Job summary
The Royal Papworth Hospital TAVI fellowship aims to provide interventional cardiologists who have already attained sufficient experience in coronary intervention training in TAVI and other SHD interventions.

We envisage that the successful candidate will be fully competent in all aspects of the TAVI pathway including initial patient assessment, TAVI patient work-up and valve implantation. This will include large bore access under ultrasound guidance, the use of a variety closure devices, experience in peripheral intervention either for the management of complications or facilitation of transfemoral TAVI, use of embolic protection devices and implantation of both balloon-expandable and self-expanding TAVI systems. At least 75% of the fellow's time will be pure hands-on TAVI and other SHD intervention training with 15-20% dedicated to pre- and post-procedure patient reviews and the TAVI MDT. 5-10% of time can be spent on TAVI CT training and research interests.

Main duties of the job
Clinical experience

• Attendance to TAVI and structural heart disease (SHD) intervention clinics where new referrals and first post-TAVI follow up patients are seen.
• Attendance to weekly TAVI and SHD MDTs.
• Review of in-patient referrals for TAVI including presentation of such cases at weekly MDT.
• Post procedural ward rounds with an aim to facilitate discharge within 24-48hrs.
• TAVI CT training will be provided on a weekly basis by our team of TAVI dedicated radiologists.

Procedural experience

• Assist, train and become independent in TAVI implantation in both simple and complex anatomies.
• Use of real time ultrasound guided arterial puncture for transfemoral access including the use of micropucture techniques.
• Competence in vessel closure with the AngioSeal and ProStyle systems.
• Use of transradial and transfemoral secondary access for peripheral intervention including the use of peripheral balloons and self-expanding stents for the management of complications.
• Use of intravascular lithotripsy to assist TAVI in difficult peripheral vascular anatomies.
• Full competency in the use of axillary TAVI devices
• Significant experience in PFO, ASD, PVL and LAAO closure
• Gain experience in transcatheter edge-to-edge-repair, paravalvular leak closure and other SHD procedures.

About us
Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the UK's leading heart and lung hospital, delivering care to more than 50,000 patients a year in its new state-of-the-art hospital in Cambridge. We perform the most heart and/or lung transplants in the UK and carried out the UK's first successful heart transplant in 1979. It also offers emergency heart attack treatment, sleep centre care and is one of just five centres nationally for those in severe respiratory failure.

Based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus the largest centre of medical research and health science in Europe the Trust is at the heart of treatments of the future. Royal Papworth became the first hospital trust in the country to be rated outstanding in all five areas assessed by the Care Quality Commission - a rating it still holds today. The Trust holds its values of compassion, excellence & collaboration at its core, and all colleagues joining the team are expected to uphold these in their day-to-day roles & interactions. Royal Papworth is proud of its diverse workforce and encourages people to embrace their individuality.

The Trust values difference and welcomes all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, religion & belief, sex and sexual orientation. Providing they meet the minimum post criteria, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview.

Date posted: 01 July 2026
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Doctor - other
Salary: £76,582 a year
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 12 months
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 175-26-1862
Job locations: Royal Papworth Hospital, Papworth Road, Cambridge Bio Medical Campus, Cambridge, CB2 0AY, United Kingdom

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• MBBS, and FRCS/MRCS or equivalent

Desirable

• MD or PhD

Experience
Essential

• Appropriate knowledge base and ability to apply sound clinical judgement to problem.
• Demonstrates awareness of the basics of managing cardiac disease
• Shows aptitude for practical skills eg manual dexterity, hand-eye coordination

Desirable

• Shows aptitude for practical skills, e.g. hand-eye co- ordination, dexterity, visual- spatial awareness Attendance at relevant courses, e.g. ATLS, basic surgical skills

Additional Criteria
Essential

• Please provide evidence of your commitment to uphold the Trust's values: Compassion, Excellence, Collaboration
• Please see attached Job Description for full detail of person specification

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship
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UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).