Post CCT Clinical Fellow in Interventional Congenital Cardiology

Leeds Teaching Hospitals; Leeds; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare institution in Leeds seeks an Interventional Congenital Cardiology Fellow to provide high-quality services and patient care. Candidates should have significant experience in Congenital Cardiology and meet GMC registration requirements. This role includes ward responsibilities, outpatient clinics, and on-call duties, with a commitment to professional development and high standards of practice.

Qualifications

• Current licence to practice from the GMC.
• Experience in Interventional Congenital Cardiology.
• Advanced Life Support Certificate.

Responsibilities

• Provide Interventional Paediatric and Adult Cardiology Services.
• Work with medical, nursing, and allied health professionals.
• Accountable to educational supervisors.

Skills

Ability to apply sound clinical knowledge

Ability to prioritize clinical need

Demonstrates understanding of research

Evidence of good standard of practice

Education

MBBS or equivalent medical qualification

Eligible for Specialist registration with the GMC

Job description

Post CCT Clinical Fellow in Interventional Congenital Cardiology

Thisis an Interventional Congenital Cardiology Fellow post designed to support theservice delivered within the Leeds GeneralInfirmary.

Alongsidethe interventional workload, there will also be some expectation for theapplicant to continue to gain experience in

PaediatricCardiology ward patient management, Paediatric and Neonatal Intensive carecardiology, including out of hours cover.

Thepost will be based at the Jubilee and Clarendon sites within Leeds GeneralInfirmary. The service in Leeds provides paediatric

cardiacsurgical and interventional treatment for patients from the Yorkshire andHumber region in a dedicated unit of the Leeds Childrens Hospital within theLeeds General Infirmary. The paediatric cardiology ward has 16 inpatient beds,6 of which are dedicated as High Dependency, but which are managed by the wardteam. Following surgery, most patients spend time on the Paediatric IntensiveCare Unit, which is run by a separate team of medical staff but with supportfrom the Cardiology team.

Thereis a dedicated theatre for Paediatric Cardiac Surgery and a

dedicatedCardiac Catheter Lab which is also equipped to be used as a Hybrid Theatre/Labto allow for joint working between

interventionaland surgical teams if required.

Adultservices including Adult Congenital Cardiology are also present on-site thePaediatric Cardiology team work closely with the ACHDteam to ensure that patients with Congenital Heart Disease receive excellentcare.

Main duties of the job

Provisionof Interventional Paediatric and Adult Cardiology Services within the Hospitalwith responsibility for the prevention, assessment, diagnosis and treatment ofillness within the Congenital Cardiology department. Ward and on-call workincluding care of Paediatric Cardiology inpatients.

Closeworking with medical, nursing and allied health professionals to assist inproviding high quality patient care.

Thepost holder will be given an educational supervisor from within theinterventional cardiology consultant team. They will also be accountable to DrDominic Hares as clinical supervisor and as clinical training lead of thedepartment.

About us

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

LeedsTeaching Hospitals is currently embarking on one of the largest and mosthigh-profile investment, transformation and regeneration programmes in the cityand the wider region. Its Building the Leeds Way Programme aims to transformhealthcare for patients in Leeds and the wider region. The investment Programmeinclude 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 ChildrensHospital for Leeds and the surrounding region.

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our processof redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. Assuch, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the rightto close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you doexperience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, pleasebear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact ifyou have any questions.

Job responsibilities

Provisionof Interventional Paediatric and Adult Cardiology Services within the Hospitalwith responsibility for the prevention, assessment, diagnosis and treatment ofillness within the Congenital Cardiology department. Ward and on-call workincluding care of Paediatric Cardiology inpatients.

Closeworking with medical, nursing and allied health professionals to assist inproviding high quality patient care.

Thepost holder will be given an educational supervisor from within theinterventional cardiology consultant team. They will also be accountable to DrDominic Hares as clinical supervisor and as clinical training lead of thedepartment.

Induction:The candidate will undergo hospital induction immediately on taking up thepost. Further local induction to the ward and addressing issues specific to therole will be provided following completion of the hospital induction.

Orientation:The successful candidate will undergo a period of orientation. This willinclude observing consultants in clinic and in the cardiac catheter lab.Candidates will take clinical responsibilities and be placed on the on callrota only after the supervising consultant deems them competent to do so. To beon the cardiac arrest rota, the candidate will need to have received APLS/EPLScertification. The period of orientation will generally be for a period of upto 4 weeks (although given the level of applicant experience expected for thisrole, it is likely to be much shorter than this). This will be decided by theeducational supervisor and departmental clinical lead.

Thepost holder should meet with the educational supervisor to discuss personaldevelopment plans within the first two weeks of commencing the post.

Clinical: The Interventional Training Fellow will beresponsible, together with SpR colleagues, for both inpatient and outpatientwork.

1. Interventional Cardiology: The postholder will be expected to prepare cases for the cardiac catheter lab,including involvement in the planning of intervention, consent of patients andtheir family for the procedure, performing the procedure under appropriatesupervision and all appropriate post procedure review and follow-up. Theseduties will all be supervised by a designated interventional consultantcardiologist.

2. Inpatient: The post holder will beexpected to attend consultant ward rounds (up to 5 / week during planned wardservice weeks) and will perform personal ward rounds on the patients admittedon call under the supervising consultant(s).

3. Outpatient: The post holder willperform 1 interventional cardiology clinics / week under supervision. They willdiscuss patients seen in clinic with the supervising consultant.

4. On call rota: The post holder will beon call rota 1:7 non-resident,

AdministrationDuties: These include responsibility for inpatient discharge summaries,outpatient letters etc and the management of other resident medical staff onthe team.

Person Specification

Eligibility, Fitness to practice, and Language Skills

• Holds a current licence to practise from the GMC at intended start date
• Eligibility to work in the UK
• Advanced Life Support Certificate from the Resuscitation Council UK (or equivalent advanced resuscitation qualification) by intended start date
• Significant previous experience in Interventional Congenital Cardiology to a level equivalent to completion of UK specialist training
• General Paediatric Cardiology experience to a level equivalent to at least that of a senior UK trainee in Paediatric Cardiology (ST7-8)
• Is up to date with all current regulations, fit to practise safely and is aware of own training needs.
• Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues. Please detail your qualifications in English.

Clinical, Academic, and Personal Skills

• Ability to apply sound clinical knowledge and judgement to problems
• Ability to prioritise clinical need
• Ability to maximise safety and minimise risk
• Recognition of, and ability to undertake the initial management of, an acutely ill patient
• Demonstrates understanding of research, including awareness of ethical issues
• Ability to provide complete details of employment history including accounting for any gaps in history
• Evidence that career progression is consistent with personal circumstances
• Evidence that present achievement and performance is commensurate with totality of their period of training

Experience

• At least 12 months experience working after achieving full GMC registration or equivalent
• Evidence of past achievement of foundation competences, in line with GMC standards / Good Medical Practice; including:
• Example of how you have made the care or your patient your first concern
• Provide an example of a good standard of practice and care
• Evidence of achievement of competencies in General Paediatric Cardiology training (equivalent to at least ST7 completion)
• Evidence of specialist training in intervention following this period of general paediatric cardiology training

Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
• Eligible for Specialist registration with the GMC (CCT, CESR or equivalent recognised international qualification)

Additional Requirements

• Demonstrable interest in, and understanding of, the specialty
• Commitment to personal and professional development
• Evidence of attendance at organised teaching and training programme(s)
• Evidence of self-reflective practice

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.