Junior Clinical Fellow - Cardiology

Job overview

Please be advised this is a non-training post.

An opportunity has arisen to join the Cardiology Team at RLH for 2 Junior Clinical Fellows, starting August 25 and finishing August 26, these posts are being offered on a fixed term basis that will not extend beyond 5th August 2026.

The successful applicant will play a key role on our cardiology wards supporting our Cardiology Service.

There may be opportunities depending upon preference to support specialty sessions, the exact nature of these will be dependent on the successful candidate’s interest and expertise. The candidate will be working at the RLH site.

Applicants are required to be fully registered with the General Medical Council, with licence to practice and have a keen interest in Cardiology.

Main duties of the job

Our Cardiology Service

The Cardiology Directorate compromises16bed monitored Acute Cardiac Care Unit (ACU) with 3 assessments beds and a 28 bed Cardiology ward, Ward 6A.

A comprehensive cardiac imaging service is provided. Transthoracic (advanced and 3D) and transoesophageal echocardiography are provided and we have a large stress echocardiography (both pharmacological and exercise) programme. Cardiac CT and Cardiac MR are all provided in collaboration with our Radiology Team. A cardiac imaging specialist nurse supports the stress echocardiography service in conjunction with the imaging consultants.

There is a dedicated Cardiac Catheterisation Laboratory, Coronary Angiography, permanent pacemaker implantation and loop recorder implantation are carried out predominantly as day case procedures.  Ambulatory heart failure services are also delivered from our site.

Cardiology facilities include a fully comprehensive range of diagnostic facilities; a large Hospital based Cardiac Rehabilitation Service with a Community Rehabilitation Programme, a pacemaker follow-up service and a wide-ranging Cardiology Out-patient Service.

The Directorate has a large team of Cardiac Nurse Specialists who provide support to our Cardiology Service

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job/person specification for more detailed job description and details of our Cardiology wards on-site.