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Main area
Cardiology
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow
Contract
Fixed term: 12 months (with a view to extend)
Hours
40 hours per week (Full time plus on call)
Job ref
411-SUR-26-7778024
Employer
Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Alder Hey
Town
Liverpool
Salary
£73,992 Per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
25/02/2026 23:59

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Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust logo

Clinical Fellow in Congenital Cardiac Intervention

NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow

Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is a provider of specialist health care and has a presence in community outreach sites and, in collaboration with other providers, our clinicians help deliver care closer to patients’ homes by holding local clinics at locations from Cumbria to Shropshire, in Wales and the Isle of Man. The Trust also provides inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs at our Sunflower House building newly relocated, and opened on the hospital site.

We currently have more than 4,000 staff working across our community and hospital sites. We’re also a teaching and training hospital providing education and training to around 540 medical and over 500 nursing and allied health professional students each year.

As black and minority ethnic (BME) employees are currently under-represented in this area, we particularly welcome applications from members of our BME communities. All appointments will be made on merit.

You can expect a warm welcome at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trusts values and behaviours. At Alder Hey we appreciate our staff and reward them with an outstanding benefits package including:

  • Great flexible working opportunities
  • Lease car scheme and Home Electronics Scheme
  • Generous annual leave and pension scheme
  • Extensive staff health and well-being programmes

Job overview

The cardiac surgical unit at Alder Hey is one of the SACS approved national centres for congenital cardiac surgical training. This is an exciting time to join the Cardiac Department at Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, having recently moved into the new Children’s Health Park.

The cardiac team is made up of surgeons (4), cardiologists (13), cardiac liaison nurses (7) and specialised intensive care, anaesthetic, radiology and nursing support. It is one of the principal departments in one of the largest children’s hospital in Europe.

Patients are seen with various heart conditions which include all complex forms of congenital heart disease in neonates including hypoplastic left heart syndrome. Alder Hey has fully equipped dedicated operating theatres with their own specialist staff and a fully equipped catheter room with bi-plane angiography and multi-channel recording facilities. There is one dedicated cardiac theatre with five fixed operating days (three sessions each) every week. There is a second cardiac theatre with two additional operating days (two sessions every Monday and alternate Wednesdays).

All cardiac patients, both medical and surgical, are cared for on a dedicated cardiac unit or the High Dependency Unit. The cardiac unit shares the facilities of a 21-bed intensive care unit with an average cardiac occupancy of 10 beds in the unit, and also has access to beds on the High Dependency Unit.

 

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will have a strong grounding in congenital cardiology and join the team to develop their expertise in interventional congenital cardiac catheterisation (paediatric and ACHD). The successful appointee will be based in Liverpool working across the Level 1 CHD services for paediatric (Alder Hey) and ACHD (LHCH). Currently here are 3 full day sessions at Alder Hey (Paediatric) and 1 full session in Liverpool Heart and Chest (ACHD) each week.

The successful candidate will be expected to become competent in ACHD and paediatric cardiac procedures by the end of their 12 months and be able to take up a substantive consultant post. We would expect a suitably trained appointee to perform at least 50 first operator adult and paediatric cases by the end of their fellowship.

 

Catheter Laboratory:

Regular participation in cardiac catheterisation lists at Alder Hey and LHCH

Supervised first-operator experience with progressive independence

 

Outpatient Clinics:

Two paediatric cardiology clinics per week (including interventional-focused clinics)

 

Inpatient Care:

Pre- and post-procedure care of paediatric cardiac patients

Join middle grade rota at Alder Hey

Ward rounds and supervision of junior doctors

 

MDT:

Participation in regional and local congenital MDT meetings

Attend catheter listing meetings

 

TRAINING AND SUPERVISION

Named Educational Supervisor

Regular appraisal and review

Maintenance of a procedural logbook

Working for our organisation

As a leader in child healthcare and research, Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust provides care for more than 275,000 children and young people each year, making us one of the biggest and busiest children’s hospitals in Europe. This care is delivered not only on our main site in Liverpool, but in patients’ homes and communities, and at other hospitals across the North of England.

Our state-of-the-art hospital, on our main site in Liverpool, opened in October 2015. It sets a new benchmark within the NHS and has won many prestigious industry awards. Buildings, however, are only as good as what happens inside them.

Our highly professional, skilled staff include some of the best clinicians in their field in the world. This expertise is combined with a care and compassion, evident in all of our staff, that our patients and families tell us is unique. This dedication and passion for putting our patients at the heart of everything we do has helped us to achieve a rating from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) - England’s independent regulator of health and social care – of ‘Good’ overall and ‘Outstanding’ in the category of ‘Caring’. This is something that we’re proud of, but it’s something that wouldn’t have been possible without our staff.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

See detailed person specification in attached job description.                                                                                          

Person specification

application form and interview

Essential criteria
  • suitable experience
Desirable criteria
  • Training in Paediatric Cardiology, ST8 or above

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Application numbers

This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Dr Caroline Jones
Job title
Consultant in Paediatric Cardiology, Clinical Lead
Email address
[email protected]
Additional information

Name

Dr Caroline Jones

Job title

Consultant in Paediatric Cardiology, Clinical Lead 

Email address

[email protected]

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