Senior Fellow in Advanced Heart Failure - Cardiology

NHS; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 200,000 +; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Birmingham seeks a Senior Fellow in Advanced Heart Failure to join their team. The role offers an opportunity to gain extensive experience in managing advanced heart failure, including transplantation and mechanical support. You'll conduct clinics, participate in MDT meetings, and tailor clinical duties to foster your training needs. The post is suitable for those nearing completion of their Cardiology training. Apply to join a supportive and inclusive workplace.

Qualifications

• MBBS with full GMC Registration required.
• Experience in advanced heart failure is essential.
• Completion of a recognized training program in adult cardiology is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conduct two clinics per week focused on transplant continuing care and assessments.
• Perform cardiac biopsy and catheterization lists.
• Participate in three MDT meetings related to transplant.

Skills

Experience in advanced heart failure

Competencies in transthoracic echocardiogram

Cardiac catheterisation competencies

Education

MBBS

Full MRCP completed

Full GMC Registration

Job description

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Fellow in Advanced Heart Failure - Cardiology

The closing date is 04 December 2025

An opportunity has arisen for the position of Senior Clinical Fellow in Advanced Heart Failure in the Advanced Heart/Lung Failure Service at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (QEHB), starting date to be confirmed. The post is initially for 12 months. The unit offers a supra-regional service for the management of patients with Advanced Heart Failure including Heart Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support. On-site Cardiology sub-specialty services at QEHB include adult congenital heart disease, coronary/structural heart intervention, advanced imaging, electrophysiology and cardiac devices. The post offers the opportunity to develop further sub-specialty experience in Advanced Heart Failure including transplantation and acute and long-term mechanical circulatory support. This post is suitable for an individual who are nearing completion of their Cardiology training (peri-CCT) and would like to gain further experience in this field prior to consultant appointment.

Main duties of the job

The post holder's clinical duties will include 2 clinics per week (Transplant continuing care and transplant assessment clinics), cardiac biopsy and catheterisation lists, 3 transplant-related MDT meetings and in-patient care (ward, cardiac and intensive care unit). There will be the opportunity for clinical duties to be tailored to meet the training needs of the successful candidate, with potential for 1 device implant list.

This post does not have any on call commitment.

About us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• MBBS
• Full MRCP completed
• Full GMC Registration

Experience

• Evidence of experience in advanced heart failure.
• Having completed or nearing the end of a recognised training programme in adult cardiology.
• Competencies in transthoracic echocardiogram and cardiac catheterisation.

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.

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust