Edinburgh Aortic Fellowship (Scottish National Complex Aortic Service)

Overview

Named Edinburgh / Scottish National Complex Aortic fellowship based at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh within the nationally designated thoraco-abdominal and complex aortic service. Combines NHS Lothian fellowship identity with advertised Senior Aortic Fellow posts for post-CCT/international advanced aortic training.

The programme

Focus

Complex open and endovascular aortic surgery (TAAA, arch, FEVAR/BEVAR/TEVAR)

Training type

Clinical fellowship

Specialty associations

Not yet verified

Learning format

Advanced clinical fellowship in a nationally designated complex aortic centre: open and endovascular thoracoabdominal/arch work, TEVAR/FEVAR/BEVAR, hybrid strategies, national aortic MDT, elective and emergency vascular service support

Duration

12 months

Start

August 2026 (named Senior Aortic Fellow / National Complex Aortic Fellowship advertisement)

Positions

1 (12-month fixed-term Senior Aortic Fellow post as advertised)

Accreditation

Not stated on the official page

Department

Scottish National Thoraco-Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm and Complex Aortic Service / Department of Vascular Surgery

Eligibility and visa

Eligibility

Suited to post-CCT vascular surgeons or international candidates seeking advanced complex aortic experience (as stated on Senior Aortic Fellow / National Complex Aortic Fellowship advertisements)

Qualification requirement

Post-CCT vascular surgery or equivalent international training suitable for advanced complex aortic fellowship (as advertised)

Citizenship requirement

Not stated on the official page

Practice location requirement

Not yet verified

Membership requirement

Not yet verified

Eligibility restrictions

Not yet verified

Language

Not stated on the official page

Teaching language

Not stated on the official page

Clinical language

Not stated on the official page

International applicants

Yes – advertisements welcome international candidates seeking advanced complex aortic experience

Licence requirement

GMC registration with licence to practise required for clinical appointment (NHS Scotland post)

Visa route

Not stated on the official page

Visa sponsorship

Not stated on the official page

Visa support

Not stated on the official page

How to apply

Deadline

Advertised closing dates vary by vacancy notice — confirm on current NHS Scotland vacancy notice

Application method

Online NHS Scotland application for Senior Aortic Fellow / National Complex Aortic Fellowship (CV-only applications not accepted); informal contacts via NHS Lothian vascular service

Documents

CV (named in recorded application instructions; confirm full checklist)

Contact

Scottish National Thoraco-Abdominal Aortic Service, Department of Vascular Surgery, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, 51 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh

Funding and costs

Tuition / fees

Not stated on the official page

Application fee

Not stated on the official page

Stipend / salary

NHS Scotland ST3+/fellow scale as advertised for the post

Scholarship

Not stated on the official page

Funding

Salaried NHS fixed-term clinical fellow post (as advertised)

Sources and verification