Fellow in Interventional Cardiology (CTO & Complex PCI Fellow) ST1-2

Fellow in Interventional Cardiology (CTO & Complex PCI Fellow) ST1-2 Pay Competitive Location Newcastle Upon Tyne/England Employment type Full-Time Job Description Req#: C9317-25-0781?language=en&page=228&sort=publicationDateDesc 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 post is to commence 1 September 2025 for 12 months. This post has no on-call commitment. This 12-month Fellowship in Complex and CTO PCI is suitable for StRs with solid experience in PCI to provide extensive training in chronic total occlusion and complex percutaneous coronary interventions including the use of adjunctive techniques at the Freeman Hospital, one of the largest interventional cardiology centres in the UK. \”We typically receive several hundred applications for ST1/2 locally employed doctor posts and we will therefore only shortlist candidates with paid NHS experience (this does not include Clinical Access or Clinical Observership placements) which is an essential criteria within the Person Specification. Please do not apply if you do not have paid NHS experience as this leads to significant clinician time reviewing applications from applicants who will not be shortlisted.\” 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 advanced CTO & complex PCI in a high-volume UK centre including all aspects of interventional cardiology. This post would be suitable for a candidate who has a sound basis in PCI and would like to further enhance their skills in CTO & complex PCI prior to application for substantive consultant interventional posts. For an informal discussion and further information regarding the opportunity and Directorate, please contact: Professor Mohaned Egred, Consultant Cardiologist on 0191 9330210 or via email at m.egred@nhs.uk Please read attached Job Description and Person Specification. About us Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teachingNHS 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. Details Date posted 04 June 2025 Pay scheme Hospital medical and dental staff Grade Doctor – other Salary £49,909 a year per annum Contract Fixed term Duration 12 months Working pattern Full-time Reference number 317-TD-25-154 Job locations Adult Medicine Cardiac Newcastle upon Tyne NE7 7DN Job description Job responsibilities Clinical: The successful appointee will work as part of the PCI team. Typical duties per week will include PCI lab sessions, clinic, administration, and time allocated for audit and research. There will be responsibility for the management of patients undergoing interventional PCI procedures. Administrative: Responsibility for recording data from lab patients in local and European databases, writing discharge summaries and communicating with General Practitioners. Other: Attendance and participation at the weekly revascularisation MDT meeting, other educational meetings and the relevant quality assurance programme. In addition to research and publications. Emergency and On-call Responsibilities: There is no out-of-hours commitment attached to this post. It is not expected that the appointee will take part in the General Cardiology specialty registrar on-call rota but it may be possible to accommodate this if the appointee expressly wishes to do so and has suitable experience. This would involve covering CCU including direct admissions to the PPCI service and other cardiac emergencies. This is a 1:10 rota and is resident. It presently attracts a 2B (50%) supplement. Education and Training: The named educational supervisor will discuss the needs of the appointee at the start of the job and review them regularly. The appointee will also receive positive support from the Trust with regard to taking exams or additional qualifications, and will have access to a minimum of 10 days of study leave per year, plus additional days for Trust and (if applicable) MTI induction. Audit and research activities of the department will be an essential part of this post in addition to teaching opportunities at the University of Central Lancashire. The appointee will be involved as a sub-investigator for on-going research studies in interventional cardiology in the department. Accountability: The appointee will be 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. Indicative timetable Morning Afternoon Monday Research Research Tuesday PCI MDT Wednesday Clinic Admin Thursday PCI research Friday PCI PCI 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 as part of the PCI team. Typical duties per week will include PCI lab sessions, clinic, administration, and time allocated for audit and research. There will be responsibility for the management of patients undergoing interventional PCI procedures. Administrative: Responsibility for recording data from lab patients in local and European databases, writing discharge summaries and communicating with General Practitioners. Other: Attendance and participation at the weekly revascularisation MDT meeting, other educational meetings and the relevant quality assurance programme. In addition to research and publications. Emergency and On-call Responsibilities: There is no out-of-hours commitment attached to this post. It is not expected that the appointee will take part in the General Cardiology specialty registrar on-call rota but it may be possible to accommodate this if the appointee expressly wishes to do so and has suitable experience. This would involve covering CCU including direct admissions to the PPCI service and other cardiac emergencies. This is a 1:10 rota and is resident. It presently attracts a 2B (50%) supplement. Education and Training: The named educational supervisor will discuss the needs of the appointee at the start of the job and review them regularly. The appointee will also receive positive support from the Trust with regard to taking exams or additional qualifications, and will have access to a minimum of 10 days of study leave per year, plus additional days for Trust and (if applicable) MTI induction. Audit and research activities of the department will be an essential part of this post in addition to teaching opportunities at the University of Central Lancashire. The appointee will be involved as a sub-investigator for on-going research studies in interventional cardiology in the department. Accountability: The appointee will be 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. Indicative timetable Morning Afternoon Monday Research Research Tuesday PCI MDT Wednesday Clinic Admin Thursday PCI research Friday PCI PCI 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 Primary Medical Qualification Full GMC registration with a licence to practice at the time of application Satisfactory completion of Foundation Training or equivalent and General Cardiology training Desirable Higher research degree in a PCI-related topic Evidence of continued research and publication activities Clinical Skills and Knowledge Essential Experience in PCI procedures, including complex PCI Independent operator with more than 500 procedures as first operator Proactive care of pre- and post-procedural patients Insight into abilities and knowledge, and the ability to ask for help when required. Paid NHS Experience Desirable High volume first-operator experience of PCI, preferably some experience in complex and in CTO procedures 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 Willingness to develop new approaches to teaching and learning Clinical Governance, Audit and Research Essential Experience of audit projects Research experience and Publications/abstracts in PCI research Desirable Higher degree in cardiology Communication, Relationships and Working with Colleagues Essential Ability to communicate clearly and fluently in the English language Ability to communicate and liaise effectively with patients and other people within a multidisciplinary team. Neat, legible writing of notes/charts 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 Primary Medical Qualification Full GMC registration with a licence to practice at the time of application Satisfactory completion of Foundation Training or equivalent and General Cardiology training Desirable Higher research degree in a PCI-related topic Evidence of continued research and publication activities Clinical Skills and Knowledge Essential Experience in PCI procedures, including complex PCI Independent operator with more than 500 procedures as first operator Proactive care of pre- and post-procedural patients Insight into abilities and knowledge, and the ability to ask for help when required. Paid NHS Experience Desirable High volume first-operator experience of PCI, preferably some experience in complex and in CTO procedures 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 Willingness to develop new approaches to teaching and learning Clinical Governance, Audit and Research Essential Experience of audit projects Research experience and Publications/abstracts in PCI research Desirable Higher degree in cardiology Communication, Relationships and Working with Colleagues Essential Ability to communicate clearly and fluently in the English language Ability to communicate and liaise effectively with patients and other people within a multidisciplinary team. Neat, legible writing of notes/charts 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. 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). 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