Full Time Cardiac MRI Fellow

We are looking to appoint a full time Cardiac MRI Fellow for 1 year to join our highly dynamic Cardiac MRI team within our large tertiary centre. The successful applicant will work within a multidisciplinary team providing MRI imaging using a Siemens 1.5T MRI scanner based. This post is 80% clinical and 20% research.

This role will require you to work at the Bristol Heart Institute, a state-of-the-art £57m centre dedicated to Cardiology, Cardiac Surgery, Cardiac Imaging and Cardiovascular Research. As well as having high-throughput coronary intervention and an extensive cardiac surgery program, we are the regional centre for Adult Congenital Heart Disease. We are also a tertiary unit for structural intervention and electrophysiology. We have an established high-volume TAVI service and are one of a few units in the country that have experience in percutaneous mitral and tricuspid repair.

We are looking for a committed and highly motivated doctor to run clinical cardiac MRI lists and report on clinical scans under the supervision of the specialist consultants.

Main duties of the job

Clinical: To run clinical cardiac MRI lists and report on clinical scans with the supervision of the four consultants. The clinical activities will include stress perfusion, cardiomyopathy, adult congenital and vascular cases. Training in all areas under expert consultant supervision will be provided.

Administration: To work administratively within the cardiac MRI Unit which may include managing the ROTA for the clinical and research fellows relating to clinical cardiac MRI lists, reporting, study leave and holidays.

About us

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.

Job description
Job responsibilities

For a more detailed job description including the main responsibilities and person specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

Person Specification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential

• Higher medical qualification in medicine or radiology

Desirable

• Previous research experience

Qualifications and Training
Desirable

• Experience in imaging
• Experience in cardiac imaging and cardiac MRI

Skills and Abilities
Essential

• Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary research team
• Effective information technology skills

Desirable

• Ability to recruit participants to clinical trials

Additional & Aptitudes
Essential

• Supportive
• Collaborative
• Innovative
• Respectful

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