King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
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Cardiac Science – King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
King’s College Hospital is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching trusts in the UK and serves a highly diverse and densely populated catchment area. We are a world renowned cardiology department, offering the following non-invasive services; ECG, Ambulatory monitoring, Head-Up Tilt Testing, Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test, Exercise Stress Test and the following Invasive procedures: Diagnostic Angiography, Percutaneous coronary Interventions, Structural interventions such as TAVI & PFO closures, and Electrophysiology. We also have a busy cardiac rhythm follow up and implantation service and offer a full range of echocardiography services.
As a Cardiac Science STP trainee, you will be part if the team at the main KCH Denmark Hill site. The Cardiac department contains four sections; the Outpatients Department Suite 6 (this is where you will be mainly based early on in your studies), the Cardiac Catheter Suite, Cardiac Surgery and the Cardiac wards. You will rotate and gain exposure in all areas, however we only offer specialism in CRM & EP.
Local promotion details for post(s): We are happy to provide pre-arranged site visits for applicants.
Expected MSc university location - may be subject to change
Newcastle University
Contact details for queries relating to location choice - for shortlisted applicants only
Name: Eleanor McPhail
Email: eleanor.mcphail@nhs.net
Intraoperative Neuromonitoring – King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Trainees will be primarily based at King’s College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London, employed by King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Training is centred at King’s, though rotations may include partner sites such as St Thomas’ Hospital, which has strong transport links for easy travel. King’s also offers specialist experience in Cardiology, Respiratory Medicine and Sleep Disorders, providing exposure to comprehensive adult heart care, lung‑disease services and sleep‑apnoea diagnostics.
The Trust is a major teaching centre with a strong research profile and a wide range of tertiary services, as outlined on its public website. Trainees are not expected to work outside normal hours, but surgery is typically 8am-6pm, with occasional overruns during complex procedures.
Trainees will undergo specialist training in multimodality IOM for a range of procedures, including cranial (neuro-oncology and skull base), spine and spinal cord, cranial vascular (aneurysms and AVM), general vascular (AAA and thyroidectomies), peripheral nerve and maxillofacial.
Local promotion details for post(s): Site visits are always encouraged, offering applicants the chance to meet the team, see the clinical environment and gain a clearer understanding of the training experience. Informal conversations with interested candidates can be arranged to support their understanding of the role and the wider training pathway.
Expected MSc university location - may be subject to change
Aston University
Contact details for queries relating to location choice - for shortlisted applicants only
Name: Arjel Lejarde
Email: arjel.lejarde12@nhs.net
Medical Physics (undefined) – King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Trainees will be part of the long-established South London Consortium consisting of King’s College Hospital, Guy’s and St. Thomas’ Hospital and The Royal Marsden Hospital (London). Training will take place across the consortium. The choice of specialism will be decided after the rotations. This is based on personal preference, training capacity and workforce need.
Expected MSc university location - may be subject to change
King's College London
Contact details for queries relating to location choice - for shortlisted applicants only
Name: Gill Clarke
Email: g.clarke@nhs.net
Radiation Safety and Diagnostic Radiology – King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Trainees will be part of the long-established South London consortium consisting of King’s College Hospital, Guy’s and St. Thomas’ Hospital and The Royal Marsden Hospital (London). Training will take place across the consortium. The trainee will specialise in Radiation Safety and Diagnostic Radiology. Specialist training will take place at King’s College Hospital.
Expected MSc university location - may be subject to change
King's College London
Contact details for queries relating to location choice - for shortlisted applicants only
Name: Gill Clarke
Email: g.clarke@nhs.net
Radiotherapy Physics – King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Trainees will be part of the long-established South London consortium consisting of King’s College Hospital, Guy’s and St. Thomas’ Hospital and The Royal Marsden Hospital (London). Training will take place across the consortium. The trainee will specialise in Radiotherapy Physics and will be based at Guy’s and St. Thomas’ Hospital for the specialist training.
Expected MSc university location - may be subject to change
King's College London
Contact details for queries relating to location choice - for shortlisted applicants only
Name: Gill Clarke
Email: g.clarke@nhs.net
Respiratory and Sleep Science – King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (KCH) is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts. We provide a range of local hospital and specialist services across different sites, from King’s College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH).
The trainee will be based in the Chest Unit/Lung Function at KCH. The department has both respiratory and sleep services although some aspects of the sleep training will take place at Guy’s and St Thomas’s NHS Trust. The majority of the rotations will take place within KCH.
The Chest Unit at KCH is an IQIPs accredited department and offers a range of routine diagnostic lung function in adults and paediatrics, as well as specialist tests. The sleep service provides diagnostic studies (with the exception of full polysomnography which will be provided by GSTT) and provision of CPAP and NIV. Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing will be provided by the cardiology team at KCH.
Expected MSc university location - may be subject to change
Manchester Metropolitan University
Contact details for queries relating to location choice - for shortlisted applicants only
Name: Claire Wood
Email: claire.wood1@nhs.net
Vascular Science – King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Main location within Vascular Lab at Denmark Hill site but will require occasional travel to other sites such as Princess Royal in Farborough and Beckenham clinics, all are commutable within London transport.
Expected MSc university location - may be subject to change
Newcastle University
Contact details for queries relating to location choice - for shortlisted applicants only
Name: Ben Freedman
Email: benfreedman@nhs.net