Senior Clinical Fellow in ACHD

Job Title: Senior Clinical Fellow in Adult Congenital Heart Disease ***We are seeking to recruit 2 Clinical Fellows in Adult Congenital Heart Disease Post 1,6-month fixed-term contract (paid at nodal point 4) Post 2,12-month fixed-term contract (paid at nodal point 5) Both positions offer the opportunity to work in a dynamic, multidisciplinary environment, gaining advanced clinical experience in adult congenital heart disease. This post may close early if a sufficient number of applications have been received. Location: Royal Brompton Hospital The ACHD unit is one of the largest dedicated services of its type providing care for over 10,000 patients with an active transition program of over 500 new patients per year. It fulfils all components of a supra-specialist centre and has a full range of comprehensive tertiary facilities. The unit has an active interventional and surgical programme including advanced interventional techniques such as trans-catheter pulmonary valve implantation. There are multiple specialist clinics covering all aspects of tertiary care. These include high-risk pregnancy and a pulmonary hypertension (nationally designated). In addition, there is a prestigious imaging facility including echocardiography, cardiac magnetic resonance and cardiac CT.

Main duties of the job Clinical responsibilities To assist in the clinical services of the unit under direct consultant supervision To participate in inpatient and outpatient care of adults with congenital heart disease To participate in the pre- and post-procedure care of adults with congenital heart disease undergoing surgical or percutaneous intervention To supervise more junior members of medical staff and assist with their ongoing education To contribute to the weekly joint multidisciplinary clinical meetings Participation in the general Cardiology on-call rota will be required as part of the role, 1 in 16 rota, weekend on-calls, nights and ward day shifts