Cardiology Senior Clinical Fellow – TAVI
British Medical Journal
This is a full-time post for a TAVI clinical Fellow in Cardiology for a fixed term period of 12 months. The successful candidate will support the aortic stenosis service development (TAVI Programme) development in the Cardiac Division.The post holder will have an opportunity to gain clinical experience in the management of aortic stenosis, as well as acquiring practical knowledge and skills in TAVI procedures and dealing with procedural complications.Main duties of the jobTo participate in and develop research protocols.To participate in and develop quality improvement initiatives in enhancing patient pathways of care.To participate in patient database development.To undertake clinic review of aortic stenosis patients referred for a possible TAVI and to undertake clinic follow-up of patients who have received a TAVI (clinics run alongside TAVI specialist nurse)To receive training in the management of patients undergoing a TAVI including diagnostic workup, effective MDT decision making, CT software utilization, TAVI Cath lab procedure, post procedural care.About usBlackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated on the west coast of Lancashire, and offers a full range of district hospital services and community health services to a population of 1.6 million in Lancashire and South Cumbria.The Trust provides services to the 440,000 residents of Blackpool, Fylde & Wyre and North Lancashire, as well as specialist tertiary care for Cardiac and Haematology services across the wider region.We employ more than 6,500 staff, with a turnover in excess of £370m in 2014/2015 and have approximately 900 beds.Our main activities are:
The Trust houses a state of the art Simulation & Skills Facility that provides training for all grades of staff to improve the safety and quality of the service that we offer our patients.Job description
Job responsibilitiesThis is a full-time post for a TAVI clinical Fellow in Cardiology for a fixed term period of 12 months. The successful candidate will support the aortic stenosis service development (TAVI Programme) development in the Cardiac Division.The post holder will have an opportunity to gain clinical experience in the management of aortic stenosis, as well as acquiring practical knowledge and skills in Tavi procedures and dealing with procedural complications.It is expected that the post holder would either be post-CCT or close to completion of CCT. The post holder is expected to contribute to the research, clinical improvement and audit activities of the TAVI programme. There will be opportunity to, and expectation of carrying out original research.The Cardiac Division has been involved in TAVI procedures since 2008 and currently carries out approximately 150 procedures a year, using both self-expanding and balloon expanding devices. We have a well-established TAVI team comprising Cardiologists (Drs Abdelaziz, Choudhury, Gamal, More, Roberts and Wiper), cardiac surgeons (Mr Raimondo), cardiac anaesthetists, TAVI nurses, TAVI coordinator. We have a robust and well-established MDT process for discussion of potential TAVI patients, and we are in the process of streamlining our referral process.Person Specification
Legal Requirements
Essential
Qualifications and Training
Essential
Desirable
Skills and Abilities
Essential
Desirable
Management Skills
Essential
Desirable
Knowledge / Research
Essential
Desirable
Adherence to the Values of the Trust
Essential
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£55329 per year
Blackpool
Wed, 17 Jul 2024 02:01:43 GMT
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