Senior Clinical Fellow - TAVI ST7 | Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Southend University Hospital NHS Trust; Basildon; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK seeks a Senior Clinical Fellow to join its TAVI Fellowship program. This role offers extensive training, including ultrasound-guided techniques and high involvement in the TAVI patient pathway, with approximately 250 procedures anticipated within a year. Candidates will also participate in weekly discussions, ensuring comprehensive patient care. It’s an exciting opportunity to develop skills in a fast-growing program dedicated to improving patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• Experience in cardiothoracic procedures preferred.
• Understanding of pre‑dilatation techniques and aortic valve procedures.
• Ability to work effectively within a Valve Team.

Responsibilities

• Perform TAVI procedures and manage patient care.
• Obtain clinical histories and interpret clinical investigations.
• Participate in weekly TAVI MDT meetings.

Job description

Our Essex Cardiothoracic Centre (CTC) are pleased to offer the opportunity to join their expanding TAVI Fellowship programme which will be tailored to your pre‑existing skill set providing you with one‑on‑one training including ultrasound‑guided and micro‑puncture techniques for safe femoral vascular access and to become proficient in aortic valve crossing, and the subsequent performance and interpretation of invasive hemodynamics pre‑TAVI deployment.

Our TAVI service at the Essex Cardiothoracic Centre is growing and in line with planned expansion, we conservatively estimate you will have the opportunity to perform approx. 250 TAVI procedures within a 12‑month period meaning you will be fully immersed in all aspects of our rapidly expanding TAVI programme including clinical interaction with patients at all stages of the TAVI patient pathway and being an integral part of the patient’s care during their hospital admission.

As part of your training, you will develop understanding of when pre‑dilatation of the aortic valve using balloon aortic valvuloplasty is required, develop the skills necessary to perform this, become confident in the safe insertion of the large‑bore delivery sheaths required for TAVI as we will train you in all aspects of valve insertion and preparation as required, including intra‑vascular lithotripsy‑enabled trans‑femoral TAVI in high vascular risk patients.

Our Fellow will see patients, obtain detailed clinical histories, order and interpret appropriate clinical investigations, develop an in‑depth understanding of the role of effective Valve Team working by their active involvement in the weekly TAVI MDT meeting at the CTC including all aspects of periprocedural patient care, in addition to the hands‑on operating role and all cases will be reviewed by the consultant body to ensure training and maintenance of the highest level of patient care.

It is our strong belief that as our Fellow you must be trained in all aspects of the TAVI patient pathway (and not just the procedural elements) if they are to develop into a fully independent operator capable of leading/integrating into a TAVI service.

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well‑being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.

Are you looking for an exciting Senior Clinical Fellow role using your unique qualities? Then we want to hear from you.

For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.

We look forward to your application.

Please be aware that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a suitable number of applications.

This advert closes on Sunday 14 Dec 2025