Job summary
We are delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated, ambitious individual to join our well integrated team.
This post is suitable for a cardiologist at trainee level to gain subspecialty experience in interventional cardiology at Freeman Hospital is available. The appointment is to commence on the 01 September 2025 for 12 months.
Candidates should be nearing the end of their specialist training in cardiology, be proficient in coronary angiography and have solid proficiency in coronary interventions. The fellow will also have the opportunity to train in complex interventions. In addition, we have an high volume active transcatheter aortic and mitral valves intervention program. The post-holder would gain wide practical experience in all aspects of PCI and gain exposure to TAVI and mitral valves interventions. The fellow would participate in the department clinical research and is expected to deliver and output of manuscripts and publications.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Please read attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Main duties of the job
This post is an opportunity to gain experience in interventional cardiology in a high volume UK centre including primary PCI service. This post would be suitable for a candidate post-CCT in cardiology, or with equivalent experience, aiming for appointment as a consultant specialising in interventional cardiology. The appointee would gain a large volume of practical experience in percutaneous coronary intervention including PPCI, IVUS, rotational atherectomy, pressure wire assessment, laser catheters, percutaneous treatment for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and transcutaneous aortic and mitral valves intervention.
For an informal discussion and further information regarding the opportunity and Directorate, please contact:
Professor Mohaned Egred, Consultant Interventional Cardiologist on 0191 9330210 or via e-mail at m.Egred@nhs.net or Dr Bilal Bawamia. Consultant Interventional cardiologist on 0191 2139423 or via email bilal-reshad.bawamia@nhs.net
Please read attached Job Description and Person Specification.
About us
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion. We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We're also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 1.84 million patients 'contacts' each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical:
The successful appointee will work with all the interventional consultants. Duties will include multiple weekly lab sessions working alongside consultant staff. There will be responsibility for the management of patients undergoing interventional cardiology procedures. There will be occasional out-patient commitment.
Administrative:
Responsibility for recording the procedural report and completion of BCIS and MINAP data collection after each case, writing discharge summaries, communication with General Practitioners will be necessary.
Other:
Attendance and participation at the weekly cardiothoracic MDT, educational meeting and PCI quality assurance programme
After completing the fellowship program all our fellows have managed to secure excellent jobs at consultant level.
Emergency and On-call Responsibilities:
The Interventional Fellow will not be required to participate in the StRs out-of-hours rota. Attendance at out-of-hours PCI for further experience in emergency revascularisation will be offered
Education and Training:
A named educational supervisor (Professor M Egred) will discuss the needs of the Fellow at the start of the job and review them regularly. The will be required to undertake recruitment into the departmental research studies and the administrative activities are opportunities for Audit, and the fellows will also be encouraged to develop an interest in the research activities of the department. The appointee will be involved as a sub-investigator for on-going clinical studies in the department.
Accountability:
The Clinical Fellows are accountable in their clinical duties to the consultants whose patients they are managing in the first instance, to the Clinical Director of cardiothoracic services and ultimately to the Medical Director of the Trust.
Flexibility:
In line with the Trusts core value of placing patients at the heart of everything we do, we are developing our service provision to be responsive to the needs of our patients. To meet those needs some staff groups will be increasingly asked to work a more flexible work pattern so that they can offer services in the evening or weekend. As a result any offer of employment to a consultant post will be subject to you agreeing to work a new more flexible pattern or working in the future if required, including evening and weekend work.
Please read attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical:
The successful appointee will work with all the interventional consultants. Duties will include multiple weekly lab sessions working alongside consultant staff. There will be responsibility for the management of patients undergoing interventional cardiology procedures. There will be occasional out-patient commitment.
Administrative:
Responsibility for recording the procedural report and completion of BCIS and MINAP data collection after each case, writing discharge summaries, communication with General Practitioners will be necessary.
Other:
Attendance and participation at the weekly cardiothoracic MDT, educational meeting and PCI quality assurance programme
After completing the fellowship program all our fellows have managed to secure excellent jobs at consultant level.
Emergency and On-call Responsibilities:
The Interventional Fellow will not be required to participate in the StRs out-of-hours rota. Attendance at out-of-hours PCI for further experience in emergency revascularisation will be offered
Education and Training:
A named educational supervisor (Professor M Egred) will discuss the needs of the Fellow at the start of the job and review them regularly. The will be required to undertake recruitment into the departmental research studies and the administrative activities are opportunities for Audit, and the fellows will also be encouraged to develop an interest in the research activities of the department. The appointee will be involved as a sub-investigator for on-going clinical studies in the department.
Accountability:
The Clinical Fellows are accountable in their clinical duties to the consultants whose patients they are managing in the first instance, to the Clinical Director of cardiothoracic services and ultimately to the Medical Director of the Trust.
Flexibility:
In line with the Trusts core value of placing patients at the heart of everything we do, we are developing our service provision to be responsive to the needs of our patients. To meet those needs some staff groups will be increasingly asked to work a more flexible work pattern so that they can offer services in the evening or weekend. As a result any offer of employment to a consultant post will be subject to you agreeing to work a new more flexible pattern or working in the future if required, including evening and weekend work.
Please read attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- MB or Primary Medical Qualification
- Full GMC registration or eligibility to obtain this within 3 months
- MRCP or equivalent
Desirable
- Research degree and record of publications
Clinical Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of competence in care of cardiac patients at StR level
- Fully competent in diagnostic cardiac catheterisation and transthoracic echocardiography
- PCI experience as first operator.
Desirable
Maintaining Clinical Competence
Essential
- Written evidence of satisfactory training to date e.g. workplace assessments
Teaching
Essential
- Experience of teaching undergraduate medical students & Foundation Doctors
Desirable
- Any objective evidence of competency in teaching. ALS instructor status
Clinical Governance, Audit and Research
Essential
- Experience of audit projects
Communication, Relationships and Working with Colleagues
Essential
- Ability to communicate and liaise effectively with patients and other people within a team
- Ability to work as a team with professional colleagues in all disciplines
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Alignment with the Trust's Values
- Flexible approach to service delivery and committed approach to development
- A commitment to personal / unit CPD
- Time management skills
- Honesty, integrity, awareness of ethical dilemmas, respect for confidentiality
Desirable
- Evidence of leadership skills.
- IT literate
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- MB or Primary Medical Qualification
- Full GMC registration or eligibility to obtain this within 3 months
- MRCP or equivalent
Desirable
- Research degree and record of publications
Clinical Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of competence in care of cardiac patients at StR level
- Fully competent in diagnostic cardiac catheterisation and transthoracic echocardiography
- PCI experience as first operator.
Desirable
Maintaining Clinical Competence
Essential
- Written evidence of satisfactory training to date e.g. workplace assessments
Teaching
Essential
- Experience of teaching undergraduate medical students & Foundation Doctors
Desirable
- Any objective evidence of competency in teaching. ALS instructor status
Clinical Governance, Audit and Research
Essential
- Experience of audit projects
Communication, Relationships and Working with Colleagues
Essential
- Ability to communicate and liaise effectively with patients and other people within a team
- Ability to work as a team with professional colleagues in all disciplines
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Alignment with the Trust's Values
- Flexible approach to service delivery and committed approach to development
- A commitment to personal / unit CPD
- Time management skills
- Honesty, integrity, awareness of ethical dilemmas, respect for confidentiality
Desirable
- Evidence of leadership skills.
- IT literate
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
