Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is a provider of specialist health care and has a presence in community outreach sites and, in collaboration with other providers, our clinicians help deliver care closer to patients’ homes by holding local clinics at locations from Cumbria to Shropshire, in Wales and the Isle of Man. The Trust also provides inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs at our Sunflower House building newly relocated, and opened on the hospital site. We currently have more than 4,000 staff working across our community and hospital sites. We’re also a teaching and training hospital providing education and training to around 540 medical and over 500 nursing and allied health professional students each year. As black and minority ethnic (BME) employees are currently under-represented in this area, we particularly welcome applications from members of our BME communities. All appointments will be made on merit. You can expect a warm welcome at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trusts values and behaviours. At Alder Hey we appreciate our staff and reward them with an outstanding benefits package including: Great flexible working opportunities Lease car scheme and Home Electronics Scheme Generous annual leave and pension scheme Extensive staff health and well-being programmes Job overview Clinical Fellow, Cardiac Surgery Fixed Term - 12 MONTHS (with a view to extend) The post is an appointment for 12 months initially with a possible further extension as a Clinical Fellow in Congenital Cardiac Surgery at Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust and Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital. Liverpool has been designated by the NHS England to provide Paediatric Congenital Cardiac Surgery by Alder Hey Children's Hospital and Adult Congenital Cardiac Surgery by the Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital. Advert DUTIES The cardiac surgical fellow will work a hybrid shift system for 48 hours per week on average. At any single time only one registrar/Fellow will be allowed to be on leave. The post offers exposure to all aspects of paediatric cardiac surgery, including extra-corporal life support (ECLS), adult congenital cardiac surgery, pectus and chest wall surgery. In addition to bedside / theatre teaching, there is a programme of lectures and tutorials on all aspects of paediatric and congenital cardiac surgery. The registrar / fellows are expected to contribute to this programme. RESEARCH AND AUDIT The cardiac unit offers facilities for clinical research and is developing an active research programme. The unit undertakes regular audit meetings to which the fellows are expected to participate and contribute. Clinical fellows are encouraged to undertake a research project. OTHER INFORMATION Candidates should have at least 2 years’ experience in cardiac surgery Working for our organisation Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust is one of Europe’s biggest and busiest children’s hospitals providing care for over 200,000 children and young people each year. It is one of only four stand-alone paediatric trusts in UK and is staffed by 2,800 employees. Alder Hey offers 20 specialist services including being the designated national centre for Craniofacial Surgery and a Centre of Excellence for Paediatric Oncology, Cardiac Surgery, Cardiology, Neurology and Orthopaedics. It is a teaching hospital and trains 550 medical and 400 nursing students each year. A child and adolescent mental health service is also provided with an in-patient unit based at the Trust. Recent expansion has seen the provision of additional theatres (there are 13 operating Theatres in total) and the opening of a new Neuro-sciences development. Alder Hey serves not only the children of Liverpool but is the tertiary referral centre for children from Merseyside, Cheshire, parts of Lancashire, Shropshire and North Wales for many sub-specialties of paediatrics. The Trust provides a range of community services including school nursing, home carers and a child development centre. The hospital has over 300 beds, including day beds for surgery, a medical day care unit and Emergency Decision Unit. A purpose built Education Centre is situated on the hospital site and is available for all postgraduate educational activity. Detailed job description and main responsibilities Full Registration with GMC Demonstrable experience at Registrar or Senior SHO level in Cardiac Surgery Written communication skills in English and the ability to explain clinical procedures to patients Ability to build effective relationships and work collaboratively with staff at all levels of the organisation Demonstrate an interest in research Ability to work flexibly in regards to teamwork Demonstrate evidence of ongoing commitment to personal and professional development. We reserve the right to close vacancies without notice when we have received a sufficient number of applications from which to make a shortlist. Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role. Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply regularly as we will contact you using this regarding your application. All candidates will be notified via email whether or not they have been shortlisted. Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We are committed to creating a well-managed, flexible working environment that supports staff and promotes their welfare and development. We actively promote equality and diversity and operate a Zero Tolerance policy to aggression, violence, bullying and harassment. Should you require any assistance during the application stages please contact recruiting manager of vacancy or the recruitment team at [email protected] or call 0151 282 4599 Please declare within the supporting information if artificial intelligence (AI) has been used in your application. Please note, the selection processes at Alder Hey Children's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills.