Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Cardiology Senior Clinical Fellow

The closing date is 16 November 2025

Job summary

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.

About us

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.

Details

Date posted

12 November 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£44,170 to £67,610 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

390-MR-CAR-BA-2251

Job locations

Basildon

Nethermayne

Basildon

SS16 5NL


Job description

Job 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.

Job description

Job 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

  • MBBS or equivalent. MRCP or equivalent
  • Full Registration with the General Medical Council

Desirable

  • MD or PhD

Knowledge

Essential

  • Previous experience at SpR ST5+ or equivalent level
  • Competent in transthoracic echo

Desirable

  • Ability to develop and maintain a sub-specialty interest

Communication

Essential

  • 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
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • MBBS or equivalent. MRCP or equivalent
  • Full Registration with the General Medical Council

Desirable

  • MD or PhD

Knowledge

Essential

  • Previous experience at SpR ST5+ or equivalent level
  • Competent in transthoracic echo

Desirable

  • Ability to develop and maintain a sub-specialty interest

Communication

Essential

  • 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

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Basildon

Nethermayne

Basildon

SS16 5NL


Employer's website

https://www.mse.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Basildon

Nethermayne

Basildon

SS16 5NL


Employer's website

https://www.mse.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Clinical Lead

Alamgir Kabir

a.kabir@nhs.net

01268524900

Details

Date posted

12 November 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£44,170 to £67,610 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

390-MR-CAR-BA-2251

Job locations

Basildon

Nethermayne

Basildon

SS16 5NL


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