Clinical Fellow in Cardiac Surgery and Adult Congenital Heart Disease

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

This is a new appointment for a candidate seeking to increase their experience in adult cardiac surgery and adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) surgery by providing service commitment while learning non-operative and operative skills pertaining to both these aspects of the cardiac surgical service at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham (QEHB).

Cardiac surgery services at the University Hospital Birmingham NHS Trust site have been provided since the 1950s, all at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital site. The unit is on track to perform approximately 700 conventional open-heart procedures, 30-40 heart transplants, 12-20 lung transplants, 10-15 durable implantable left ventricular assist devices (HeartMate 3) and 30-50 temporary mechanical circular support (MCS) episodes per year. It also performs combined heart-lung, heart liver and lung liver transplants when required.

Main duties of the job

Direct participation in ACHD clinically led activities, including weekly MDT, outpatient clinics, theatre sessions and inpatient care. Directed participation in the conventional cardiac Registrar rota will also be required. The successful candidate will rotate between ACHD and Conventional surgery.

Duties of the new appointee

*Provide in and out-patient care to pre-operative, operative and post operative conventional cardiac surgical patients including ward rounds and residential on call commitments where directed. This includes attending in house conventional cardiac surgical MDTs. The registrar will have access to conventional cardiac theatre lists, outpatient clinics, attend ward rounds of the assigned consultant, and departmental meetings.

*Provide in and out-patient care to pre-operative, operative and post operative ACHD surgical patients including ward rounds and residential on call commitments. This includes attending in house ACHD MDTs, theatre lists, outpatient clinics, ACHD ward rounds and departmental meetings.

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

Date posted

03 March 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Specialty registrar

Salary

£61,825 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

11758

Job locations

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

Job description

Job responsibilities

Full registration with the General Medical Council (GMC) and at least 4 years of full time post graduate training is essential for this post. It is desirable that applicants also have exposure in cardiothoracic surgery, including heart and lung transplants and donor management. Previous experience in the surgical management of congenital heart disease is desirable.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

MB ChB or equivalent
Registration with the GMC

Experience

Essential

*Experience in Cardio Thoracic Surgery
*Shall have equivalent experience and competencies

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

MB ChB or equivalent
Registration with the GMC

Experience

Essential

*Experience in Cardio Thoracic Surgery
*Shall have equivalent experience and competencies

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).