Full Time Interventional Fellowship
We seek to appoint a full time cardiology interventional fellows for 16 months. The role will expose you to the full range of coronary intervention at the Bristol Heart Institute, the regional centre for the Southwest. Our unit has one of the largest volume and highest quality complex PCI programmes in the UK and recognition for excellence in intravascular imaging (both OCT and IVUS), both services being delivered by national and internationally regarded trainers.
We would welcome applications from candidates who have completed their SpR interventional cardiology training and are about to start looking for consultant grade positions (or equivalent). This post could also have an on-call commitment at a 1 in 12 frequency if required by the department at the time of appointment. This will be confirmed at the time of interview/appointment into the role. If this isn't required, it may be requested that vacant on call shifts are booked into on an optional and ad hoc basis, and these will be paid at the Trust agreed additional payment rates.
The contract will be held with the University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS FT.
The fellow can expect to perform around first operator cases per year and develop high-level skills in adjunctive PCI tools such as IVUS, OCT, rotational atherectomy and lithoplasty as well as CTO PCI (AWE, ADR and retrograde). We have an active Impella programme. In addition to excellent clinical and procedural training all fellows are expected to participate in departmental research and educational programmes, present at national and international conferences, and publish in peer-reviewed journals.
Clinical: The post holder will be expected to deliver a minimum of 1 clinic a week and be able to independently manage their timetable, alongside colleagues in the department.
Research: It is expected that the successful applicant will support active interventional research studies working closely with our research team to identify and enroll appropriate patients. There will be numerous opportunities to initiate and develop research streams and to publish.
Educational: To develop an AV database of interventional cases, editing and archiving, using our Medinbox AV system.
Administration: The successful candidate will be expected to participate in the coordination and running of the heart team meetings, and weekly educational meetings.
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.