# Clinical Fellow in Cardiac surgery

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- **Town:** London
- **Region:** London
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Medical doctor
- **Speciality:** Cardiothoracic Surgery
- **Grade:** Senior
- **Salary:** £67,325 per annum pro rata
- **Contract type:** Fixed term: 12 months (6-12 months)
- **Employment type:** Full time - 48 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-08-17T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-08-03T10:11:04.368Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/St_Georges_University_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Senior_Health/Senior_Health-v8172466
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8172466?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.stgeorges.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

An excellent training opportunity has arisen for a clinical fellow to join the Cardiac Surgery department at St Georges University Hospital.

The post holder will work alongside ten registrars and join six members of junior medical staff. The unit has eight consultants.

The Unit prides itself on providing first class teaching and training for its junior staff and medical students.  There are teaching sessions or MDMs every morning of the week.  In outpatients, juniors are encouraged to assess new patients, and in theatres they are supported and encouraged, substantially increasing their operative experience.

We expect all our staff to share the values that are important to the Trust, being Excellent, Kind, Responsible & Respectful, and behave in a way that reflect these.

### Main duties of the job

- Caring for inpatients and outpatients
- Attendance in Cardiac Theatre
- 1:6 on call
- The individual is expected to take an active part in all the departmental academic audit meetings.
- The post holder will, along with Consultant and registrar colleagues, contribute to the provision of Cardiac Surgical services to St George's University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, including;
- diagnosis and treatment of patients of the Trust in such hospitals, clinics or other premises as is required.
- continuing clinical responsibility for the patients in his/her care.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the JD attached to the advert for detailed job description and main responsibilities.

### Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

## Person Specification

### Research

**Essential**

- Understanding of the principles and clinical applications of clinical research

**Desirable**

- Evidence of involvement in original research

### Teaching

**Essential**

- Experience in teaching undergraduates, post graduates and allied healthcare professionals

**Desirable**

- Development of a formal teaching programme

### Management

**Essential**

- Excellent organisational skills
- Experience of supervision of more junior trainees

**Desirable**

- Experience in clinical risk management and governance processes

### Personality

**Essential**

- Good written and oral communication skills
- Ability to manage own workload and take initiative
- Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Ability to be flexible and to manage reasonable workload that can quickly change

**Desirable**

- Demonstrates experience in leadership

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- MBBS or equivalent

### Other Requirements

**Essential**

- Full GMC registration and hold a license to practise

**Desirable**

- Evidence of understanding of and adherence to the principles of Good Medical Practice set out by the General Medical Council

### Knowledge and skills

**Essential**

- Good medical knowledge and clinical skills
- Clear, legible documentation
- Computer literate
- ALS Certificate

### Audit and quality improvement

**Essential**

- Understands the principles of audit and quality improvement
- Experience in designing and leading quality improvement

**Desirable**

- Evidence of quality improvement work resulting in sustained change

## Documents

- [swl ai toolkit for candidates (pdf, 1.9mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3045)
- [clinical fellow in cardiac surgery (pdf, 188.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10474842)

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