The post is based at Liverpool Heart & Chest Hospital. The successful applicant will work under the supervision of the consultants who perform the different structural interventions, although they will be assigned a named educational supervisor. There will be exposure to all aspects of structural intervention as well as opportunities to maintain skills in coronary intervention. Outpatient work will include a weekly TAVI clinic and occasional PCI clinics (no more than 2 clinics per week in total).
The appointee will be responsible for the management of TAVI patients and also for the post-procedure management of other structural intervention patients. There will be an opportunity to gain experience in other interventions such as LAAO, PFO/ASD closure, percutaneous VSD closure. The successful candidate will be expected to become fully competent in TAVI and other procedures by the end of their 12 months with the aim to take up a consultant post which includes structural intervention. We would expect a suitably trained appointee to perform at least first operator trans-femoral cases by the end of their fellowship.
There will be regular emergency cover as part of the cardiology SpR rota which will be closely supervised by consultant staff. The post-holder will gain considerable experience of the management of cardiac patients in a tertiary setting. There is a full shift rota in place, 1:15 band 1a inclusive of prospective cover. Specific duties Outpatient clinics- One TAVI clinic per week One general clinic per week Available for pre assessment Catheter Labs: Twice weekly transfemoral TAVI list, monthly transapical TAVI list, monthly structural intervention list under general anaesthesia.
Ward Work: The trainee will perform regular ward rounds for TAVI patients and will supervise the day-to-day work of the senior house officers/trust doctors in conjunction with the other trainees. The trainee will participate in the registrar of the week rota (1 in 15)