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Job summary

Main area
Cardiovascular Services
Grade
ST6 - 8
Contract
6 months (fixed term)
Hours
Full time - on-call requirement
Job ref
328-CVS-MED-7671060
Employer
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
The James Cook University Hospital
Town
Middlesbrough
Salary
£73,992 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
22/12/2025 23:59
Interview date
07/01/2026

Employer heading

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Senior Clinical Fellow

ST6 - 8

Job overview

South Tees NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting SHO in Cardiothoracic Surgery to join our existing team. 

We are looking for dynamic forward thinking cardiothoracic SHO to join us and continue the development of the service. You will join a friendly, committed team to provide services for approximately 1000 cardiac and 700 thoracic cases per year. 

Our varied caseload includes minimally invasive aortic and mitral surgery, major aortic work, an established TAVI programme, VAT lobectomies, thymectomies and robotic thoracic surgery. A robotic mitral surgery programme is in the planning stages.   

 

Applicants should possess full GMC registration, FRCA (or equivalent) and either already be on the Specialist Register or be within 6 months of receiving their Certificate of Completion of Training ((CCT) or equivalent) at the time of interview. You must have advanced experience in cardiothoracic anaesthesia and cardiothoracic critical care.

For an informal discussion or further information please contact:

·         Mr Ian Paul, Clinical Director, Cardiothoracic Surgery on 01642 850850 ext 58104 or [email protected]

 

 

Main duties of the job

  The successful candidate will participate closely in all activities within the Directorate of Cardiothoracic surgery being directly accountable to the consultant staff. Roles will include participation in the pre-, intra- and post-operative management of patients under consultant supervision. In addition, active participation in the academic program is seen as an important opportunity for personal development. Audit and service evaluation projects will be expected to be undertaken.

Working for our organisation

The appointee will be part of a team that provides on-going daytime care of inpatients. There is a corresponding Out of hours commitment. The trainees are responsible for the initial assessment and management of acutely ill patients as well as in-patients transferred as emergencies or semi-urgently from local DGHs for specialised tertiary care. The trainees are appropriately supervised by the middle-grades with consultant support. The appointee will also rotate through CICU and cardiothoracic gaining experience of the specialist provision of clinical care for patients in a high-dependency setting. There are consultant-led ward rounds review all patients. All other inpatients are subject to twice-weekly consultant review. There is a weekly commitment to the outpatient service with appropriate support depending on the level of experience. This provides an opportunity for work-based assessments.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.

Person specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential criteria
  • Basic surgical training
  • MRCS or equivalent
  • GMC Registration (full)
Desirable criteria
  • Higher degree

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Broad experience in Adult Cardiothoracic Surgery Experience in Clinical Audit preparation
Desirable criteria
  • Proven experience in publication and presentations at National Meetings

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Applicant requirements

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.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Mr Ian Paul
Job title
Clinical Director
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01642 850850
Additional information

ext 58104

If you have problems applying, contact

Address
The Recruitment Team
The Murray Building
The James Cook University Hospital
TS4 3BW
Telephone
01642 850850, ext. 57396
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