Consultant Interventional Cardiologist (PCI)

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 114,000 - 151,000; Full time

Job summary

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is advertising a Substantive Consultant Cardiologist with a focus on percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for the Freeman Hospital unit in Newcastle. The post includes 10 programmed activities per week with on-call duties and opportunities for education, research and professional development.

The successful candidate will work closely with an established team of consultant cardiologists and allied specialties, contribute to service

Qualifications

• Primary medical qualification and GMC registration confirmed.
• Must be on or eligible for the GMC Specialist Register within six months.
• Royal College of Physicians membership and a higher research degree are desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert interventional cardiology care with PCI expertise.
• Contribute to on-call PCI rota and regional service provision.
• Collaborate with cardiology, cardiac surgery and allied disciplines.
• Participate in teaching, governance, audit and research activities.

Skills

PCI expertise

Interventional cardiology

Teaching & training

Education

Primary Medical Qualification

Full GMC Registration with licence to practise

Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register

Royal College of Physicians membership

Higher research degree (MD or PhD)

Special skills training in the specialty

Job description

Consultant Interventional Cardiologist (PCI)

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

Main area Cardiology Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 10 sessions per week (plus on call) Job ref 317-CON-26-234

Site Freeman Hospital Town Newcastle upon Tyne Salary £113,565 - £150,569 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 01/10/2026 23:59 Interview date 29/10/2026

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS hospital trusts in the country. We have around 16,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.7 billion.

With strong history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation regionally, nationally and internationally, w e’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country.

As well as providing a wide range of hospital and community services, we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.

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.

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

We are advertising for a Substantive 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 percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). They will be allowed to develop other special interests of their choice according to the service needs of the department. There will be opportunities 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 at [e-mail] , or Dr Mohamed Farag by phone on 0191 21 39920 or via email at [e-mail]

Working for our organisation

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Clinical:

· 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. The candidate will also have elective sessions.

· 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 interventionist is typically on call. It is anticipated the successful candidate will contribute a regular daytime on‑call PCI session weekly in addition to on‑call for PCI out of hours.

Administrative:

· The appointee will participate in all aspects of Clinical Governance, making a significant contribution to multidisciplinary audit and risk management activities.

· 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.

· 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. 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:

· Participate in the teaching of undergraduate students in both medicine and dentistry. 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.

· Active involvement 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.

· Participate in the teaching and training of any other health care professionals within the Directorate.

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.

Person specification

Education, Qualifications and Specialist Skills

• 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)
• Holder of membership of the Royal College of Physicians or equivalent
• Higher research degree (MD or PhD)
• Special skills training in the specialty

Clinical Skills and Knowledge

• Evidence of experience and competency in PCI
• 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
• Evidence of a special interest in complex PCI

Management and Administration Experience

• 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
• Proven management and administration ability
• Understanding of management goals
• Evidence of leadership / project management
• Evidence of having implemented change
• Experience in developing and implementing new technologies

Teaching

• Experience of supervising junior medical staff
• Experience of participation in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching
• Ability to teach clinical, technical and practical skills
• Attendance at courses to develop teaching skills
• Postgraduate qualification in medical education

Clinical Governance, Audit and Research

• Experience of audit projects and Clinical Governance
• Understanding of research principles
• Higher research degree (MSc, MD or PhD)
• Publications in interventional research in the last five years

Communication, Relationships and Working with Colleagues

• 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

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.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.