Job responsibilities
Multimodality Cardiovascular Imaging Clinical Fellow
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Clinical Fellow in Multimodality Cardiovascular Imaging to join the team at the West Yorkshire Heart Centre, Leeds General Infirmary.
This is a fixed-term, one-year post, with an anticipated start date of October 2026. A later start date may be considered for exceptional candidates.
Leeds General Infirmary is the largest tertiary cardiac centre in the United Kingdom, providing services to a population of 2.8 million in West Yorkshire, with supra-regional services to the broader population of Yorkshire & Humber, constituting 5.8 million. The Cardiac imaging department in Leeds offers all cardiac imaging modalities including Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (CMR), Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (CTCA) and interventional TOE for a range of transcatheter interventions.
The cardiac imaging and structural interventional service at Leeds have a national & international reputation for excellence and innovation. The team is also renowned for togetherness and friendship
Further enquiries are welcome by contacting: Dr Dominik Schlosshan, Dominik.Schlosshan@nhs.net.
The fellow will work closely with the imaging consultants led by Dr Dominik Schlosshan and Prof Plein.
The fellow is expected to fully participate in all aspects of the multimodality program including cardiac MRI, cardiac CT, advanced echocardiogpraphy and interventional TOE. While there will be a focus on structural TOE imaging, training opportunities will be tailored to the successful candidate, taking level of experience and training needs into consideration. The successful candidate has the option to focus on the imaging modality of their interest. There will also be commitments to MDT, patient management, meetings, research and conferences.
The CMR department performs over 2500 clinical CMR , the cardiac CT service led by Radiology performs over 1200 cardiac CT and a large number of gated scns for interventional planning of structural interventions. The Cardiac Ultrasound department performs over 25000 transthoracic echocardiograms, including all specialty techniques such as 3D and strain imaging, more than 2,000 stress echos and in excess of 500 transoesophageal echos (TOE) and interventional TOE for mitral TEER and LAAO.
There are no on call or general cardiology/medical commitments attached to this post. The applicant should be aware that this will mean only basic salary will be paid. There will be opportunities support the StR on call rota if there are gaps, but this should not interfere with the day to day commitments of the fellowship post.
What you will bring to the role
Criteria:
BSE accreditation or equivalent in TOE (desirable)
Experience in managing patients with heart valve disease (desirable)
Current ALS certification or equivalent
MBChB or equivalent
Eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment and hold a current licence to practice
Eligibility to work in the UK
Is up to date and fit to practise safely
All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues.
Evidence of achievement of CT/ST competencies in medicine (as defined by the curricula relating to Core Medical training)
At least 4 years experience in medical specialities
Involvement in research
Completion of a full-time research programme leading to an MD/PhD (desirable)
Skilled in the basics of managing medical/surgical conditions, including emergencies
Proficient in a range of medical procedures as an indication of manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination
Skilled in management of acute cardiological emergencies
Clarity in written/spoken communication & capacity to adapt language as appropriate to the situation
Able to work in multi-professional teams & supervise junior medical staff
Ability to write and submit papers for peer-review publication independently (desirable)
Ability to conduct clinical research studies independently (desirable)
Evidence that career progression is consistent with personal circumstances (desirable)
Please see the attached job description for further information about this vacancy
For questions about this job, contact:
Dr Dominik Schlosshan
dominik.schlosshan@nhs.net
Prof Sven Plein
sven.plein@nhs.net
