Clinical Fellow in Adult Congenital Heart Disease

Leeds Teaching Hospitals; Leeds; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A Clinical Fellow position at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust in the Department of Adult Congenital Heart Disease. This role offers a unique opportunity to gain experience in cardiology, with no on-call commitments. Candidates must have completed IMT2 and be registered with the GMC.

Qualifications

• Completed IMT2 or equivalent.
• 36 months experience after full GMC registration.

Responsibilities

• Managing patients on the ward and attending outpatient clinics.
• Co-ordination of MDTs and exposure to operating theatre.

Skills

English

Research

Clinical Risk Management

Education

MBBS or equivalent

Job description

Job summary

Weare inviting applications to fill a Clinical Fellow vacancy at The LeedsTeaching Hospitals NHS Trust in the Department of Adult Congenital HeartDisease (ACHD).

Thispost will commence 6th of August 2025 and will be for 1 year.

Thispost is suitable for candidates who have completed IMT2 (or equivalent).

Essentialqualifications: MBBS or equivalent.

Essentialexperience: Core Training in General Medicine or equivalent. The post wouldsuit a candidate either with some Cardiology experience who wishes to gainspecific experience in ACHD, or a candidate with little or no experience inCardiology who is looking to pursue Cardiology as a career. Many previousfellows have successfully moved from this post to a formal Cardiology trainingscheme. This post carries no on call commitment.

Candidatesmust be fully registered with the General Medical Council and hold a license topractice by the intended start date.

Formore details, please contact Dr Helen Parry, [e-mail]

Main duties of the job

This post will include managing patients on theward, attending outpatient clinics, post operative management of patients,discussions with relatives, co-ordination of MDTs and exposure to operatingtheatre and catheter labs. Involvement in audit and research is encouraged.

About us

Leeds Children's Hospital covers 27 medical and surgical specialties and is one of the largest specialist children's hospitals in the country. We have over 20 inpatient wards, employ over 800 nurses and last year held over 170,000 outpatient appointments and treated over 25,000 surgical patients both electively/non-electively.

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is currently embarking on one of the largest and most high-profile investment, transformation and regeneration programmes in the city and the wider region. Its Building the Leeds Way Programme aims to transform healthcare for patients in Leeds and the wider region. The investment Programme include the construction of two new hospitals at the Leeds General Infirmary (LGI) site one for adults and the other a brand state of the art Children's Hospital for Leeds and the surrounding region.

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions.

Job description

Job responsibilities

TheACHD team works closely with the units paediatric cardiology team and adultacquired cardiologists and has close links with the departments of obstetricsand feto-maternal medicine.

Thispost will include managing patients on the ward, attending outpatient clinics,post operative management of patients, discussions with relatives,co-ordination of MDTs and exposure to operating theatre and catheter labs.Involvement in audit and research is encouraged.

This post is suitable for candidates who havecompleted IMT2. There is no on call responsibility

Job description
Job responsibilities

TheACHD team works closely with the units paediatric cardiology team and adultacquired cardiologists and has close links with the departments of obstetricsand feto-maternal medicine.

Thispost will include managing patients on the ward, attending outpatient clinics,post operative management of patients, discussions with relatives,co-ordination of MDTs and exposure to operating theatre and catheter labs.Involvement in audit and research is encouraged.

This post is suitable for candidates who havecompleted IMT2. There is no on call responsibility

Person Specification

Eligibility, Fitness to practice, and Language Skills

Essential

• Be eligible for full registration with, and hold a current licence to practise from the GMC at intended start date. Please can you include your GMC number and renewal date.
• Eligible to work in the UK.
• Advanced Life Support Certificate from the Resuscitation Council UK or equivalent (as required to complete Foundation competences) by intended start date
• Demonstrable skills in the English language and passed relevant testing if required.
• 36 months experience after full GMC registration or equivalent
• Evidence of achievement of ST3 competencies in medicine or Surgery (as defined by the curricula relating to Core Medical training or Core Surgical Training)

Clinical Experience and Career Progression

Essential

• Evidence of achievement of CT/ST1&2 competencies in medicine (as defined by the curricula relating to Core Medical training), or equivalent.

Desirable

• Experience in Cardiology or an interest in pursuing Cardiology as a career

Additional Requirements

Essential

• Evidence of attendance at organised teaching and training programme(s)
• Evidence of self-reflective practice

Clinical, Academic, and Personal Skills

Essential

• Demonstrates understanding of research, including awareness of ethical issues
• Demonstrates understanding of the basic principles of audit, clinical risk management, evidence-based practice, patient safety, and clinical quality improvement initiatives
• Demonstrates knowledge of evidence-informed practice
• Ability to provide complete details of employment history

Desirable

• Evidence of relevant academic and research achievements, e.g. degrees, prizes, awards, distinctions, publications, presentations, other achievements
• Evidence of involvement in an audit project, a quality improvement project, formal research project or other activity which focuses on patient safety and clinical improvement
• Evidence of interest in, and experience of teaching
• Instructor status (or a recommendation for instructor status) in an advanced life support course (ALS, ATLS, EPLS, APLS) or equivalent course

Qualifications

Essential

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
• Completed IMT2 or equivalent

Person Specification
Eligibility, Fitness to practice, and Language Skills

Essential

• Be eligible for full registration with, and hold a current licence to practise from the GMC at intended start date. Please can you include your GMC number and renewal date.
• Eligible to work in the UK.
• Advanced Life Support Certificate from the Resuscitation Council UK or equivalent (as required to complete Foundation competences) by intended start date
• Demonstrable skills in the English language and passed relevant testing if required.
• 36 months experience after full GMC registration or equivalent
• Evidence of achievement of ST3 competencies in medicine or Surgery (as defined by the curricula relating to Core Medical training or Core Surgical Training)

Clinical Experience and Career Progression

Essential

• Evidence of achievement of CT/ST1&2 competencies in medicine (as defined by the curricula relating to Core Medical training), or equivalent.

Desirable

• Experience in Cardiology or an interest in pursuing Cardiology as a career

Additional Requirements

Essential

• Evidence of attendance at organised teaching and training programme(s)
• Evidence of self-reflective practice

Clinical, Academic, and Personal Skills

Essential

• Demonstrates understanding of research, including awareness of ethical issues
• Demonstrates understanding of the basic principles of audit, clinical risk management, evidence-based practice, patient safety, and clinical quality improvement initiatives
• Demonstrates knowledge of evidence-informed practice
• Ability to provide complete details of employment history

Desirable

• Evidence of relevant academic and research achievements, e.g. degrees, prizes, awards, distinctions, publications, presentations, other achievements
• Evidence of involvement in an audit project, a quality improvement project, formal research project or other activity which focuses on patient safety and clinical improvement
• Evidence of interest in, and experience of teaching
• Instructor status (or a recommendation for instructor status) in an advanced life support course (ALS, ATLS, EPLS, APLS) or equivalent course

Qualifications

Essential

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
• Completed IMT2 or equivalent

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. For further information visit the .

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. For further information please see

Additional information
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. For further information visit the .

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. For further information please see

Employer details

Employer name

Leeds Teaching Hospitals
Address

Leeds General Infirmary

Great George Street

Leeds

LS1 3EX

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