Clinical Fellow - Cardiac Surgery

Clinical Fellow - Cardiac Surgery

Fixed term - 12 months (with a view to extend). The post is an appointment for 12 months initially with a possible further extension as a Clinical Fellow in Congenital Cardiac Surgery at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust and Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital. Liverpool has been designated by NHS England to provide Paediatric Congenital Cardiac Surgery by Alder Hey Children's Hospital and Adult Congenital Cardiac Surgery by the Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital.

DUTIES The cardiac surgical fellow will work a hybrid shift system for 48 hours per week on average. At any single time only one registrar/Fellow will be allowed to be on leave.

The post offers exposure to all aspects of paediatric cardiac surgery, including extra-corporal life support (ECLS), adult congenital cardiac surgery, pectus and chest wall surgery.

In addition to bedside/theatre teaching, there is a programme of lectures and tutorials on all aspects of paediatric and congenital cardiac surgery. The registrar/fellows are expected to contribute to this programme.

RESEARCH AND AUDIT The cardiac unit offers facilities for clinical research and is developing an active research programme. The unit undertakes regular audit meetings to which the fellows are expected to participate and contribute. Clinical fellows are encouraged to undertake a research project.

Other information Candidates should have at least 2 years' experience in cardiac surgery.

Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust is one of Europe s biggest and busiest children s hospitals, providing care for over 200,000 children and young people each year. It is one of only four stand-alone paediatric trusts in the UK and is staffed by 2,800 employees. It offers 20 specialist services with national centres for Craniofacial Surgery; a Centre of Excellence for Paediatric Oncology, Cardiac Surgery, Cardiology, Neurology and Orthopaedics.

It is a teaching hospital and trains 550 medical and 400 nursing students each year. A child and adolescent mental health service is also provided with an in-patient unit. Recent expansion includes additional theatres (13 operating theatres in total) and a Neuro-sciences development.

Alder Hey serves not only the children of Liverpool but is the tertiary referral centre for children from Merseyside, Cheshire, parts of Lancashire, Shropshire and North Wales for many sub-specialties of paediatrics. The Trust provides a range of community services including school nursing, home carers and a child development centre. The hospital has over 300 beds, including day beds for surgery, a medical day care unit and Emergency Decision Unit.

A purpose-built Education Centre is available for postgraduate educational activity.

• Full Registration with GMC
• Demonstrable experience at Registrar or Senior SHO level in Cardiac Surgery
• Written communication skills in English and the ability to explain clinical procedures to patients
• Ability to build effective relationships and work collaboratively with staff at all levels of the organisation
• Demonstrate an interest in research
• Ability to work flexibly in regards to teamwork
• Demonstrate evidence of ongoing commitment to personal and professional development

• Full Registration with GMC

• Demonstrable experience at Registrar or Senior SHO level in Cardiac Surgery

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 CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust

£65,048 to £73,992 per year, pro rata