Trosolwg o'r swydd

Applications are welcomed for the position of PCI Fellow at University Hospitals Plymouth - The South West Cardiothoracic Centre opened in November 1997.  It is the tertiary referral centre for cardiothoracic services for Devon and Cornwall. This state of the art building was opened in 2007 (The Terence Lewis Building), with integrated cardiology, cardiothoracic and vascular surgery, intensive care and anaesthetic departments.

Over 118 beds are dedicated solely to the service, supporting activity of approximately 200 ablation procedures, 850 percutaneous coronary intervention cases and 1300 cardiac surgery procedures through four operating theatres, two digital flat plate catheter laboratories and a pacing lab.

There are 7 interventional cardiologists providing the PCI service, including 24/7 primary PCI. We undertake approximately 800 PCI procedures per year. The vast majority of diagnostic and interventional cardiac catheters are performed radially. Adjunctive technologies we employ include pressure wire assessment, intra-coronary imaging with IVUS and OCT, and rotational atherectomy. As a cardiothoracic centre for the region we take on complex and high risk PCI procedures. Such procedures include unprotected left main stem PCI, bifurcation PCI, graft vessel PCI and CTO PCI (both antegrade and retrograde approaches). As the interventional fellow you would be expected and encouraged to gain experience in all of these PCI opportunities.

Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd

In the 11 week cycle, the PCI Fellow will perform one week of night shifts on call split into four nights and three nights (20.00 to 08.30) and one week of late shift on call days, split into 4 and 3 long days (08.00-20.30). They will support the In-Patient Cardiology Consultation service for 1 week. They will be expected to perform 2 clinics per full week. The rest of the time will be spent in the cath lab. Weekly MDTs are available for revascularization, TAVI and endocarditis together with monthly optional meetings in ICC and PHT.

On-call commitment

Middle-grades will participate in a 1:11, full shift rota.

In patient work

The fellow will be attached to a firm consisting of 3 consultants and 2 middle-grades. You will be expected to review the inpatients attached to your firm in conjunction with your colleagues.  

Education

0900-1300 monthly Continued Medical Education meeting Cardiology Consultants and SpRs will present cases, audit and literature reviews.

0800-0900 Thursday Echocardiography Meeting:

This weekly meeting is attended by the cardiology junior doctors and physiologists. The meeting includes  review of recent interesting cases.

0800-0900 Wednesday SHO teaching:

You will be actively involved in SHO teaching

Audit

The Fellow will be actively involved in audit within the directorate and report on audit projects at the regional audit meetings.

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

We are a people business – where every member of staff matters and can make a difference. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Joining University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust means becoming part of a team of dedicated staff, who are committed to leading the way through innovation, clinical excellence and great customer care. The Trust has great opportunities for career development in a highly progressive working environment. We offer all of this in a vibrant, modern city with a historic reputation for adventure. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL COMMUNICATION WILL BE ELECTRONIC, PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT REGULARLY. If you have any issues with applying online and need additional support including reasonable adjustments with the application process please contact the recruitment team on 01752 432100. We recognise that work life balance is important for our colleagues and so we invite requests from applicants around less than full time/flexible working for our advertised roles. Please contact the recruiting manager to discuss this prior to your application submission. We commit to giving this full consideration in each case. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles, as diversity strengthens our teams. It is sometimes necessary to close vacancies before the closing date. If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.