Consultant Interventional Cardiologist (PCI)

We are delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated, ambitious individual to join our well integrated team. The post-holder will contribute to the interventional service, including the full range of interventional techniques and provision of Primary PCI on-call cover. They will be allowed to develop other special interests of their choice according to the service needs of the department. 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 11 on-call for intervention at Freeman Hospital and 1:16 CCU day cover at RVI Hospital. 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.

Main duties of the job include:

• The post will form part of the consultant PCI on-call rota. PCI sessions will be in the on-call urgent cardiac catheter lab dealing with patients presenting with ACS including STEMI and NSTEMI from around the region.
• To provide expert care for patients admitted to Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals with cardiology conditions and to provide specialist interventional cardiology opinion to colleagues in referring hospitals around the region, as needed.
• To provide clinical expertise in the sub-specialist area appropriate to the training and expertise of the appointee and the service needs of the department.
• To provide in-patient opinions and, where appropriate, continuing supervision for patients with cardiology conditions.
• The appointees will contribute to the on-call consultant interventional cardiologist rota at the Freeman.
• The frequency of on-call will be approximately a 1-in-11 shared with PCI colleagues from the Freeman.
• The appointee will participate in all aspects of Clinical Governance, making a significant contribution to multidisciplinary audit and risk management activities.
• 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 to ensure efficient use of resources, to include supervision of trainees.
• Participate in the teaching of undergraduate students in both medicine and dentistry.

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.