# Senior Clinical Fellow in Cardiothoracic Transplant & Organ Retrieval > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-clinical-fellow-in-cardiothoracic-transplant-and-organ-retrieval/e56def74-21dc-48ef-9728-f4f97f027b55 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-clinical-fellow-in-cardiothoracic-transplant-and-organ-retrieval/e56def74-21dc-48ef-9728-f4f97f027b55.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Cardiothoracic Surgery - **Grade:** Senior - **Salary:** £73,992 Pro Rata - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 12 months (1 in 7 Rota) - **Employment type:** Full time - 40 hours per week (Retrieval oncall) - **Closing date:** 2026-05-25T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-11T11:51:41.506Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Harefield/Guys_St_Thomas_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Cardiothoracic_Transplantation/Cardiothoracic_Transplantation-v7999996 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7999996?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Location: Harefield Hospital, London Contract: Full-time, Fixed Term About the Role We are seeking a highly motivated Transplant Surgery Fellow to join our world-leading team at Harefield Hospital, a center of excellence in heart and lung transplantation and mechanical circulatory support. This role offers an exceptional opportunity to gain hands-on experience in advanced transplant surgery and cutting-edge cardiac support therapies. This post may close early if a sufficient number of applications have been received. Key Responsibilities - Participate in the on-call rota for organ retrieval for transplantation. - Work closely with transplant physicians, providing surgical advice and support for transplant patients. - Assist in heart and lung transplant operations under consultant supervision. - Contribute to surgical management of patients with mechanical circulatory support (VAD, ECMO). - Lead daily ICU and ward rounds for transplant patients. - Present cases at weekly multidisciplinary team meetings. - Support training of junior surgeons in transplant patient care. - Engage in research activities, aiming for annual publication and conference submissions. - Assist with managing transplant, VAD, and MCS databases for audit and research purposes. - Be available for on-call duties within 15 minutes of the hospital (non-resident out of hours). Requirements - MBBS or equivalent medical qualification. - Completion of core surgical training or equivalent experience. - Strong interest in cardiothoracic surgery and transplantation. - Excellent communication and teamwork skills. ### Main duties of the job ### Summary of Main Duties - Participate in the on-call rota for organ retrieval for transplantation. - Provide surgical advice and support for transplant patients and work closely with transplant physicians. - Assist in heart and lung transplant operations under consultant supervision. - Contribute to surgical management of patients with mechanical circulatory support (VAD, ECMO). - Lead daily ICU and ward rounds for transplant patients. - Present cases at weekly multidisciplinary team meetings. - Support training of junior surgeons in transplant patient care. - Engage in research activities, aiming for annual publication and conference submissions. - Help manage and improve transplant, VAD, and MCS databases for audit and research purposes. - Be available for on-call duties within 15 minutes of the hospital (non-resident out of hours). ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Main responsibilities: - The Fellow will participate in the rota for surgeons engaged in the retrieval of organs for transplantation. - The Fellow will be expected to establish a close working relationship with the transplant physicians, and be a ready source of surgical advice for the care of transplant patients on the transplant wards. - The Fellow will be expected to assist in transplant operations at the request of the consultant surgeon in charge of the transplant. - The Fellow will participate in the surgical management of patients who have undergone a variety of mechanical circulatory support including VAD, and ECMO implantation. - The Fellow will lead the ICU and ward round every morning for transplant patients. - The Fellow will present patients for discussion at the weekly multi-disciplinary team meetings following their pre-operative assessment. - The Fellow will be expected to play an active part in training junior surgeons in transplant patient management. - The Fellow will be expected and supported to pursue relevant research studies within the Trust’s overall research portfolio, publishing at least 1 paper per year and submitting 1 abstract to an international conference. - The Fellow will assist with organising and managing the transplant, VAD and short-term MCS databases, transforming these files to more accessible format, facilitating generation of audit and research projects. - This post is non-resident out of hours, but residence must be within 15 minutes normal drive time from the hospital for on-call duties to be undertaken. - The fellow on retrieval should be ready to leave within 60 min from the coordinators call. ## Job Details Location: Harefield Hospital, LondonContract: Full-time, Fixed Term About the RoleWe are seeking a highly motivated Transplant Surgery Fellow to join our world-leading team at Harefield Hospital, a center of excellence in heart and lung transplantation and mechanical circulatory support. This role offers an exceptional opportunity to gain hands-on experience in advanced transplant surgery and cutting-edge cardiac support therapies. This post may close early if a sufficient number of applications have been received. Key Responsibilities Requirements ## Responsibilities Main responsibilities: 1.      The Fellow will participate in the rota for surgeons engaged in the retrieval of organs for transplantation. 2.      The Fellow will be expected to establish a close working relationship with the transplant physicians, and be a ready source of surgical advice for the care of transplant patients on the transplant wards. 3.      The Fellow will be expected to assist in transplant operations at the request of the consultant surgeon in charge of the transplant. 4.      The Fellow will participate in the surgical management of patients who have undergone a variety of mechanical circulatory support including VAD, and ECMO implantation. 5.      The Fellow will lead the ICU and ward round every morning for transplant patients. 6.      The Fellow will present patients for discussion at the weekly multi-disciplinary team meetings following their pre-operative assessment. 7.      The Fellow will be expected to play an active part in training junior surgeons in transplant patient management. 8.      The Fellow will be expected and supported to pursue relevant research studies within the Trust’s overall research portfolio, publishing at least 1 paper per year and submitting 1 abstract to an international conference. 9.      The Fellow will assist with organising and managing the transplant, VAD and short-term MCS databases, transforming these files to more accessible format, facilitating generation of audit and research projects. 10.   This post is non-resident out of hours, but residence must be within 15 minutes normal drive time from the hospital for on-call duties to be undertaken. 11.   The fellow on retrieval should be ready to leave within 60 min from the coordinators call. ## Person Specification ### Qualifications / Training **Essential** - Full GMC registration - Evidence of at least 3 years’ experience in cardiothoracic surgery - MRCS, FRCS, or equivalent - Evidence of at least 3 years’ experience in cardiothoracic surgery **Desirable** - Higher medical degree ### Skills, Knowledge and Abilities **Essential** - Ability to deal effectively with staff at all levels of the organisation - Strong interpersonal and communications skills in line with the Trust’s Core Behaviours ### Surgical Competence and Experience **Essential** - Median sternotomy - Establishment of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) - Systematic haemostasis and closure of the chest - 1st assistant to Consultant Surgeon **Desirable** - Evidence of at least 1 year attached to a transplant unit - Technically competent to perform routine cardiac surgical procedures as the primary operator (supervised/unsupervised) - Familiarity with donor optimisation and donor retrieval for intra-thoracic transplantation ## Documents - [frf_tx fellow (pdf, 408.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10284918) - [jd transplant fellow (pdf, 848.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10284916) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.