Cardiology Interventional Clinical Fellow

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Job summary

A leading NHS trust in Greater London is seeking a Senior Cardiology Trainee (ST7) to join their Interventional Clinical Fellowship program. The role involves significant responsibilities in cardiac electrophysiology and offers opportunities for research and multidisciplinary collaboration. Candidates must hold an MBBS, MRCP, and relevant experience in cardiology, with a flexible start date available from April to October 2026. The position is full-time for a fixed term of 12 months, with a competitive salary of £65,048 pro rata per annum.

Qualifications

• Experience in CMT rotation or equivalent.
• Training post in Cardiology required.
• Track record in teaching and training is essential.

Responsibilities

• Work within the Arrhythmia Service for cardiac procedures.
• Participate in multidisciplinary collaboration.
• Engage in audit, quality improvement projects, and research.

Skills

Basic echocardiography

Basic coronary angiography

Temporary pacemaker insertion

Competent in coronary angiography

Education

MBBS (or equivalent)

MRCP (or equivalent)

ALS (or equivalent)

Job description

Main area Cardiology Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Trainee ST7 Contract 12 months (fixed term) Hours

• Full time
• Part time

40 hours per week (40 hours) Job ref 200MC712721 nggunakake 7578587/RG

Employer St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site St George’s Hospital Town London Salary £65,048 pro rata per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 28/01/2026 23:59

Cardiology Interventional Clinical Fellow

NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Trainee ST7

Job overview

This post is for a senior cardiology trainee in cardiac electroph隆理 within the Cardiology Clinical Academic Group at St George’s Hospital for one year, with the potential for extension if required, and a flexible start date from April försö October 2026 . To optimise experience in the EP lab, daytime weekday ward cover will normally be limited to one ward round per week, and one (sometimes 2) outpatient clinic per week. The post holder should hold full MRCP or equivalent and be enrolled in a national cardiology training program. Experience and training in cardiac electrophysiology are essential, and an enthusiasm for developing skills in clinical research and teaching is a requirement of the post.

Main duties of the job

The busy Arrhythmia Service performs over 400 AF ablations and up to 100 ventricular arrhythmia ablations per year, in addition to a high volume of SVT ablation procedures. The ventricular arrhythmia service is well-established and highly reputable. St. George’s Hospital is also a high-volume centre for the implantation of both standard and complex devices, including system extractions. The EP fellow will have the opportunity to participate in both the VT ablation and complex device services.

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Working for our organisation

The appointee will be expected to undertake audit and quality improvement projects, as well as to attend clinical governance meetings, mortality and morbidity meetings, and regional and national educational meetings. Research activity is required to support the full program of EP/CRM research run at St George’s Hospital. This will include running a weekly research meeting, patient-level recruitment for clinical studies, writing protocols, review articles and published work.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The EP team collaborates closely with the world-renowned Inherited Cardiac Conditions & Sports Cardiology teams at St. George’s Hospital, and the successful candidate will be expected to engage actively in this multidisciplinary collaboration. The Inherited Cardiac Conditions service at St George’s Hospital has been in existence since the 1990s and is one of the largest in the country. The service receives referrals from local cardiologists (catchment population over 1 million) and referrals from consultants nationally. It provides an integrated ‘one-stop’ assessment from a multi-disciplinary team in accordance with Chapter 8 of the National Service Framework and aims to evaluate and manage individuals and families at risk of or with established inherited cardiac conditions and other cardiovascular conditions which may predispose to sudden cardiac death.աման The service focuses on families with unexplained sudden deaths (SADS) and ion channel diseases such as the long QT and Brugada syndromes, and cardiomyopathies such as arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC), hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and dilated cardiomyopathy. St George’s runs a dedicated sports cardiology clinic in the UK. The clinic is sponsored by the charity Cardiac Risk in the Young and serves the Football Association, Premier Rugby League and Union, the Lawn Tennis Association and the English Institute está Sport. The predominant aim of the clinic is to manage athletes with cardiac symptoms, to differentiate cardiac changes from physiological adaptation to exercise from cardiac pathology and to provide exercise prescription for athletes recovering from a cardiac illness.

Person specification

Qualifications and Training

• MBBS (or equivalent), MRCP (or equivalent), ALS (or equivalent)

Experience

• CMT rotation (or equivalent)
• Training post in Cardiology
• Track record in teaching and training.

Skills

• Basic echocardiography
• Basic coronary
• angiography
• Temporary pacemaker insertion
• BSE accreditation in transthoracic echocardiography
• Competent in coronary angiography

Knowledge

• ECG interpretation
• Acute and chronic management of cardiology patients

Other

• Commitment to training and audit.
• Interpersonal skills,
• flexibility
• Communication skills, leadership
• Publications
• Research experience

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

Name Riyaz Kaba Job title Consultant Cardiologist Email address riyaz.k [e-mail] Telephone number 07900978910 Additional information Interested applicants should contact Riyaz Kaba