Senior Clinical Fellow STCardiology

Senior Clinical Fellow ST3 Cardiology

Closing date is 02 July 2026.

This is a 2‑year rotation suitable for doctors wishing to consolidate their skills in acute & general medicine, cardiology training and exposure to NHS practices.

This is a full‑time post. The first year will be spent at Alexandra Hospital Redditch. The role involves a general medicine on call and provides ample training opportunities for the PACES exam. The post holder will have training in general cardiology with 2 supervised cardiology clinics a week, echocardiography, other non‑invasive tests, ambulatory BP and ECGs, cardiac event monitors; permanent pacemaker implantation and cardiac catheterisation sessions.

At Alexandra Hospital there is a strong interest in heart failure and atrial fibrillation management.

The post holder will be encouraged to take part in audit and research as part of their training as well as teaching of undergraduates and junior colleagues; participation in management meetings. They will have access to the same training opportunities as other registrars and attend training days organised by the Specialty training committee. The budget to support training is set at £600 per year.

The second year will be at Worcestershire Royal Hospital with more focus on cardiology training & procedures including percutaneous intervention, complex devices, transoesophageal echocardiography, myocardial perfusion scans, CT coronary angiography, cardiac MRI as determined by the post holder's specific interests. There will be general medicine on call at Worcester.

• Educational supervision arrangements
• The clinical educational supervision and assessment arrangements for the Fellow will be:
  • A named Educational Supervisor will be assigned to the Fellow
  • An induction at the start of the placement at Worcestershire and an appraisal at the start of the training year
  • An Educational Plan agreed with the Educational Supervisor at the start of each training year, an interim report on progress towards the Educational Plan prepared by the Educational Supervisor (from Clinical Supervisors reports) at 6 months into each training year
  • An interim appraisal with the Educational Supervisor at 6 months into each training year
  • A report on performance and progress at the end of each training year prepared by the Educational Supervisor (from Clinical Supervisors reports)
  • An appraisal at the end of each training year with the Educational Supervisor
• Core Duties
  • Cardiology in‑patients, CCU and consultant ward rounds, ward referrals.
  • Support and training in non‑invasive investigations.
  • Support and training in cardiac catheterisation and/or pacing/complex device implantation.
  • Support and training in advanced cardiac imaging (CT/MRI).
  • Attendance at weekly multidisciplinary meetings, research, audit and education.
  • Teaching medical students, junior doctors, allied health professionals.
  • General medical on call.

Interviews will be face to face at Alexandra Hospital on 9 July 2026.

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester.

Our workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient‑centred care.

Any applicants who are offered posts requiring a DBS check as part of their employment check will have the cost of this check (at the current rate) deducted from their salary.

• Provide a service to patients of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, General Practitioners and to attend multidisciplinary meetings.
• Work within a multidisciplinary team in providing high quality clinical care across three sites.
• Be responsible for the continuing care and treatment of patients in their charge and personal performance of clinical duties.
• Provide support to the A&E department and acute medicine to ensure timely appropriate care and…