Senior Fellow in Heart Failure

Job overview

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.

Job Title: Heart Failure Fellow Start Date: August 2026 Contract Type: Fixed term Duration: 12 Purpose for Fixed Term: Training Contract

This post is appointed on a fixed-term basis for the primary purpose of providing structured training and supervised clinical development. While the postholder will contribute to service delivery, the overarching purpose of the post is to provide defined educational opportunities, supervised clinical practice, and experience aligned to the relevant specialty training curriculum

Please see below for detailed job description of the role.

Main duties of the job

The posts are available from August 2026.  The posts are ideally suited to a senior Cardiology SpR wishing to subspecialty train in heart failure and devices/ imaging. The posts are educationally approved.  For further information, please contact Dr Cowburn, Consultant Cardiologist with a special interest in heart failure, on 02381 205906. We run general OP cardiology clinics, specialist HF clinics including BNP clinics, together with cardiomyopathy clinics.

Other specialist clinics include interests in amyloid, carcinoid and muscular dystrophy. We have a combined HF/ CRM MDT where we discuss complex mutual patients and device therapies.  The heart failure cardiologists typically share 3 days per week in the cath lab and undertake complex device implantation, brady pacing and right heart catheterisation.

We have been training HF fellows since 2008 and the trainees have all gone on to be successful as consultants.  Andrew Flett leads the research HF team and we take part in local and national trials. We were the largest recruiters for COAST, a registry of patients undergoing CardioMEMS implantation. Dr Flett and Dr Cowburn are participating in the FIRE 1 study, and were the first in the UK to implant these promising IVC sensors for remote management.

Andrew Flett has a number of MRI related research projects. Andrew now leads the BHF funded BRITISH study assessing whether ICDs reduce mortality in patients with non-ischaemic cardiomyopathy and myocardial scar.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will be trained in advanced heart failure management. Training will include right heart catheterisation, pacing and where appropriate, in complex device therapies (CRT/ ICD). The post will also provide the opportunity to undertake further training in imaging (MRI and/or echo) to suit the candidate’s training needs. Training is available in cardiopulmonary exercise testing for interested candidates. The job is varied and involves in-patient and out-patient of management of heart failure patients, together with supporting the heart failure nurses in managing in-patients across the Trust and in the daily clinic in the Heart Failure Assessment Unit. It is expected that you will contribute to the on-call SpR Rota for Cardiology. The post is ideally suited to a senior Cardiology SpR or post CCT Fellow wishing to subspecialty train in heart failure plus devices or imaging.

For an overview of the position, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification document. This includes a detailed breakdown of the key responsibilities, role expectations, and the qualifications we are looking for. It outlines the essential criteria for the role and is designed to support you in preparing your application by helping you evaluate how your skills, experience, and professional background align with the requirements of the role.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION   Appointment will be made under local contractual terms and conditions of service for Trust appointed fellow doctors and dentists.  Applicants requiring Skilled Worker sponsorship should ensure they meet the Home Office application criteria prior to submitting an application.

Successful candidates will have an educational framework equivalent to training grade doctors, and there will be a named educational supervisor assigned at the start of the post. The opportunity for Continued Professional Development (CPD) is highly supported and encouraged by the Trust, with options available to take study leave.

Grades for Trust appointed fellows will be paid a basic salary at a nodal pay point linked to the grade, at the rate set out in the National Medical and Dental pay circular. Basic salary plus any additional remuneration (as applicable) for hours set out in the doctors work schedule (e.g. additional hours, weekend allowance, and any hours which attract enhanced pay)       Salary will be assessed based on experience and skills. Eligibility criteria for appointment to a Nodal Point 5;  •    Have a minimum of 6 years of Specialty training     •    Hold relevant higher specialty exam (e.g FRCP, FRCA, FRCS)  •    A portfolio of evidence that demonstrates they meet the criteria for progression (in line with the Curriculum for the speciality similar to deanery trainee)                      Proposed interview date: 6th May 2026 This vacancy closes on or before  the 23rd April 2026