Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Clinical Fellow - Cardiology - Strictly 12 months Fixed Term

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Job summary

This is a 12 month fixed term contract to join our senior clinical fellow rota within our dynamic cardiology department at the Luton & Dunstable Hospital. The appointee will play a key role in delivering high-quality cardiology services within our trust. This role involves assessing, diagnosing, and managing patients with cardiovascular conditions, supporting outpatient clinics, contributing to inpatient care, and participating in cardiology procedures as appropriate. The appointee will work closely with consultants, specialist nurses, and the wider multidisciplinary team to ensure excellent patient care.

Main duties of the job

The successful appointee will join the existing cardiology team to provide a comprehensive cardiology service across the Trust. The post holder will share with 5 other specialty doctors the responsibility of giving middle tier support to the cardiology ward/ CCU, inpatient wards cardiac catheterization lab, cardiology outpatients and diagnostics.

About us

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology.

Our Values

We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.

Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job.

Date posted

12 January 2026

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£44,170 to £67,610 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

418-M-CD-034

Job locations

Luton and Dunstable Hospital

Lewsey Road

Luton

LU4 0DZ

Job description

Job responsibilities

The successful appointee will carry out the following:

The appointee will join the existing cardiology team to provide a comprehensive cardiology service across the Trust.

The post holder will work 9 am to 5 pm on a daily basis.

Duties will include involvement with out-patient clinics.

Other duties of the post will include wards rounds and review of patients with clinical problems outside of the cardiology bed base.

There will be administrative duties arising from outpatient work.

In case of difficulties of any kind, the post holder will seek the advice of the appropriate Consultant. The post holder is not expected to participate in any work beyond his/her level of expertise.

The proposed timetable is detailed below. This may be subject to change in response to service demands and developments.

The appointee will share office accommodation with other members of the Cardiology Team. Secretarial support will be provided together with IT equipment, including access to the internet.

The appointee will participate in the regular Department Teaching, Audit and Governance meetings.

So far as is consistent with the proper discharge of the above duties, the appointee undertakes to deputise from time to time for absent colleagues.

The appointee undertakes, exceptionally, to perform additional duties in occasional emergency and unforeseen circumstances.

The appointee undertakes, exceptionally, to be available for such irregular commitments, outside normally rostered duties as are essential for patient care.

Communicate with patients, their relatives and carers, members of the multidisciplinary team, other specialties, GPs and the wider community services.