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Senior LED in Adult Echocardiography | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Posting date:	08 May 2024
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	£55,329 per annum
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	08 June 2024
Location:	Manchester, M23 9LT
Company:	Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Job type:	Contract
Job reference:	6232983/349-WTWA-6232983

Summary

THE POST OF CLINICAL FELLOW IN ADVANCED ADULT ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY

Applications are invited for a clinical fellowship in advanced adult echocardiography based at Wythenshawe Hospital for a minimum of 12 months starting in July/August 2024. The successful candidate will take up a senior cardiology trainee position in this tertiary and quaternary centre that includes the specialities of cardiology, cardiac surgery, thoracic surgery, heart/lung transplantation, Ventricular assist devices and ECMO. The fellow will be trained in high volumes of stress echo and TOE to prepare for the BSE accreditation exams. A number of our sonographers examine for the BSE and we host some of the practical exams for them. We are commissioned to carry out Mitraclips, PFO closures and TAVI so this post would also be an opportunity to learn advanced 3D TOE for structural intervention. The job also involves tertiary cardiology on-calls including supporting primary PCI and fielding regional referrals for EP, advanced heart failure, valve disease and endocarditis services. Wythenshawe also has a satellite ACHD service and exposure to this will be facilitated through out-patient clinics. If training in cardiac MR or CT is desirable, there would be an option to extend the fellowship to 2 years. Please contact Dr Anita Macnab on anita.macnab@mft.nhs.uk if further information is required.

The purpose of this post is to offer comprehensive training in echocardiography with particular emphasis on stress-echocardiography and 3D TOE. Day to day duties will include performing stress lists, TOE lists, TTE lists, cardiology clinics and attendance at MDTs. The fellow will be expected to help supervise and support junior doctors, physiologists and specialist nurses. The trainee will be supervised by Dr Anita Macnab and will be exclusively based at Wythenshawe Hospital. There will be a commitment to provide in-patient care for cardiology patients under the imaging consultants. The general on-call for cardiology middle grades is a 1 in 13 full shift rota with the other Fellows and the Deanery SpRs in the department. On-call commitments will include supporting the primary PCI service and looking after cardiology in-patients, triaging and managing referrals and inter-hospital transfers. Even though there is always a consultant interventionalist on-call, all middle grades at Wythenshawe need to be competent in basic cath lab invasive procedures such as left heart catheterisation, pericardiocentesis and temporary pacing.

Please see job description attached for further information.

MFT is England’s largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.



Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.



We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we’ve launched in September 2022.



We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.



At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team atresourcing@mft.nhs.uk.

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!


This advert closes on Thursday 23 May 2024

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