Structural Heart Fellow

Macquarie University Health; Ryde; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Macquarie University Health invites a cardiology trainee or early‑career clinician to join a 12‑month advanced fellowship in structural heart disease. You will split clinical training with dedicated time for research, innovation and academic development, with emphasis on imaging, heart interventions and translational projects.

You will work within a Heart Team on TAVI cases and complex valvular disease, developing specialist expertise in a setting that combines patient care, education and

Qualifications

• FRACP or equivalent in cardiology is required or near completion.
• Demonstrated interest in structural heart disease and related imaging.
• Strong communication and teamwork within a multidisciplinary Heart Team.

Responsibilities

• Participate in inpatient and outpatient care of patients with structural heart disease.
• Perform and interpret TTE/TOE and provide intra-procedural support for related interventions.
• Contribute to the innovation program, clinical research, audits and publications.
• Collaborate with the Heart Team in planning and management of TAVI cases.

Skills

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Echocardiography (TTE/TOE)

Interventional imaging interest

Effective communication

Education

FRACP (or equivalent) in Cardiology

Interest in structural heart disease

Job description

• Attractive salary with packaging options, relative to appointment level + access to salary packaging via Maxxia to maximise your take home pay (including venue hire, meals, entertainment and novated leasing).
  
• Macquarie University Health brings healthcare, education and research together in one integrated precinct
  
• Location: Macquarie University Hospital, Wallumattagal Campus, Macquarie University, North Ryde
  

• Attractive salary with packaging options, relative to appointment level + access to salary packaging via Maxxia to maximise your take home pay (including venue hire, meals, entertainment and novated leasing).
  

• Macquarie University Health brings healthcare, education and research together in one integrated precinct
  

• Location: Macquarie University Hospital, Wallumattagal Campus, Macquarie University, North Ryde
  

• Full-time, fixed-term (12 months), commencing 2027

Drive innovation in healthcare, transform patient outcomes, and advance your career today.

Macquarie University Hospital is a high-volume centre in structural heart disease, with a clinical program that is deliberately built alongside a translational research and innovation program. That program spans advanced imaging, artificial intelligence, device bioengineering and clinical trials of novel structural heart interventions, including new transcatheter mitral and tricuspid technologies.

We are seeking a cardiology trainee or early-career cardiovascular clinician to join this program in a 12-month advanced fellowship. The role combines multidisciplinary clinical training in advanced structural heart disease with dedicated time for research, biomedical innovation and academic development. Clinical training will be shaped around your sub-specialty interest, whether that is advanced imaging, heart failure management or structural heart interventions.

You will work closely with a multidisciplinary Heart Team across the diagnosis, planning and management of patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) and other structural heart interventions. It is a genuine opportunity to develop specialist expertise in a setting where clinical practice, research and education operate together rather than in parallel.

About the Role

As the Structural Heart Fellow, you will contribute to the care of patients with complex valvular and structural heart disease while building the imaging, procedural and research skills that underpin a career in this sub-specialty. You will be supervised by experienced clinicians and supported to take an active part in identifying unmet clinical needs and translating them into research and innovation projects.

• Participate in the inpatient and outpatient clinical care of patients with structural heart disease
  

• Perform and interpret structural heart disease transthoracic and transoesophageal echocardiography (TOE), including interventional TOE for procedural guidance
  

• Assist with case planning and provide intra-procedural support for TAVI and related interventions
  

• Present at multidisciplinary team meetings and educational forums
  

• Liaise with patients, families and general practitioners to support integrated, coordinated care
  

• Contribute to the innovation program, clinical research, audits and academic publications

About Us

Macquarie University Health is Australia's only university-owned, academically integrated health sciences organisation and the country's first fully integrated academic health precinct on a university campus. Our clinicians, researchers, educators and students work side by side across Macquarie University Hospital, our clinics and our research institutes, so that new knowledge reaches patients sooner and clinical questions shape the research agenda.

Our mission is straightforward: to improve lives through compassionate, coordinated and effective care centred on the patient, supported by world-class research and teaching. That is how we Heal. Learn. Discover.

About You

• FRACP (or equivalent) in Cardiology, or close to completion
  

• Demonstrated interest in structural heart disease
  

• Strong clinical skills, including competence in transthoracic and transoesophageal echocardiography, or a clear commitment to developing interventional imaging skills
  

• Effective communication skills, with the ability to work with patients, families and referring clinicians
  

• Well-developed organisational skills and the ability to contribute within a multidisciplinary team
  

• Research, audit or quality improvement experience (highly desirable)

Applications Close: Sunday 27th September 11:59PM

For enquiries, or a confidential conversation about the role, please contact:

Specific Role Enquiries

Prof Martin Ng, Professor of Cardiology and Structural Heart at Macquarie University Hospital, ********@mqhealth.org.au

General enquiries

Rebecca Wood -Talent Acquisition Health, ******@mq.edu.au

We reserve the right to progress or not proceed with applications prior to the closing date, and to close the advertisement early if required.

Please note this position is only open to Australian citizens, permanent residents and those currently residing in Australia with full working rights.

Pre-Employment Checks

Macquarie University Health cultivates a workplace defined by safety, ethical conduct, and strong integrity. Prior to completion of an offer of employment, preferred candidates will be required to participate in a combination of pre-employment checks relevant to the role they have applied for.

Your employment is conditional upon the completion and maintenance of all role-required pre-employment or background checks in terms satisfactory to Macquarie University Health.

For this role, checks include identity, right to work, national police clearance and Category A immunisation requirements.