Senior Clinical Fellow in Congenital Cardiothoracic Surgery
| Posting date: | 16 September 2025 |
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| Salary: | £73,992.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £73992.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 01 October 2025 |
| Location: | Leicester, LE1 5WW |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9358-25-0533 |
Summary
Congenital Cardiology Services at EMCHC include a full range of interventional procedures including PPVI, TAVI, and device closure of septal defects, PDAs and collaterals. There is a well-developed electrophysiological, fetal and adult congenital service. Intensive Care is provided for children in a dedicated PICU which also accommodates one of the worlds largest paediatric ECMO centres. The surgical service provides cardiac surgery for adults and children with congenital disease. A full range of procedures is carried out with the exception of transplantation. This includes the Ross procedure, arterial switch, Common Arterial Trunk repair and palliation for HLHS by means of the Norwood-Sano procedure. Leicester is currently the largest of 4 Paediatric ECMO centres in Britain. It is the only centre that provides ECMO for all age groups from new-borns to adults. It is the busiest paediatric and neonatal ECMO centre with around 100 cases annually. The post is for a period of 12 months in the first instance, but may be extended according to service needs.