Clinical Fellow in Cardiac Electrophysiology

This 6-month post is an opportunity to gain experience of advanced cardiac rhythm management in a high-volume UK centre including all aspects of interventional electrophysiology. It is aimed at candidates who have already undertaken a period of training in cardiac electrophysiology and catheter ablation, and would like to develop and expand their skills prior to application for a substantive Electrophysiologist post.
For an informal discussion and further information regarding the opportunity and Directorate, please contact: Dr Moloy Das, Consultant Cardiologist & Electrophysiologist via email at: [email protected]
Please read attached Job Description and Person Specification., · The successful appointee will work as part of the electrophysiology team. Typical duties per week will include 5-6 EP lab sessions, 2 arrhythmia clinics and time allocated for clinical administration, audit and research.
· There will be responsibility for the management of patients undergoing interventional EP procedures.
Administrative:
· Responsibility for recording data from lab patients in local databases, writing discharge summaries and communicating with referring Cardiologists and General Practitioners.
Research:
· Undertaking research projects within the field of catheter ablation with a view to presentation at national/international conferences and publications.
Other:
· Attendance and participation at the weekly EP MDT meeting, other educational meetings and the relevant quality assurance programme.
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.

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, gender, 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., 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.

We are delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated, ambitious individual to join our well integrated team.
This 6-month post would be suitable for a candidate who has a sound basis in cardiac electrophysiology and catheter ablation, and would like to further enhance their skills prior to application for a substantive Electrophysiologist post.
Post to commence January 2025 for 6 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., 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.
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