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The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

About
For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Contact
- Address
- Royal Victoria Infirmary
- Queen Victoria Road
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Tyne and Wear
- NE1 4LP
- Contact Number
- 0191 282 0999 option 2
Trust Fellows in Paediatric Cardiology (ST1-2 equivalent)
Accepting applications until: 03-Apr-2025 23:59
Vacancy status: Open
Accepting applications until: 03-Apr-2025 23:59
Key details
Location
- Site
- Paediatric Cardiology Specialty - FH
- Town
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Postcode
- NE7 7DN
- Major / Minor Region
- Tyne and Wear
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (One post full-time (40hrs per week) from April 2025 for twelve months. Two posts full-time (40hrs per week) from 6 August 2025 until 4 August 2026. One post part time (20hrs per week) from August 2025 / September 2025 for six months.)
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
Salary
- Salary
- £49,909 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (Trust Fellow)
Specialty
- Main area
- Paediatric Cardiology
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 15,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.6 billion.
We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country, supporting people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts each day, 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, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.
Job overview
We are delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated, ambitious individual to join our well integrated team.
These posts are well suited but not limited – to Junior Doctors-in-training, wanting to have exposure to Paediatric Cardiology with aim to enhance their experience for career progression or as out-of-programme experience. The post provides exposure to all aspects of Congenital Heart Disease.
During the appointment, you will be attached to the Paediatric Cardiology Ward covering inpatient care, participating in ward rounds with senior colleagues and involved with outpatient day cases. During your time, you will also be encouraged to attend all areas of the unit including cardiac theatres, catheter laboratory, echo department and weekly case discussions. There is a formal teaching within the department including participation in journal club.
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.
Please read attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Advert
To care for patients with Congenital Heart Diseases and patients in heart failure pre and post heart transplantation.
· One post full-time (40hrs per week) fixed term to commence April 2025 for twelve months.
· Two posts full-time (40hrs per week) fixed term to commence 6 August 2025 until 4 August 2026.
· One post part time (20hrs per week) fixed term to commence August 2025 / September 2025 for six months.
For an informal discussion and further information regarding the opportunity and Directorate, please contact: Dr Abbas Khushnood, Consultant Paediatric Cardiologist on 0191 2336161 Ext 37318 or via email at [email protected]
Please read attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Clinical:
· To work in a busy Paediatric Cardiology Ward covering inpatient care, participating in daily cardiology ward rounds with senior colleagues including specialist ward rounds. Involved with inpatient/outpatient day cases.
· During your time, you will also be encouraged to attend all areas of the unit including cardiac theatres, catheter laboratory, echo department and weekly case discussions.
Administrative:
· Admission clerking and other ward-based duties like assessments, daily or more frequent clinical review as necessary, prescribing, requesting investigations and actioning results.
· Completing discharge summaries in timely manner.
Research:
· Opportunities to participate in ongoing or new research projects within the department.
· To develop and pursue research ideas within congenital cardiology with the support of consultants.
Teaching:
· There is a formal teaching programme specifically for SHOs within the department on a weekly basis.
· Participating in weekly journal club, bedside teaching, teaching medical students and attending MDT sessions.
Flexibility:
In line with the Trust’s 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.
Important note on completion of reference section of Application Form
All references from current and previous employers will be sought and must cover a minimum of 3 years employment. Therefore, when completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover 3 years employment. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.
Candidates who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e-mail. You should check your SPAM folders as well as your inbox. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date you should assume your application has been unsuccessful.
Applicant requirements
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Primary Medical Qualification
- Full GMC registration or eligibility to obtain this within 3 months
- Completion of Foundation Training or equivalent.
- APLS.
Clinical Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Experience in paediatrics neonates and paediatric cardiology.
- Good history & examination skills
- Able to formulate a working diagnosis.
- Able to order appropriate investigations.
- Image interpretation relevant to practice.
- Knows when to appropriately seek assistance from a senior colleague.
Desirable criteria
- Previous NHS Experience
Maintaining Clinical Competence
Essential criteria
- Written evidence of satisfactory training to date e.g. workplace assessments
Teaching
Essential criteria
- Experience of teaching undergraduate medical students & Foundation Doctors.
Clinical Governance, Audit and Research
Essential criteria
- Experience of audit projects
Desirable criteria
- Organised or contributed to an audit project that has resulted in change.
- Research experience
Communication, Relationships and Working with Colleagues
Essential criteria
- To be clear, fluent and articulate in communication in English
- 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
Desirable criteria
- Neat, legible writing of notes/charts
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- 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
- Good crisis management
- Ability to cope with stressful situations
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of leadership skills
- IT literate
- Initiative.
- Ability to organise.
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Louise Scorfield
- Job title
- HR Advisor
- Email address
- [email protected]
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