Clinical Fellow in Multimodality Cardiovascular Imaging

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Clinical Fellow in Multimodality Cardiovascular Imaging at Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital. The post will be fixed term for 12 Months, commencing September 2026. The aims of this fellowship are to provide the skills and experience required to gain competency in multimodality cardiac imaging, with a specific focus on imaging-guided structural intervention. The post is ideally suited to candidates who are post CCT with a specialist interest in cardiac imaging, or approaching the latter stages of their imaging training. The successful applicant will have the opportunity to work alongside seven imaging cardiologists and six interventional cardiologists who form the TAVI/structural team, as well as the wider multi-disciplinary team of cardiologists and surgeons. The cardiac imaging and structural interventional service in Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital has an established reputation for excellence and innovation. The group forms a significant proportion of the heart valve team, with a focus on collaborative working which is assisted by genuine respect and friendship amongst the group.

The fellow will work alongside the imaging consultants, and specific educational supervision/job plan can be tailored based on the successful applicant's experience and requirements. The LHCH multimodality imaging program is one of the highest volume in the UK and includes cardiac MRI, cardiac CT, complex echocardiography and structural imaging (procedural TOE and pre-procedure planning gated CT). It is desirable that the successful candidate demonstrates interest and engagement in structural TOE, along with commitment to weekly MDTs for valvular heart disease. The cardiac diagnostics department is responsible for performing 400-500 TOEs per year, and the training offered for this specific modality will include 3D post processing. There is collaborative working with theatres/ITU, with an excellent relationship with the large group of intensivists who also perform high quality TOE. In addition, over 600 stress echocardiograms are performed per year (treadmill/bike/dobutamine/pacing), and this service supports the complex valve disease and cardiomyopathy services, as well ischaemia testing. The cardiac CT service is led by Radiology, with over 2000 gated scans performed per year, which includes studies planning for complex surgical (Ross, aortic repair) and percutaneous procedures. With regards to on call cardiology/general medicine cover, there are no requirements for this attached to this post.