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Clinical Fellow in Congenital Cardiac MRI
| Posting date: | 19 November 2024 |
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| Salary: | £70,425.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £70425.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 10 December 2024 |
| Location: | Leeds, LS1 3EX |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9298-MED-620B |
Summary
The post is suitable for Specialty Trainees in Cardiology who intend to specialise in Congenital Heart Disease imaging sub-specialty or who have already commenced training in general cardiology and/or cross-sectional imaging and wish to gain more sub-specialty experience in Cardiac MRI (CMR). The ideal candidate would have completed a CCT in Cardiology or be a Consultant at the start of their career looking for sub-speciality experience in congenital CMR imaging. The post is not a clinical research fellowship but research opportunities are expected to arise and will be promoted depending on the successful candidate progression through the time of the fellowship. We are inviting applicants to join our busy but welcoming Congenital Cardiology team as a senior Clinical Fellow for a period of 12 months based at Leeds General Infirmary in West Yorkshire. We are looking for candidates who have a CCT in Cardiology (or equivalent) or are finishing their Specialty training and who have undergone subspecialty training in Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ACHD) and/or subspecialty training in advanced imaging (CMR/CT) who wish to develop higher skills in congenital cardiac MRI. INFORMATION ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT The Leeds General Infirmary is a large tertiary cardiology centre with all the facilities which would be expected in such a centre. Our ACHD patients are housed alongside general adult cardiology and cardiac surgery patients in a general cardiology / cardiac surgery ward equipped with telemetry facilities and 4 x Level 2 High dependency beds. In addition, there is an 18 bedded acute cardiology admissions ward, a ten bedded acute cardiac care unit, and a day case facility with 22 beds and 6 chairs. Our cardiac surgical patients are housed in the adult cardiac intensive care unit with up to 18 beds. Four consultants (2 ACHD and 2 paediatric cardiology) run the congenital cardiac MRI service and more than that 900 scans per year are performed. Recent developments include routine use of MRI-based 3D models for interventional and surgical planning, as well as clinical use of 4D cines & flow techniques. Virtual & augmented reality are also part of the routine clinical service as work-up for complex procedures. Patients have access to all aspects of non-invasive cardiology including cardio-pulmonary exercise testing, advanced echo and complex cardiac CT. The LGI has 6 cardiac catheter labs shared with general adult cardiology, including 1 bi-plane lab, as well as a dedicated hybrid catheter lab for congenital cases. Specialist ACHD clinics run daily and there are sub-specialty clinics for ACHD patients who are pregnant or planning pregnancy, intervention, those with pacemakers and ICDs, pulmonary hypertension, heart failure and transition. Integral to the service is a team of dedicated specialist ACHD nurses. We have good links with the pulmonary hypertension service in Sheffield, and the national cardiac transplantation service. MEDICAL STAFF IN THE DEPARTMENT Dr James Oliver - Consultant ACHD Cardiologist, specialist interest in pulmonary hypertension and heart disease in pregnancy, service Clinical Lead Dr Vitor Ramos - Consultant ACHD Cardiologist, special interest in cardiac MRI Dr Helen Parry - Consultant ACHD Cardiologist, special interest in echo Dr Karina Gopaul - Consultant ACHD Cardiologist, special interest in cardiac MRI Dr Eleanor Joy - Locum Consultant ACHD Cardiologist, special interest in heart failure and ACHD in pregnancy Dr Silvia Caroli Locum Consultant in ACHD Miss Carin van Doorn - Consultant congenital cardiac surgeon and Clinical Lead Mr Giuseppe Pelella - Consultant congenital cardiac surgeon Mr Imre Kassai - Consultant congenital cardiac surgeon Mr Ali Al-Sarraf - Locum Consultant congenital cardiac surgeon Mr Faraz Baig - Locum Consultant congenital cardiac surgeon Sub-specialty ACHD cardiology SpR / STR 2 Clinical Fellows in ACHD 4 Specialist ACHD nurses Specialist physiotherapist (shared with paediatric cardiology) Dedicated team of specialist echosonographers (shared with paediatric cardiology) Dedicated team of clinical psychologists / counsellors (shared with paediatric cardiology) The ACHD team works closely with the units paediatric cardiology team and adult acquired cardiologists and has close links with the departments of obstetrics and feto-maternal medicine.