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Clinical Fellow in Inherited Cardiac Conditions – Cardiology
Cambridge University Hospitals
The closing date is 18 February 2025 23:59
Job overview
Applications are invited for a Clinical Fellow (Higher ST6+/Senior Post CCT) position in Cardiology, specialising in Inherited Cardiovascular Conditions (ICC).
This post is available from 03 September 2025 until 01 September 2026 at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, part of Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Main duties of the post
This is an appointment designed to provide a Senior Cardiology trainee (post-CCT or penultimate/final year trainee) with experience and training in the management of ICC and inflammatory/infiltrative disorders before moving to a consultant position.
Please note that this post does not carry Postgraduate Dean’s approval or training recognition.
Full Registration and a Licence to Practice with the General Medical Council at time of application is required.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) offers a regional service for the diagnosis and on-going management of Inherited Cardiovascular Conditions. The Regional Genetics Service is based on site and the Cardiology Department works closely with it to provide a multi-disciplinary approach. The patient population covers the entire spectrum of inherited cardiovascular conditions including aortopathies, cardiomyopathy, inherited arrhythmias, neuromuscular disorders with cardiac involvement and multi-system disorders. CUH is also one of the six designated adult centres for Fabry’s disease and the regional centre for vasculitis. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to take part in the cardiac management of these patients. The role has a strong clinical focus, but with also opportunity for research involvement if desired.
The CUH ICC Service also has strong links with Royal Papworth Hospital, which is also located on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus beside CUH. A fully integrated ICC Service runs between the two sites.
The ICC Fellow will be expected to participate in the cardiology SpR out-of-hours on-call rota (1 in 10-12, non-resident) but not in the delivery of the day-time in-patient service. There is no General Medicine commitment.
For further details / informal visits please contact:
Dr Rosemary Rusk
ICC Clinical Lead
Email address
Telephone number
01223 349147
Additional contact information
Informal enquiries about this post should be addressed to Dr Rosemary Rusk, ICC Clinical Lead (phone: 01223 349147, email: rosemary.rusk1@nhs.net) or Dr Peter Pugh, Specialty Lead for Cardiology (peter.pugh@nhs.net)
Senior Clinical Fellow in Inherited Cardiac Conditions
Senior Clinical Fellow in Inherited Cardiac Conditions
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
The closing date is 27 February 2025
Job summary
Title of Post: Senior Clinical Fellow in Inherited Cardiac Conditions (Post CCT or ST7/equivalent level)
Nature of Appointment: Full Time
No. of Sessions: 10
Responsible To: Dr Zohya Khalique - ICC Clinical Lead
Accountable To:Dr Rachel Bastiaenen - Cardiovascular Clinical Director
Employing Authority: Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will work as part of a multidisciplinary team which includes cardiologists, geneticists, ICC specialist nurses, genetic counsellors and clinical scientists.
The post-holder will take part inrelevant outpatient clinics with appropriate consultant supervision and support. The post-holder will provide supervised inpatient care for ICC patients including those undergoing invasive procedures such as myectomy.
The post-holder will contribute to Ajmaline provocation lists and will work with the MDT coordinator to prepare for and present at the weekly ICC multidisciplinary meetings.
Imaging sessions can be arranged and these will be tailored through liaison with the clinical lead. These could include anyappropriate imaging modality (transthoracic, stress and transesophageal echocardiography, computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging).
The post-holder will be expected to contribute to development of an audit or research project.
Beyond advanced training inInherited Cardiac Conditions (ICC) there will be additional responsibilities in assisting in the provision of inpatient and outpatient care for our cardiology patients.
Other roles may be required or developed as appropriate to the post-holder and clinical service. This is envisaged as an excellent opportunity to gain experience that will assist in a subsequent application for a consultant post in cardiology with special interest in inherited cardiac conditions.
About us
Guy's & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust
Guy's and St Thomas' are one of the largest hospital trusts in the country, with a staff of over 9,500, a turnover of over £600 million and 3/4 million patient contacts a year. The Trust comprises two of London's oldest and best-known teaching hospitals. The hospitals have a long history, dating back almost 900 years, and have been at the forefront of medical progress and innovation since they were founded. Both hospitals have built on these traditions and continue to have a reputation for excellence and innovation.
Organisational Values:
Ourvalues help us to define and develop our culture, what we do and how we do it. It is important that you understand andreflect these values throughout your employment with the Trust.
The post holder will be:
Caring
Ambitious
Inclusive
Our values and behaviors frameworkdescribes what it means for every one of us in the Trust to put our values into action.
As an organization we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekend.
Job responsibilities
Clinical Workload:
This will depend on the prior experience of the candidate.
Teaching and Training Commitments:
GSTT is both an undergraduate and a postgraduate teaching centre and Clinical Fellows are expected to take an active role in the postgraduate teaching activities. Clinical Fellows should attend ward rounds as required and these rounds should be considered a teaching opportunity for more junior staff. In addition, they may be required to undertake informal teaching of medical students, nurses and other paramedical staff.
Teaching:
The post-holder will be expected to contribute as appropriate in the teaching of undergraduate and postgraduate students.
Clinical Governance:
All medical and dental staff are expected to take part in clinical governance activity, including clinical audit, clinical guideline and protocol development and clinical risk management. They will be expected to produce evidence of their contribution in these areas and their audit of their own clinical work as part of their appraisal.
Mutual Obligation to Monitor Hours:
There is a contractual obligation on employers to monitor working hours through robust local monitoring arrangements supported by national guidance, and on individual doctors to co-operate with those monitoring arrangements.
Other:
The list of duties and responsibilities given above is not an exhaustive list and you may be asked to undertake other duties in line with the overall purpose and nature of the post as may be required from time to time. This job description reflects core activities of a post at a particular time. The trust expects that all staff will recognise this and adopt a flexible approach to work.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
St Thomas Hospital
Westminster Bridge Road
London
SE1 7EH
https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/careers/careers.aspx (Opens in a new tab)
