Trust Fellow in Congenital Cardiology: Sponsorship Available

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

Job summary

This is one of two Clinical Fellow posts providing day-to-day care to patients with adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) at the East Midlands Congenital Heart Centre (EMCHC) based at Glenfield Hospital. It is suitable for those who:

  • are interested in gaining experience in ACHD cardiology with a view to future structured training in the specialty or who wish to advance their knowledge in ACHD cardiology as an interest in another subspecialty e.g. cardiac imaging, electrophysiology, devices
  • have completed their training in ACHD and who wish to gain additional experience before taking up a consultant job in the specialty

This post is for a period of 12 months in the first instance but may be extended by mutual agreement to a maximum of two years. The post does not include any out of hours (on-call) commitment.

The post holder will join a permanent team of four ACHD cardiology consultants, three congenital cardiac surgeons, three congenital interventional cardiologists, four specialist ACHD nurses, two clinical psychologists and a large group of specialist cardiac physiologists. The wider team also includes colleagues from cardiac radiology, electrophysiology, clinical genetics and pacing. There is a second clinical fellow and an FY1 on fixed team contracts and often a UK ACHD subspecialty ACHD trainee. The ACHD service sits within the East Midlands Congenital Heart Centre, which includes paediatric and fetal cardiology.

Main duties of the job

You will participate in managing the care of ACHD patients at registrar level and be expected to perform clinical and non-invasive assessments including ECG interpretation and transthoracic echocardiography. The post will include responsibility for day-to-day running and planning of the ACHD inpatients and implementing management plans under the supervision of the consultant staff. The applicant will present cases at departmental MDT meetings where the management of patients with complex congenital disease are discussed. ACHD patients may also be discussed at MDT meetings covering anomalous coronary problems, revascularisation, mitral valves, thoracic aorta, vascular surgery, clinical genetics, TAVI, PFO and imaging.

The post holder is expected to develop skills and expertise in all aspects of congenital cardiology. Specifically, these include clinical assessment and management of suspected / newly diagnosed patients with congenital heart disease. You will develop outpatient management experience (two clinics per week), learn to present patients for multidisciplinary team discussion, and begin to participate in more complex decision-making roles, developing skills in triage, communication and prioritisation. You will be expected to learn and be involved with the process of audit, the development of clinical guidelines and clinical governance.

Person Specification

Training & Qualifications

Essential

  • Any basic medical qualification eligible for registration with the GMC.

Desirable

  • Full Postgraduate MRCP or equivalent
  • Higher degree (MD/PhD)

Experience

Essential

  • Evidence of Cardiology experience at ST3+ level

Desirable

  • Evidence of Higher Specialist Training in Congenital Cardiology

Communication and relationship skills

Essential

  • Ability to function as a member of a multi-disciplinary clinical team
  • Empathic approach when talking to patients and their families

Analytical and Judgement skills

Essential

  • An understanding of and commitment to research and evidence based practice in all aspects of medical care
  • Commitment to an understanding of the principles of audit.

Desirable

  • Practical experience of participation in clinical audit projects. Previous Research Experience. Practical experience of participation in research project

Planning and organisation skills

Essential

  • Ability to manage applicants own time and work effectively, understanding of role and importance of management in the NHS

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Essential

  • Able to demonstrate a commitment to and understanding of the importance of treating all individuals with dignity and respect appropriate to their individual needs

Skills

Desirable

  • Previous clinical experience in performing echocardiography and interventional procedures Advance Life Support

Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours

Essential

  • Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust’s Values and Behaviours.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 8 September 2026

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