Job summary We are delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated, ambitious individual to join our well integrated team. We are looking for a substantive appointment to a Consultant Cardiologist post with an interest in implantable cardiac devices, device extraction and inherited cardiac conditions. The post holder will be expected to work in close collaboration with the existing team of consultant cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, and allied specialities. The post attracts 10 Programmed Activities per week for approximately a 1 in 9 on-call for electrophysiology at Freeman Hospital and 1:16 CCU at RVI/ Freeman Hospitals. 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. 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. Please read attached Job Description and Person Specification. Main duties of the job We are advertising for a Consultant Cardiologist (10 PAs). This is a new post which will be working mainly at the Freeman Hospital Cardiothoracic Unit. The post-holder will have broad general cardiology skills with a special interest in complex device management, including extraction, and inherited cardiac conditions. There will be responsibilities to develop and contribute to continuing education, professional development, audit and research within the Division and the Trust. There is the expectation of collaborative working with colleagues, allied specialities and liaison with other disciplines throughout the trust and network. For an informal discussion and further information regarding the opportunity and Directorate, please contact: Dr Kristian Bailey by phone on 0191 28 21515 or via email at Kristian.Bailey2nhs.net, or Dr Ruairidh Martin by phone on 0191 24 48320 or via email at ruairidhmartinnhs.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 20 March 2025 Pay scheme Hospital medical and dental staff Grade Consultant Salary £105,504 to £139,882 a year per annum Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number 317-CON-25-078 Job locations Cardiology Specialty - FH Newcastle upon Tyne NE7 7DN Job description Job responsibilities Clinical: The post will form part of the consultant Electrophysiology on-call rota. The appointee will provide urgent assessment and opinions for patients presenting to the Freeman Hospital and referring hospitals across the region. Device sessions will be available in the Freeman Hospital catheter lab, dealing with patients presenting with brady and tachy-arrhythmias. The appointee will provide a device extraction service to the Freeman Hospital and surrounding region, managing device infections as well as other indications for extraction. The appointee will join a multidisciplinary team to deliver an inherited cardiac conditions service to the wider region, including management of arrhythmic, hypertrophic and dilated cardiomyopathies. The appointee will provide in-patient opinions and, where appropriate, continuing supervision for patients with cardiology conditions. The appointee will contribute to the on-call consultant cardiologist of the week rota at the Freeman Hospital and/or Royal Victoria Infirmary with an anticipated frequency of 1:16, providing inpatient general cardiology services for patients on the coronary care unit, and general cardiology wards. Administrative: The appointee will participate in all aspects of Clinical Governance, making a significant contribution to multidisciplinary audit and risk management activities. The appointee will assist the Cardiothoracic Directorate Manager and Clinical Director in the timely investigation of complaints working to provide reports within the timeframe set out by Trust policy. The appointee will contribute to the general organisation and running of Cardiothoracic Services within the Trust, working in collaboration with colleagues and report to the Clinical Director. The appointee will manage their own cardiac catheter lab sessions and clinics to ensure efficient use of resources, to include supervision of trainees. They will contribute to the management of the Cardiology Clinic service overall. Research: The Trust welcomes and encourages research as a high profile activity that compliments the service provided. The emphasis is on studies that fall within the National Institute of Health Research Portfolio. Teaching: The appointee will participate in the teaching of undergraduate students in both medicine and dentistry. In particular the Cardiology Department provides intensive teaching during the Foundations of Clinical Practice Cardiology teaching week. In addition, the unit teaches students within various phases of the course, including, but not limited to, Student Selected Components and Hospital Based Practice teaching. The appointee will take an active role in the clinical supervision of all postgraduate trainees in the department with specific responsibility for the education development of Foundation doctors, Core Medical Trainees, and Specialty Training Registrars. The appointee will participate in the teaching and training of any other health care professionals within the Directorate. 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 post will form part of the consultant Electrophysiology on-call rota. The appointee will provide urgent assessment and opinions for patients presenting to the Freeman Hospital and referring hospitals across the region. Device sessions will be available in the Freeman Hospital catheter lab, dealing with patients presenting with brady and tachy-arrhythmias. The appointee will provide a device extraction service to the Freeman Hospital and surrounding region, managing device infections as well as other indications for extraction. The appointee will join a multidisciplinary team to deliver an inherited cardiac conditions service to the wider region, including management of arrhythmic, hypertrophic and dilated cardiomyopathies. The appointee will provide in-patient opinions and, where appropriate, continuing supervision for patients with cardiology conditions. The appointee will contribute to the on-call consultant cardiologist of the week rota at the Freeman Hospital and/or Royal Victoria Infirmary with an anticipated frequency of 1:16, providing inpatient general cardiology services for patients on the coronary care unit, and general cardiology wards. Administrative: The appointee will participate in all aspects of Clinical Governance, making a significant contribution to multidisciplinary audit and risk management activities. The appointee will assist the Cardiothoracic Directorate Manager and Clinical Director in the timely investigation of complaints working to provide reports within the timeframe set out by Trust policy. The appointee will contribute to the general organisation and running of Cardiothoracic Services within the Trust, working in collaboration with colleagues and report to the Clinical Director. The appointee will manage their own cardiac catheter lab sessions and clinics to ensure efficient use of resources, to include supervision of trainees. They will contribute to the management of the Cardiology Clinic service overall. Research: The Trust welcomes and encourages research as a high profile activity that compliments the service provided. The emphasis is on studies that fall within the National Institute of Health Research Portfolio. Teaching: The appointee will participate in the teaching of undergraduate students in both medicine and dentistry. In particular the Cardiology Department provides intensive teaching during the Foundations of Clinical Practice Cardiology teaching week. In addition, the unit teaches students within various phases of the course, including, but not limited to, Student Selected Components and Hospital Based Practice teaching. The appointee will take an active role in the clinical supervision of all postgraduate trainees in the department with specific responsibility for the education development of Foundation doctors, Core Medical Trainees, and Specialty Training Registrars. The appointee will participate in the teaching and training of any other health care professionals within the Directorate. 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 practise Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register (within 6 months from the date of the AAC) Desirable Higher research degree (MSc or PhD) Special skills training in the specialty Clinical Skills and Knowledge Essential Evidence of experience in cardiology Evidence of a substantial commitment to cardiology Ability to offer an expert clinical opinion in cardiology Ability to take independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients referred to a tertiary centre Desirable Evidence of a special interest in inherited cardiac conditions Evidence of a special interest in device extraction Management and Administration Experience Essential Ability to run a service and participate in management process Committed to share in professional, managerial and teaching responsibilities necessary to fulfil the obligations of the Directorate to the Trust and its workforce Evidence of involvement in authoring or reviewing clinical guidelines Desirable Proven management and administration ability Understanding of management goals Evidence of leadership / project management Evidence of having run a multidisciplinary inherited cardiac conditions service 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 and practical skills Desirable Attendance at courses to develop teaching skills Postgraduate qualification in medical education Clinical Governance, Audit and Research Essential Experience of audit projects and Clinical Governance Understanding of research principles Desirable Higher research degree (MSc or PhD) Publications in interventional research in the last five years 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 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 Time management skills Honesty, integrity, awareness of ethical dilemmas, respect for confidentiality Desirable Evidence of leadership skills IT literate Person Specification Education, Qualifications and Specialist Skills Essential Primary Medical Qualification Full GMC Registration with a licence to practise Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register (within 6 months from the date of the AAC) Desirable Higher research degree (MSc or PhD) Special skills training in the specialty Clinical Skills and Knowledge Essential Evidence of experience in cardiology Evidence of a substantial commitment to cardiology Ability to offer an expert clinical opinion in cardiology Ability to take independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients referred to a tertiary centre Desirable Evidence of a special interest in inherited cardiac conditions Evidence of a special interest in device extraction Management and Administration Experience Essential Ability to run a service and participate in management process Committed to share in professional, managerial and teaching responsibilities necessary to fulfil the obligations of the Directorate to the Trust and its workforce Evidence of involvement in authoring or reviewing clinical guidelines Desirable Proven management and administration ability Understanding of management goals Evidence of leadership / project management Evidence of having run a multidisciplinary inherited cardiac conditions service 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 and practical skills Desirable Attendance at courses to develop teaching skills Postgraduate qualification in medical education Clinical Governance, Audit and Research Essential Experience of audit projects and Clinical Governance Understanding of research principles Desirable Higher research degree (MSc or PhD) Publications in interventional research in the last five years 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 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 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. 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 Cardiology Specialty - FH Newcastle upon Tyne NE7 7DN Employer's website https://careers.nuth.nhs.uk/why-us (Opens in a new tab)