Senior Clinical Fellow - TAVI
Company: Swansea Bay University Health Board
Job ID: H9130-26-0440
Closing date: 17 November 2026

Job summary
Do you share our Health Board values; Caring for each other; Working together; Always improving? If so, we would love for you to come and work for Swansea Bay University HB.

Applications are invited to join a dynamic team of Cardiologists, based at the Cardiac Centre in Morriston Hospital. We are looking for a visionary and hard-working candidate to join our department, where all Cardiac inpatients are based. The post is fixed term starting February 2027 for 12 months only until February 2028.

The successful post holder will join existing colleagues on the SpR rota, support new and follow up patient clinics for Cardiology and participate in the running of a fast paced, regional Cardiology service within SBUHB.

We welcome candidates with a strong grounding in angioplasty and structural intervention. The successful candidate will join the wider team of cardiologists working at SBUHB to provide secondary cardiology care for the Swansea Bay patients and tertiary cardiac care for the population of Mid and West Wales. We place a great emphasis on continuous professional development and will actively support you in the achievement of personal goals.

Main duties of the job
The new appointee will work with the current team to support the Cardiology service and participate in the SpR rota. The primary focus of the post will be to provide a first-rate outpatient, interventional and follow up service for patients with Cardiology conditions. This will include:

• Cardiology assessment of acute cardiac admissions to the Cardiac Centre
• Participate in an SpR on call rota
• Deliver an outpatient review and follow up service for Cardiology
• Manage in patients admitted to the Cardiac Centre
• Participate in the Cardiac MDT schedule
• The post holder will be encouraged to undertake clinical research in cardiology, and there is considerable scope for collaboration with colleagues and participation in ongoing research projects
• Participation in the departmental clinical governance and audit program, multi-disciplinary and educational meetings
• Supervision and training of junior medical staff and undergraduate medical students

About us
Swansea Bay University Health Board has responsibility for the health of around 390,000 people in the Neath Port Talbot and Swansea areas, with a budget of around £1 billion and employing 12,500 people. We are a University Health Board working in partnership with Swansea University, Swansea School of Medicine, the School of Health Science and the Institute of Life Science. The HB has three major hospitals providing a range of services: Morriston and Singleton hospitals in Swansea and Neath Port Talbot hospital in Baglan, Port Talbot.

Mental Health and learning Disabilities services are provided both in hospital settings (Cefn Coed Hospital, Swansea Caswell clinic and Taith Newydd at Glanrhyd Bridgend) and other community settings. We also have community hospital and primary care resource centres providing clinical services outside the main hospitals.

The Health Board is part of A Regional Collaboration for Health (ARCH), which is a partnership with Hywel Dda UHB and Swansea University. Aimed at improving the wellbeing and wealth of Southwest Wales.

Swansea is Wales' second largest city and sits on the five-mile sweep of Swansea Bay. An ideal base for exploring South-West Wales, there is also much on offer for visitors in Swansea itself. Swansea has a range of shops, cosy cafes, great restaurants, art galleries as well as being able to offer good outdoor lifestyle with its beautiful coastline and beaches on the Gower Peninsula.

Details
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Doctor - other
Salary: £56,925 to £80,730 a year Per annum, pro rata
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 12 months
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 130-55818716-031126
Job location: Morriston Hospital, Heol Maes Eglwys, Swansea, SA6 6NL, United Kingdom

Essential person specification
Skills

• Good communication skills, interpersonal and organisational skills
• Evidence of participation in multidisciplinary team
• Ability to prioritise workload and use initiative
• Ability to know own limitations and when to seek advice
• Meet the requirements of the GMC's Good Medical Practice

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration
• Part way through SpR interventional or structural Cardiology training

Experience

• Significant experience in full time hospital SpR level in Cardiology
• Involvement in audit and research projects
• Computer/IT/Research skills

Disposition

• Approachable manner
• Flexible attitude

Special requirements

• Commitment to continuing educational and personal development
• Evidence of continuing education and personal development
• Valid permit/status to remain/work in the UK

Desirable

• Advanced knowledge of IT
• Completed/completing SpR interventional or structural Cardiology training
• Higher professional qualification (or part)
• Teaching skills
• Experience of research
• Publications in relevant journals

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name: Swansea Bay University Health Board
Employer website: https://sbuhb.nhs.wales/

For questions about the job, contact:
Consultant Cardiologist/TAVI Lead, Professor Alex Chase, Alexander.Chase@wales.nhs.uk, 01792704123

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