Clinical Fellow in Structural Cardiology

Job description

Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:

Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary's, Queen Charlotte's & Chelsea and Western Eye.

With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.

We are an NHS Trust of approximately 16,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.

We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.

With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.

We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.

Job overview

Join Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust as a Clinical Fellow in Structural Cardiology at Hammersmith Hospital. This full-time one-year Trust Grade fellowship, with the planned start date in January 2027 , offers advanced experience in a tertiary cardiology service providing TAVI and other percutaneous structural heart treatments. The role is suitable for doctors in their final year of specialist training or post-CCT fellows wishing to pursue a career in structural cardiology. Previous structural cardiology experience is expected. You will combine inpatient, outpatient and catheter laboratory work with opportunities to participate in clinical research. The post includes up to one day per week of daytime contribution to the Cardiology SpR rota, with no on-call commitment.

Main duties of the job

Provide daily ward rounds for TAVI inpatients and care for patients requiring structural heart therapies. Undertake interventional catheter laboratory work, outpatient clinics and ward referrals. Work with the TAVI nurses to manage the structural waiting list and with consultant MDT leads to prepare structural multidisciplinary team meetings. Collate and present morbidity and mortality data, contribute to the NICOR database, and attend audit and departmental clinical meetings. Participate in clinical research within the department. Contribute up to one day per week to the daytime general cardiology SpR rota; The timetable will reflect departmental needs and the successful applicant's clinical experience.

Working for our organisation

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career. Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

The statutory requirement to be fully Covid-19 vaccinated as a condition of employment from April 2022 is subject to legislative review. At Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, we strongly encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19. The successful applicant may have contact with patients and service users and as part of our pre-employment checks and risk assessments, we will ask all candidates to confirm whether or not they have been fully vaccinated or have a medical exemption.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Clinical Fellow in Structural Cardiology is based primarily at Hammersmith Hospital and is accountable to the Chief of Service, Cardiology. The fellowship provides experience in a service offering TAVI, mitral and tricuspid edge-to-edge repair, PFO/ASD closure, paravalvular leak therapy and mitral interventions. Responsibilities include daily TAVI inpatient reviews, inpatient management, interventional catheter laboratory work, outpatient clinics and ward referrals. The fellow will coordinate the structural waiting list with TAVI nurses, prepare structural MDT meetings with consultant leads, collate and present morbidity and mortality data, contribute to NICOR data collection, and attend audit and clinical meetings. Clinical research opportunities are available within the department, Trust and Imperial College. A maximum of one day per week is allocated to daytime general cardiology SpR ward cover, with no SpR on-call commitment. Duties and the timetable depend on service needs and the fellow's experience. Previous structural cardiology experience is expected. This is a one-year, full-time Trust Grade appointment starting in January 2027; it is not formally recognised as contributing towards a CCST. Please refer to the supporting job description for full details and conditions of service.

Person specification

Education/ qualifications

Essential criteria

• Trust Grade doctor (ST6 equivalent)
• Post CCT Fellow

Knowledge/skills Clinical expertise in Specialty/sub specialty

Essential criteria

• Experience and interest in ICC
• IT Skills and computer literacy

Academic achievements including research/publications

Essential criteria

• Evidence of achievement appropriate to appointment at registrar level at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Physical requirements

Essential criteria

• Occupational health clearance for the role specified

Audit

Essential criteria

• Understanding of principles of clinical audit.

Right to work

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