Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute hospital provider in the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS), which is a system of health and care partners working together for our local population.
Within Mid and South Essex there are 149 GP practices, operating from over 200 sites, forming 27 Primary Care Networks and one Ambulance Trust. There are also three main community and mental health service providers who work together through a community collaborative.
We collaborate with other valuable partners, including three Healthwatch organisations, nine voluntary and community sector organisations and three top tier local authorities, with seven district, borough and city councils, as well as our local universities.
Job overview
The Essex Cardiothoracic Centre is offering an exciting opportunity for a Senior Clinical Fellow (ST6+ level) to join our highly skilled and supportive team. Working alongside nine other specialist trainee registrars, you will play a key role in delivering high-quality tertiary cardiology care to inpatients, interhospital transfer patients, and outpatients.
This post is ideally suited to an experienced cardiology fellow with strong clinical skills and a commitment to excellence in patient care. You should be confident in managing acute cardiac emergencies, competent in performing and interpreting transthoracic echocardiography, and able to communicate effectively within a multidisciplinary team led by a Consultant Cardiologist.
This role offers an excellent opportunity to further develop your clinical and procedural expertise within a leading regional centre for advanced cardiac care.
Main duties of the job
As a Cardiology Clinical Fellow at The Essex Cardiothoracic Centre, you will join a team of 9 other specialist trainee registrars, and you will help deliver high quality care to inpatients, interhospital transfer patients and outpatients who require tertiary cardiology services. The post would ideally suit a candidate who has experience as a cardiology registrar and can manage acute cardiac emergencies, is trained in transthoracic echocardiography and can communicate effectively with the multi-disciplinary team including the consultant leading the team.
Where gaps appear in the specialist trainee registrar weekly timetable, there may be opportunity to gain experience in cardiac imaging, coronary intervention, cardiac device implantation and cardiac electrophysiology.
The successful candidate will participate on a 1 in 10 rota to cover the daytime care of patients on the ward and hold the bleep for referrals.
Working for our organisation
Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Are you looking for an exciting new role using your unique qualities, then we want to hear from you.
For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.
We look forward to your application.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
* MBBS or equivalent. MRCP or equivalent
* Full Registration with the General Medical Council
Desirable criteria
* MD or PhD
Knowledge
Essential criteria
* Previous experience at SpR ST5+ or equivalent level
* Competent in transthoracic echo
Desirable criteria
* Ability to develop and maintain a sub-specialty interest
Communication
Essential criteria
* Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of staff, patients and relatives
* Ability to work as part of a multi disciplinary team with appropriate inter personal skills for effective team working
Please be aware as per the new Immigration guidelines we cannot sponsor candidates with a salary (full time or pro Rata) under the current minimum threshold.
Please note, the selection processes at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn't accurately reflect their skills, and you will be required to declare on your application if AI has been used before submitting your application.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
* CTC Cardiology Clinic Fellow (PDF, 408.4KB)
* Privacy Policy (PDF, 441.0KB)
* Behaviours Framework (JPG, 298.0KB)
* Medical Payscales 2/2025 (PDF, 187.5KB)
* Applicant MS Teams Checklist (PDF, 560.5KB)
* Trust marketing brochure (PDF, 2.1MB)
* General Statements - Clinical Fellow FY1, FY2, MTI and ST1-9 (PDF, 312.4KB)