Consultant Paediatric Cardiologist - Advanced Echocardiography
| Posting date: | 01 September 2025 |
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| Salary: | £109,725.00 to £145,478.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £109725.00 - £145478.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 September 2025 |
| Location: | Newcastle upon Tyne, NE7 7DN |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9317-25-1202 |
Summary
Participating in an on-call rota (approximately 1-in-8) for paediatric patients referred to the unit. The individual will be expected to work effectively in a team and work closely with the intensive care specialists, anaesthetists, cardiac surgeons and cardiology colleagues. To provide in-patient and out-patient opinions for children with congenital and acquired heart disease across the Trust and to colleagues across the network and for referrals across the UK. To provide continuing care of children with heart problems on an in-patient or out-patient basis. To provide a full range advanced echocardiology opinion and care to patients referred to the unit. This will include inpatient and outpatient duties as well as contribution to the surgical MDT. Develop the paediatric echocardiology service by providing training and support to current team members. Contributing to the clinical governance meeting and audit of all areas of childrens cardiac care. Undergo Continued Medical Education (CME) in accordance with guidelines stipulated by the Royal College. Undertake an annual appraisal and job plan review. It is expected that objectives within job plan reviews will be based on Trust objectives such as fulfilment of fixed contractual commitments on the basis of a 43 week working year with due allowance for statutory holidays.