Senior Clinical Fellow - Congenital Cardiac Surgery

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Paediatric Cardiac Surgery team at the Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, one of the UK’s longest‑established congenital cardiac surgical centres.

The Cardiac programme has continued to grow since its move from the Bristol Royal Infirmary in 1995 and, in 2024, delivered 411 operations for congenital heart disease across paediatric and adult patients.

The service manages the full spectrum of congenital heart conditions (excluding cardiac transplantation) and provides seamless care for adolescents and adults through close collaboration with the Bristol Heart Institute.

Postoperative care is delivered on the Paediatric Intensive Care Units, with the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit serving as the tertiary centre for the South West and offering advanced therapies including HFOV, nitric oxide, neonatal and paediatric post‑cardiotomy ECMO, peritoneal dialysis, and haemofiltration.

Main duties of the job

This full‑time 1 WTE post forms part of the registrar rota in Congenital Cardiac Surgery and offers a high‑quality training environment within a small, supportive team of consultants, a rotating specialist trainee, and four fellows.

The role is designed for a senior cardiac surgical trainee intending to pursue a career in congenital cardiac surgery, ideally with an academic component.

Applicants are expected to have completed adult cardiac surgical training and hold FRCS or equivalent, along with at least two years of dedicated congenital cardiac surgical experience.

The post includes involvement in pre‑operative assessment, intra‑operative participation aligned to experience, and post‑operative management, with the fellow acting as first on‑call for postoperative patients.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Personal Specification for further details.  Please contact on the information below if you have any questions.