CLINICAL FELLOW IN CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY (ST3 EQUIVALENT)
| Posting date: | 30 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | £61,825.00 to £70,425.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £61825.00 - £70425.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 02 July 2025 |
| Location: | Newcastle upon Tyne, NE7 7DN |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9317-25-0916 |
Summary
Clinical: Day to day care of pre- and post-operative cardiac and thoracic surgery patients on the wards, clinics and theatres Perform operations as a first operator (with consultant supervision) if appropriate as well as assist in theatres depending on the level of experience Attend outpatient clinics to see new or follow patients under the supervision of the consultant 2nd on-call for any ICU/HDU/ward emergencies for cardiothoracic surgical patients (1:8 resident on-call) Reviewing patients daily, requesting appropriate investigation and treating the patients appropriately Take and see referrals for cardiac and thoracic surgical patients, liaising with the on-call consultant surgeons Seeks timely assistance from senior colleagues when appropriate Administrative: Ensuring accurate and representative entries are made in the case notes Filling out referrals to MDTs and requesting investigations in a timely fashion Research/Audit: Participate actively in local audit and presentations; as well as attend the monthly M&M meetings Participate in any research activity and submit abstracts to meetings; present at national/international meetings Teaching: Attend the cardiothoracic weekly teaching and journal club Present at the weekly teaching Teaching and supervision of junior medical staff/medical and nursing students if appropriate 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.