Job overview

We are delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated, ambitious individual to join our integrated adult congenital heart disease team. 

The successful candidate will be an advanced cardiology trainee either specialising in Advanced Heart Failure or Adult Congenital Heart Disease. This is not a post for a Cardiothoracic Surgeon. They will be expected to be confident functioning as a member of the multi-disciplinary team in managing complex and challenging clinical situations. The post would ideally suit a candidate who wishes to pursue a career in ACHD with an interest in heart failure, although other sub-speciality interests particularly imaging (Echo/MRI) could also be facilitated.

This post is to commence June 2026 for 12 months. 

In addition to the challenges of the role, we can offer you a commitment to teaching, education, research and audit.

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

Adults with CHD, in particular those referred from elsewhere for assessment for transplant or mechanical support, are amongst the most complex patients dealt with in the Cardiothoracic Directorate. The purpose of this post is to provide experienced middle grade cover for this patient group thereby enabling continuity of care for patients and appropriate supervision to junior doctors through senior ward presence. The post holder will receive training in advanced heart failure management in this complex group of patients.

For an informal discussion and further information regarding the opportunity and Directorate, please contact Dr Louise Coats on 01912137146 or via e-mail at [email protected] or Dr Jayant Kakarla on 0191 21 38952 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.