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Job overview

Full Time Interventional Fellowship 

We seek to appoint a full time cardiology interventional fellow for 1 year. 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 will also have an on-call commitment at a 1 in 20 frequency if required by the department at the time of appointment.

The contract will be held with the University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS FT. 

Main duties of the job

The fellow can expect to perform around 400-500 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.

Working for our organisation

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

Person specificationQualifications and TrainingEssential criteriaMRCPTraining in Cardiology to ST3 levelKnowledge and ExperienceEssential criteriaExperience in CardiologyExperience in on call at SpR levelExperience in PCIDesirable criteriaPrevious research experienceSkills and AbilitiesEssential criteriaAbility to work as part of a multidisciplinary teamEffective information technology skillsDesirable criteriaCompetence in database handlingCompetence in medical statisticsAdditional & AptitudesEssential criteriaSupportiveRespectfulInnovativeCollaborative

We hope that you will decide to join us and become part of this exciting journey, helping us to shape our future together.

· 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 to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.

· The Trust is committed to investing in and caring for all our staff. We will support you in maintaining and improving your health and wellbeing, as well as your career development through management and training support - developing exceptional people for exceptional careers.

· UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults.

· To comply with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 all applicants must be able to speak fluent English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed at Interview.

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Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore, please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification

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