Do You Want to be a Cardiologist?

Are you looking for an exciting year of clinical cardiology and research as part of the award-winning Jersey Heart Team in one of the most beautiful parts of the British Isles?

As the Cardiology Clinical Fellow, you’ll be a core member of the team, gaining hands-on experience in acute and chronic cardiac care, contributing to research, and participating in audits and guideline development. You’ll manage patients across wards and critical care, work closely with cardiac nurse specialists and physiologists, and have direct exposure to advanced imaging and inter-hospital transfer pathways.

Key Responsibilities

• Assessment and management of patients with cardiac conditions, including peri-operative and critical care input
• Participation in outpatient cardiology and functional testing clinics
• Opportunities for training in echocardiography and CT coronary angiography
• Involvement in aero-medical transfers to UK tertiary centres
• Contribution to clinical audit, research, and guideline development

What We're Looking For

A motivated doctor who has completed Foundation Training (or equivalent), with a genuine enthusiasm for cardiology and a commitment to patient-centred care. This post is ideal for those preparing for core or specialty cardiology training or seeking to enhance their clinical and academic portfolio in a supportive, high-performing environment. We have a strong track record of our fellows progressing into UK national training numbers and academic cardiology programmes.

Why Join the Jersey Heart Team?

The Jersey Heart Team is nationally recognised for its innovation and excellence, recently winning Team of the Year for Health and Care Jersey and previously shortlisted for BMA Cardiology Team of the Year.

With only one hospital on the island, you’ll manage a diverse spectrum of cardiac conditions - offering broad experience rarely found in single posts elsewhere.

You’ll join a forward-thinking service leading digital innovation, research, and prevention in cardiovascular care.

Contact and Interview Date

Interviews for this post will be held on Friday 23rd January 2026. 

For an informal discussion, please contact:
Dr Andrew Mitchell
Consultant Cardiologist, Jersey General Hospital
📞 01534 442490
✉️ an.mitchell@health.gov.je

The Post

The Clinical Fellow in Cardiology will be an integral member of the Jersey Heart Team, contributing to the delivery of high-quality care for patients with both acute and chronic cardiac disease. This post offers comprehensive clinical exposure and training across a wide spectrum of cardiac presentations, including the assessment, investigation, and management of complex heart conditions. The successful candidate will also gain valuable experience in clinical audit, research, and service development, with opportunities to participate in the creation of local clinical guidelines and pathways.

The role is ideally suited to doctors who are intending to pursue a career in cardiology or seeking to enhance their cardiology knowledge and procedural skills for application in acute medicine, anaesthesia, or emergency care settings.

The post-holder will undertake the duties expected of a core trainee-level doctor, acting as a key point of medical contact for the cardiac nurse specialists and cardiac physiologists, and supporting the management of patients with long-term cardiac conditions.

Duties

The fellow will also participate in outpatient cardiology and functional testing clinics, with opportunities to gain experience in echocardiography and CT coronary angiography. There may also be opportunities to assist with aero-medical transfers to UK tertiary centres, providing unique experience in inter-hospital cardiac care. Dedicated time will be provided for administrative duties, including the preparation and signing of clinic letters, the dictation of discharge summaries for general practitioners (GPs), the reporting of cardiac investigations, and responding to professional enquiries from GPs and other healthcare providers.

The post encourages involvement in clinical guideline and pathway development, and the Jersey Heart Team actively supports participation in audit, research, and teaching. The department has a strong academic record and close links with UK university centres.

Acute Medicine

The Cardiology Clinical Fellow can form part of the on-call twilight and weekend cover at Clinical Fellow / F3 level, to act as a second on-call (the first on-call being the Medical SAS doctor). This involves taking calls for admission from GP’s, reviewing admissions on their arrival in the Acute Admissions Unit and Emergency Department and providing additional support to the FY1 when needed. Out of hours working is 5 pm to 9 pm weekdays and 9 am to 6 pm on Saturday and Sunday, both in a 1:7 rota. There will be no overnight on-call commitment but interested post holders will have opportunity to provide locum cover overnight in case of absence of any junior doctors through ill health etc. 

The above does not purport to be an exhaustive list of duties but is intended to indicate the range and type of duties required. The duties of the post may alter to reflect the ever-changing practices within the cardiac service.

Staffing

The Jersey Heart Team consist of two Consultant Cardiologists, an Associate Specialist, a Staff Grade in cardiology and medicine, a part-time Staff Grade, eight Cardiac Nurse Specialists, and a Cardiology Clinical Fellow (this position). Four secretaries support the team. In addition, the research arm of the Jersey Heart Team includes a Digital Innovation Fellow. 

Awards

The cardiology service in Jersey has been commended for its innovative approach to delivering high quality patient care and staff support and training. In 2016, the Jersey Heart team was shortlisted as finalist in the UK British Medical Journal cardiology team of the year awards. Consultant Cardiologist, Dr Andrew Mitchell was selected as Jersey’s Public Sector Director of the Year in 2015 by the Institute of Directors and was runner-up in the UK. In 2018, Nurse Specialist Angela Hall was selected as Nurse of the Year by the Royal College of Nursing.

Investigations

Most cardiac investigations take place in a dedicated Clinical Investigation Department at Jersey General Hospital. Tertiary cardiac investigations and procedures are performed at UK Tertiary Hospitals. 

Out-Patients

The post holder will be expected to take part in general cardiology outpatient sessions reviewing patients with acute and long-term cardiac conditions. The Clinical Fellow supports the cardiac rehabilitation team and arrhythmia nurse specialists and will help develop pathways to incorporate rapid investigation and management of patients with chronic conditions.

In-Patients

The Clinical Fellow will be expected to work with the cardiac team in the early assessment of patients admitted on the acute medical take with cardiac conditions. This will include advice on the early management of patients with suspected acute coronary syndromes as well as patients with heart failure and cardiac dysrhythmias.

Cardiac Computed Tomography

Out-patient CT coronary and coronary calcium scores are performed using a state-of-the-art GE Revolution CT scanner in a dedicated weekly cardiac session. The Clinical Fellow will gain experience in indications for cardiac CT, patient preparation and imaging protocols. 

Echocardiography

The cardiology department benefits from a high-quality digital echocardiography service, including departmental 3D Philips Epic systems, as well as mobile and hand-held systems. Images are archived and reported with Excelera system with remote access to moving images through a web portal. There is a dedicated transoesophageal echocardiography list each week and ad-hoc studies are performed according to clinical urgency. The Clinical Fellow can gain experience in echocardiography imaging and reporting during elective echocardiography lists as well as during in-patient studies. Advanced imaging sessions may become available including contrast, 3D and stress echocardiography.

Pacemaker, Cardioversion and Device Services

Pacemakers, implantable cardioverter defibrillator implants, generator changes, and external cardioversions are performed during a dedicated list on a Friday morning in Day Surgery Unit. The list is performed with the Arrhythmia Nurse Specialists who will pre-assess patients, support the list and facilitate patient discharge. Attendance at these sessions will be encouraged depending on timetable and workload. Injectable loop recorders are implanted in the Clinical Investigation Department.

Aeromedical Transfer Team

Approximately 120 cardiac patients are transferred by air ambulance to UK cardiology hospitals each year. The majority of these are for in-patient coronary angiography and revascularisation. In addition, there are a similar number of medical and surgical transfers to UK tertiary centres’ for specialist care. Most of these patients are transferred with a trained doctor and nurse team. Trained paramedics with a nurse accompany some patients. The Clinical Fellows would be offered aeromedical flight training and would be expected to be available to transfer patients one day each week (provisionally Monday).

Postgraduate Medical Education

Education Centre

The Education Centre is a shared facility for the Health and Care Jersey Department. The medical library is well stocked with books, journals and computer facilities, including Internet access. The centre has numerous excellent teaching rooms and a 90-seat lecture theatre equipped with the highest standard presentation technology.

There is a full-time administrator and one of the Consultants is elected as the Postgraduate Educational Tutor. The Post-Graduate Educational Committee meets on a regular basis.

Director of Medical Education/Clinical Sub Dean:   Dr Ken Anderson and Dr John McInerney 

Foundation Programme Director:                               Dr Rajesh Hembrom  Education

Centre Manager:                                                           Mr Oliver Leeming

Research

The cardiology department has an active research programme, and the Clinical Fellow would be encouraged to design studies, submit protocols to ethics committee, recruit, deliver and write up clinical research. Other duties would include involvement in clinical audit, establishing clinical guidelines, writing up case reports and publishing and presenting data. Regular medical student teaching sessions would be expected.

Infection Control

All employees have a duty to comply with Health and Care Jersey guidelines and policies in relation to Infection Prevention and Control. The post holder will have a duty to ensure that they minimise the risk of infection and infectious diseases. This responsibility includes minimising the risk by highlighting any concerns to the appropriate person.

Safeguarding

Health and Care Jersey has a responsibility for, and is committed to, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people as well as vulnerable adults in our care and for ensuring they are protected from harm.

The post holder will share responsibility for the safeguarding and welfare of all children, adults and/or families within their care and should be familiar with the signs and symptoms of abuse and know what to do if any such concerns are raised. The post holder requires to be aware of, and comply with, all child protection, safeguarding policies and procedures.

As this position will involve working in ‘regulated activity’, the successful applicant will be subject to an Enhanced DBS disclosure as part of their pre-employment clearances. Any offer of employment is subject to satisfactory clearances being obtained. 

Equality and Diversity

Health and Care Jersey values equality and diversity in employment and in the services we provide. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity in employment and aim to ensure that all job applicants, employees and service users are treated fairly and valued equally regardless of gender, marital status, age, race, colour, ethnic origin, sexual orientation or religion.

Qualifications and Skills

Essential:

Primary Medical Degree

Full GMC Registration and License to Practice

Computer Skills

Desirable:

MRCP Part 1

ALS

General Experience

Essential: 

General experience: completion of foundation training or equivalent

Desirable: 

Enthusiastic teacher

Previous management responsibility / leadership experience

Clinical experience in NHS environment

Specialist Experience

Desirable:

Specialty experience in acute medicine or cardiology

Management Skills

Essential: 

Ability to work flexibly with colleagues to provide services

Ability to work effectively with a multi-disciplinary team, motivating and influencing others through their enthusiasm

Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GPs, nurses, management and other agencies

Highly motivated

Able to work within a team

Ability to prioritise administrative and clinical tasks

Commitment to learning

Personal Attributes

Essential: 

Able to work flexibly in a changing health service

Hepatitis vaccination

Other

Essential: 

Participation in Clinical Audit and Risk Management Activities

Demonstrates a commitment to safeguarding young people and vulnerable adults

Evidence of annual appraisal