Job summary
The TAVI fellow will be responsible for the medical co-ordination of the percutaneous valve programme and will work closely with the two TAVI Clinical Nurse Specialists. This will involve arranging admissions for assessment/treatment, attending outpatient clinics in which these patients are assessed and seeing patients daily on the ward. The Fellow will be trained in TAVI and TEER procedures according to their level of expertise. The successful appointee will also be expected to co-ordinate and perform research into TAVI and structural heart disease and to lead on pre-defined studies on this subject. We would anticipate that this will result in presentations at national/international meetings and peer-reviewed papers. The TAVI fellow will maintain/develop the detailed database which already exists on these patients.
Main duties of the job
The TAVI fellow will also be involved in coronary intervention and will have some training in PCI during the tenure of the post. He/she will undertake PCI lists with consultants and gain experience in complex PCI and adjunctive technology. The appointee will be expected to contribute to PCI-based research. This will involve data collection, provision of information to patients, acquisition of informed consent and assisting during research study cases. In this capacity, the fellow will become familiar with data acquired with IVUS, virtual histology, OCT, pressure wire and quantitative coronary angiography.
About us
King's Health Partners is a pioneering collaboration between King's College London, Guy's and St Thomas', King's College Hospital and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trusts. This unique combination brings together one of the world's leading research-led universities and three of London's most successful NHS Foundation Trusts. The driving purpose behind King's Health Partners is to continually seek and bring about swifter and more effective improvements in health and well-being for patients and people everywhere, by combining the best of basic and translational research, clinical excellence and world-class teaching to deliver ground-breaking advances in physical and mental healthcare.King's Health Partners (KHP) is one of only five Academic Health Science Centres in the UK accredited by the Department of Health. This followed a selection process carried out by a panel of internationally renowned clinicians and researchers. Further information on KHP can be found on its website www.kingshealthpartners.org
Job description
Job responsibilities
Much of the week will be spent in the catheter lab and the fellow will also undertake high volume invasive diagnostic work. The successful candidate will do one outpatient clinic per week, concentrating on pre- and post-TAVI patients. The post is ideally suited to a trainee who is fully competent in diagnostic angiography and is in training in PCI. The fellow will gain experience in managing patients undergoing trans-catheter aortic valve implantation. He/she will participate in the frequent national training days that are held in the department. The department also holds frequent Live Case days for a variety of meetings.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Much of the week will be spent in the catheter lab and the fellow will also undertake high volume invasive diagnostic work. The successful candidate will do one outpatient clinic per week, concentrating on pre- and post-TAVI patients. The post is ideally suited to a trainee who is fully competent in diagnostic angiography and is in training in PCI. The fellow will gain experience in managing patients undergoing trans-catheter aortic valve implantation. He/she will participate in the frequent national training days that are held in the department. The department also holds frequent Live Case days for a variety of meetings.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- oFull registration with the GMC
- oMB BS (or equivalent)
- oMRCP part 1 (or equivalent)
- oMRCP part 2 (or equivalent)
Desirable
- oPhD, MD (original research)
Previous experience
Essential
- oSubstantial experience in general medicine
- oExtensive experience in cardiology
- oResearch experience, presentations, publications
Desirable
- oALS (or equivalent) within 2 years
Skills/Knowledge/Ability
Essential
- oEvidence of competence in care of cardiac patients at StR level.
- oFully competent in diagnostic cardiac catheterization and transthoracic echocardiography
- oBasic PCI experience
- oCompetent to work without direct supervision where appropriate
- oThe ability to take responsibility, show leadership, make decisions, exert appropriate authority o
Desirable
- oUnderstanding of NHS, clinical governance & resource constraints; mgmt/financial awareness exp of committee work
- oEnthusiasm for teaching; exposure to different groups/teaching methods
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- oFull registration with the GMC
- oMB BS (or equivalent)
- oMRCP part 1 (or equivalent)
- oMRCP part 2 (or equivalent)
Desirable
- oPhD, MD (original research)
Previous experience
Essential
- oSubstantial experience in general medicine
- oExtensive experience in cardiology
- oResearch experience, presentations, publications
Desirable
- oALS (or equivalent) within 2 years
Skills/Knowledge/Ability
Essential
- oEvidence of competence in care of cardiac patients at StR level.
- oFully competent in diagnostic cardiac catheterization and transthoracic echocardiography
- oBasic PCI experience
- oCompetent to work without direct supervision where appropriate
- oThe ability to take responsibility, show leadership, make decisions, exert appropriate authority o
Desirable
- oUnderstanding of NHS, clinical governance & resource constraints; mgmt/financial awareness exp of committee work
- oEnthusiasm for teaching; exposure to different groups/teaching methods
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
