Clinical Fellow in Interventional Cardiology

Job summary

Full Time Interventional Fellowship
We seek to appoint 2 full time cardiology interventional fellows for 1 year. The role will expose you to the full range of coronary intervention at the Bristol Heart Institute, the regional centre for the Southwest. Our unit has one of the largest volume and highest quality complex PCI programmes in the UK and recognition for excellence in intravascular imaging (both OCT and IVUS), both services being delivered by national and internationally regarded trainers.

We would welcome applications from candidates who have completed their SpR interventional cardiology training and are about to start looking for consultant grade positions (or equivalent). This post could also have an on-call commitment at a 1 in 20 frequency if required by the department at the time of appointment. This will be confirmed at the time of interview/appointment into the role. If this isn't required, it may be requested that vacant on call shifts are booked into on an optional and ad hoc basis, and these will be paid at the Trust agreed additional payment rates.

The contract will be held with the University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS FT.

Main duties of the job

The fellow can expect to perform around 200-300 first operator cases per year and develop high-level skills in adjunctive PCI tools such as IVUS, OCT, rotational atherectomy and lithoplasty as well as CTO PCI (AWE, ADR and retrograde). We have an active Impella programme. In addition to excellent clinical and procedural training all fellows are expected to participate in departmental research and educational programmes, present at national and international conferences, and publish in peer-reviewed journals.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

• MRCP
• Training in Cardiology to ST3 level

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Experience in Cardiology
• Experience in on call at SpR level
• Experience in PCI

Desirable

• Previous research experience

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Effective information technology skills

Desirable

• Competence in database handling
• Competence in medical statistics

Additional & Aptitudes

Essential

• Supportive
• Respectful
• Innovative
• Collaborative

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. 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.
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.