding our adult and neonatal critical care facilities at Chelsea and Westminster and redevelopment of our children's unit at West Middlesex - in partnership with our charity, CW+ and generous donors.