Clinical Fellow in Structural Cardiology
Job summary
Join Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust as a Clinical Fellow in Structural Cardiology at Hammersmith Hospital. This full-time one-year Trust Grade fellowship, with the planned start date in January 2027 , offers advanced experience in a tertiary cardiology service providing TAVI and other percutaneous structural heart treatments.
The role is suitable for doctors in their final year of specialist training or post-CCT fellows wishing to pursue a career in structural cardiology. Previous structural cardiology experience is expected. You will combine inpatient, outpatient and catheter laboratory work with opportunities to participate in clinical research. The post includes up to one day per week of daytime contribution to the Cardiology SpR rota, with no on-call commitment.
Main duties of the job
Provide daily ward rounds for TAVI inpatients and care for patients requiring structural heart therapies. Undertake interventional catheter laboratory work, outpatient clinics and ward referrals. Work with the TAVI nurses to manage the structural waiting list and with consultant MDT leads to prepare structural multidisciplinary team meetings.
Collate and present morbidity and mortality data, contribute to the NICOR database, and attend audit and departmental clinical meetings. Participate in clinical research within the department. Contribute up to one day per week to the daytime general cardiology SpR rota; The timetable will reflect departmental needs and the successful applicant's clinical experience.
About us
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career. Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme.
Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities. The statutory requirement to be fully Covid-19 vaccinated as a condition of employment from April 2022 is subject to legislative review. At Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, we strongly encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19.
The successful applicant may have contact with patients and service users and as part of our pre-employment checks and risk assessments, we will ask all candidates to confirm whether or not they have been fully vaccinated or have a medical exemption.
Job responsibilities
The Clinical Fellow in Structural Cardiology is based primarily at Hammersmith Hospital and is accountable to the Chief of Service, Cardiology. The fellowship provides experience in a service offering TAVI, mitral and tricuspid edge-to-edge repair, PFO/ASD closure, paravalvular leak therapy and mitral interventions.
Responsibilities include daily TAVI inpatient reviews, inpatient management, interventional catheter laboratory work, outpatient clinics and ward referrals. The fellow will coordinate the structural waiting list with TAVI nurses, prepare structural MDT meetings with consultant leads, collate and present morbidity and mortality data, contribute to NICOR data collection, and attend audit and clinical meetings.
Clinical research opportunities are available within the department, Trust and Imperial College. A maximum of one day per week is allocated to daytime general cardiology SpR ward cover, with no SpR on-call commitment. Duties and the timetable depend on service needs and the fellows experience. Previous structural cardiology experience is expected.
This is a one-year, full-time Trust Grade appointment starting in January 2027; it is not formally recognised as contributing towards a CCST. Please refer to the supporting job description for full details and conditions of service.
Person Specification
Education/ qualifications
Essential
Trust Grade doctor (ST6 equivalent) Post CCT Fellow Knowledge/skills Clinical expertise in Specialty/sub specialty
Essential
Experience and interest in ICC IT Skills and computer literacy Academic achievements including research/publications
Essential
Evidence of achievement appropriate to appointment at registrar level at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust Physical requirements
Essential
Occupational health clearance for the role specified Audit
Essential
Understanding of principles of clinical audit.
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).
