Job summary We are delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated, ambitious individual to join our well integrated team. The successful applicant will have experience in neonatal, paediatric and adult surgery for congenital cardiac disease. They will have had significant experience in providing mechanical circulatory support and cardiac transplantation in both children and adult congenital patients. This post is a 10PA post plus on call for 12 months to commence as soon as possible. In addition to the challenges of the role, we can offer you a commitment to teaching, education, research and audit. Candidates for the post must be registered medical practitioners and on, or eligible to join, the Specialist Register within six months of the date of the Appointments Committee. 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 The post is designed to further the development of the Freeman Hospital paediatric and adult congenital cardiac surgery programme. The successful applicant will be expected to continue development of the unit as a world leading provider of heart and lung transplantation. For an informal discussion and further information regarding the opportunity and Directorate, please contact : Mr Mohamed Nassar, Consultant Paediatric Cardiac Surgeon on 0191 2137344, or email at Mohamed.nassar2nhs.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. Date posted 19 March 2025 Pay scheme Hospital medical and dental staff Grade Consultant Salary £105,504 to £139,882 a year per annum Contract Fixed term Duration 12 months Working pattern Full-time Reference number 317-LCON-25-076 Job locations Paediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery Specialty - FH Newcastle upon Tyne NE7 7DN Job description Job responsibilities Administrative: The applicant will be expected to organise out-of-hours duty rosters, and ensure that clinical outcome data collection is complete and submitted to the appropriate national body. Research: The successful applicant will assist with the clinical research programmes which are established at the Freeman Hospital and will be expected to interface as required with basic science research at the University of Newcastle. Teaching: The successful applicant will be expected to play a major part in the teaching activity of the unit. In theatre teaching will be required, mostly directed at one SpR at a time. The successful applicant is expected to be heavily involved in organising teaching programmes for cardiology trainees, paediatric intensive care trainees, and to wider audiences both medical and professions allied to medicine. 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 Administrative: The applicant will be expected to organise out-of-hours duty rosters, and ensure that clinical outcome data collection is complete and submitted to the appropriate national body. Research: The successful applicant will assist with the clinical research programmes which are established at the Freeman Hospital and will be expected to interface as required with basic science research at the University of Newcastle. Teaching: The successful applicant will be expected to play a major part in the teaching activity of the unit. In theatre teaching will be required, mostly directed at one SpR at a time. The successful applicant is expected to be heavily involved in organising teaching programmes for cardiology trainees, paediatric intensive care trainees, and to wider audiences both medical and professions allied to medicine. 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, Qualifications and Specialist Skills Essential Primary Medical Qualification Full GMC Registration with a licence to practice FRCS (Cardiothoracic) or equivalent. Experience in Neonatal Cardiac Surgery Experience in paediatric cardiac surgery Experience in adult congenital cardiac surgery Experience in mechanical cardiac support in children and in adults with congenital heart disease Experience in cardiopulmonary transplantation in children and in adults with congenital heart disease Experience in Cardiac retrieval Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register (within 6 months from the date of the AAC). Desirable Higher Degree Special skills training in the specialty. Clinical Experience Essential Evidence of experience in the specialty. Evidence of a substantial commitment to the specialty Ability to offer an expert clinical opinion within the speciality Ability to take independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients referred to a tertiary centre Management and Administration Experience Essential Evidence of involvement in authoring or reviewing clinical guidelines An understanding of Clinical Governance Desirable Involvement with management and project leadership within the specialty. Proven management and administrative experience and understanding of management goals Evidence of leadership / project management Evidence of having implemented change Experience in developing and implementing new technologies Teaching Essential Experience of supervising junior medical staff Experience of participation in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching Ability to teach clinical / technical / practical skills Desirable Attendance at courses to develop teaching skills Postgraduate qualification in medical education Research Essential Evidence of involvement in and understanding of research methodology and publication of findings Research/critical review of literature Publications in the last five years Desirable Higher degree. Audit Essential Evidence of participation in audit Desirable Evidence of having changed practice as a result of audit Evidence of having revisited the audit to assess improvement. Personal Attributes Essential Alignment with the Trust's values Flexible approach to service delivery and committed approach to development Committed to share in professional, managerial and teaching responsibilities necessary to fulfil the obligations of the Directorate to the Trust and its workforce A commitment to personal / unit CPD. Ability and willingness to work the on-call rota Ability and willingness to work a more flexible pattern of working in the future if required, including evening and weekend work Person Specification Education, Qualifications and Specialist Skills Essential Primary Medical Qualification Full GMC Registration with a licence to practice FRCS (Cardiothoracic) or equivalent. Experience in Neonatal Cardiac Surgery Experience in paediatric cardiac surgery Experience in adult congenital cardiac surgery Experience in mechanical cardiac support in children and in adults with congenital heart disease Experience in cardiopulmonary transplantation in children and in adults with congenital heart disease Experience in Cardiac retrieval Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register (within 6 months from the date of the AAC). Desirable Higher Degree Special skills training in the specialty. Clinical Experience Essential Evidence of experience in the specialty. Evidence of a substantial commitment to the specialty Ability to offer an expert clinical opinion within the speciality Ability to take independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients referred to a tertiary centre Management and Administration Experience Essential Evidence of involvement in authoring or reviewing clinical guidelines An understanding of Clinical Governance Desirable Involvement with management and project leadership within the specialty. Proven management and administrative experience and understanding of management goals Evidence of leadership / project management Evidence of having implemented change Experience in developing and implementing new technologies Teaching Essential Experience of supervising junior medical staff Experience of participation in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching Ability to teach clinical / technical / practical skills Desirable Attendance at courses to develop teaching skills Postgraduate qualification in medical education Research Essential Evidence of involvement in and understanding of research methodology and publication of findings Research/critical review of literature Publications in the last five years Desirable Higher degree. Audit Essential Evidence of participation in audit Desirable Evidence of having changed practice as a result of audit Evidence of having revisited the audit to assess improvement. Personal Attributes Essential Alignment with the Trust's values Flexible approach to service delivery and committed approach to development Committed to share in professional, managerial and teaching responsibilities necessary to fulfil the obligations of the Directorate to the Trust and its workforce A commitment to personal / unit CPD. Ability and willingness to work the on-call rota Ability and willingness to work a more flexible pattern of working in the future if required, including evening and weekend work 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 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. Certificate of Sponsorship 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). Employer details Employer name The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Address Paediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery Specialty - FH Newcastle upon Tyne NE7 7DN Employer's website https://careers.nuth.nhs.uk/why-us (Opens in a new tab)