Interventional Fellow in Complex PCI & TAVI; Post CCT equivalent

Job summary

We are delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated, ambitious individual to join our well integrated team. The appointee will participate extensively under the supervision of all the TAVI consultant cardiologists. They will gain extensive first operator experience. There will be training in analysis and interpretation of cardiac CT for patients being assessed for TAVI. A regular component of the fellowship will be dedicated training in TAVI using the Edwards Sapien, Medtronic Evolut TAVI valves and Abbott Navitor valves.

The appointee will be expected to participate in the pre‑ and post‑procedural care of patients they have performed procedures upon as well as regularly attend the TAVI MDTs.

The post is to commence March 2026 for 12 months. This is a fixed salary post of £73,992 per annum with no on‑call.

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.

This post is an opportunity to gain experience in TAVI in a high‑volume UK centre. This post would be suitable for a candidate who is competent in PCI and would like to further enhance their skills in TAVI prior to application for substantive consultant interventional posts.

For an informal discussion and further information regarding the opportunity and Directorate, please contact:
Professor Rajiv Das, Consultant Cardiologist on , or via email at .

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 are 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 patient ‘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 race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under‑represented groups.

Clinical: The successful appointee will work as part of the TAVI team. Typical duties per week will include 6/7 TAVI lab sessions, 1 TAVI clinic and time allocated for audit and research. There will be responsibility for the management of patients undergoing TAVI procedures.

Administrative: Responsibility for recording data from lab patients in local databases, writing discharge summaries and communicating with general practitioners.

Other: Attendance and participation at the weekly TAVI MDT meeting, other educational meetings and the relevant quality assurance programme.

Emergency and On‑call Responsibilities: There is no out‑of‑hours commitment attached to this post. It is not expected that the appointee will take part in the General Cardiology specialty registrar on‑call rota, but it may be possible to accommodate this if the appointee expressly wishes to do so and has suitable experience. This would involve covering CCU including direct admissions to the PPCI service and other cardiac emergencies.

This is a 1:10 rota and is resident.

Education and Training: A named educational supervisor will discuss the needs of the appointee at the start of the job and review them regularly. The appointee will also receive positive support from the Trust…