Clinical Fellow, Cardiology

Main area Cardiology Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow Contract Fixed term: 6 months (6 Months with a view to extend to 12 months if required.) Hours 40 hours per week (Full time plus on call) Job ref 411-SUR-26-8108895 Employer Alder Hey Childrens NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Alder Hey Town Liverpool Salary £67,325 - £76,582 Per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 12/08/2026 23:59 Clinical Fellow, Cardiology 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 Trust’s 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 unit at Alder Hey is one of the SACS approved national centres for congenital cardiac training. This is an exciting time to join the Cardiac Services 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 holder of the post will join the other junior staff (NTN trainees + rotating Paediatric SpR) in maintaining a partial shift rota that provides adequate care and investigation of infants and children with cardiac problems presenting to the Unit. In addition they are expected to participate in the care of the post-operative cardiac surgical patients in the Intensive Care Unit and assist with the care of cardiac patients in outpatients. Whilst much of the work is outpatient and ward based, where a candidate is particularly interested, every effort will be made to facilitate training in other areas of paediatric cardiology that become available (fetal, catheter laboratory, MRI etc.). 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 Education & Training * Primary Medical degree * Eligible and a licence to practice with GMC registration * MRCP or equivalent * Basic General and Neonatal Pediatric training Experience * Experience as a Paediatric registrar Skills * Competence in clinical techniques * Good clinical judgement * Good interpersonal skills Personal Attributes * Good time management * Energetic * Integrity * Calm * Aware of own limitations Person specification application form and interview * Training in Paediatric Cardiology Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We are committed to creating a well-managed, flexible working environment that supports staff and promotes their welfare and development. We actively promote equality and diversity and operate a Zero Tolerance policy to aggression, violence, bullying and harassment. Please declare within the supporting information if artificial intelligence (AI) has been used in your application. Please note, the selection processes at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills. Employer certification / accreditation badges 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. J-18808-Ljbffr