Clinical Fellow in Structural Heart TAVI

Job overview

Applications are invited for a Structural Intervention Senior Clinical Fellow within the Structural Heart Disease (Valve) Team at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust. This is an Industry sponsored (Physician appointed) 12-month fixed term post to start from October 2026. There is no on call commitment associated with this post. This post is designed for individuals post CCT who are fully trained in coronary intervention and have previously performed TAVI procedures to gain experience in the full range transcatheter treatment of valvular heart disease with access to a number of TAVI devices, mitral and tricuspid edge to edge repair, TMVR and TTVR. The successful candidate will support our Structural Heart Disease Team in co-ordinating all inpatient and out- patient activity within our busy structural programme. There will be substantial opportunity for research, case presentations, involvement in live case transmissions and our international valve meeting (largest worldwide) – PCR London Valves.

Main duties of the job

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The Senior Clinical Fellows will:

• Assist with transcather aortic, mitral and tricuspid procedures
• Perform a daily ward round (AM/PM) of all structural interventions
• Attend the twice weekly consultant ward round
• Be responsible for the structural heart MDT slides
• Provide clinical liaison and support for VHD specialist nurses

Other roles may be required or developed as appropriate to the post-holder and clinical service.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The postholder will, together with colleagues, be responsible for the provision of services to the Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust to include:

(a)        Diagnosis and treatment of patients of the trust in such hospitals, health centres or clinics or other premises as required.

(b)        Continuing clinical responsibility for the patients in your charge, allowing for all proper delegation to, and training of, your staff.

Training of junior staff:

The postholder will take responsibility for the training and direction of junior staff allocated to him/her under aegis of the training plan that that postholder has agreed with their supervising consultant.

Teaching:

The postholder will be expected to contribute as appropriate in the teaching of undergraduate and postgraduate students.

Clinical Governance:

All medical and dental staff are expected to take part in clinical governance activity, including clinical audit, clinical guideline and protocol development and clinical risk management.  They will be expected to produce evidence of their contribution in these areas and their audit of their own clinical work as part of their appraisal.