Cardiology Consultant

Maudsley Learning; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust (LGT) seeks a substantive Consultant Cardiologist based at University Hospital Lewisham to contribute to a broad range of cardiology services and patient care. The post emphasizes clinical excellence, teamwork and service development.

We welcome applicants with expertise in arrhythmia management, heart failure and cardiac devices, and a willingness to participate in education, governance and service planning within the Trust's growing cardiology Directorate.

Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent and full GMC registration with a license to practice.
• MRCP or equivalent qualification.
• On GMC Specialist Register for Cardiology or with CCT.
• Distinctions, scholarships, prizes, or other degrees may be present.

Responsibilities

• Undertake 3 cardiology clinics per week (4 hours each) with new patients and follow-up as needed.
• Provide five-day ward consultation services on both sites and review referrals within 24 hours.
• Contribute to departmental education meetings and clinical supervision of doctors in training.
• Engage in clinical audit and governance, with opportunities for research and teaching.

Skills

Cardiology expertise

Arrhythmia management

Heart failure

Cardiac devices

Education

MBBS or equivalent

GMC registration and License to Practice

MRCP or equivalent

GMC Specialist Register for Cardiology or CCT

Distinctions/Scholarships/Prizes

Other degrees (BSc/MSc/MD)

Job description

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust, (LGT), is a community-focused provider of local and acute care, delivering high-quality services to over one million people living across the London boroughs of Lewisham, Greenwich, and Bexley. We provide whole-life care and are here to support our communities to live healthier lives as well as taking care of them when they need us the most.

Employing almost 7,500 colleagues, affectionately known as Team LGT, we provide services at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Woolwich, University Hospital Lewisham, and at over a dozen community settings in Lewisham. We also provide some services at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup.

We have recently launched our new vision and values to mark the LGT10 – the tenth anniversary of our Trust forming in 2013. Our trust vision is to be exceptional. In the quality of our patient care; our support for colleagues; and in the difference we make through our partnerships and in our communities.

Our hospitals and community sites provide a wide range of inpatient and outpatient services, as well as emergency and planned care. The Trust is rated as “good” or “outstanding” in over three-quarters of the services inspected by the Care Quality Commission.

Every year our work includes performing 10,000 procedures in our theatres; bringing seven and a half thousand new lives into the world; carrying out 570,000 visits to patients in their homes or communities and providing emergency care for more than 300,000 patients arriving in our busy Urgent and Emergency Departments.

LGT is a centre for the education and training of medical students enrolled with King’s College London’s GKT School of Medical Education. We are a training centre for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals. We are pioneering new roles that will support the changing needs of our patients and are one of the largest employers of physician associates in the country.

We are committed to working with our partners to deliver the best outcomes for our local communities. This means playing an active role in the South East London Integrated Care System (ICS), and in formal partnerships including the South East London Acute Provider Collaborative, provider partnerships with our local mental health trusts and borough-based boards of the IC in Bexley, Greenwich and Lewisham.

Job overview

This is a substantive consultant cardiologist post based at University Hospital Lewisham (UHL), providing an opportunity to contribute to the delivery and development of a broad range of cardiology services.

Main duties of the job

The precise clinical focus of the role will be informed by the successful candidate’s skills and experience, alongside the needs of the service. Given current service requirements, we would particularly welcome applicants with experience in arrhythmia management, heart failure and cardiac devices, as well as the ability to contribute to general cardiology activity. However, we are keen to attract the right candidate and will seek to offer a degree of flexibility in the configuration of the role where this is compatible with service needs.

Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:

• Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
• Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
• Improving the experience of staff with disability
• Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
• Making equalities mainstream

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

ClinicalResponsibilities

1. The post-holder will be expected to undertake 3 cardiology clinics each week (4 hours each), andto see predominantly new patients with some follow-up capacity built in. We would encourage colleagues to develop specialty clinics, provided that theyare of clinical relevance to the service and local needs.

2. There is a commitment to adequate levels of secretarial cover on each site. Consultants are provided with sufficient office space and IT support.

3. We provide five-day ward consultation services on both sites. Consultants participate in a rota to see ward referrals at UHL. We endeavour to see all referrals within 24 hours of referral. The workload varies but a reasonable expectation would be to see an average of 10-15 ward patients per session.

4. Thereiscurrentlynoon-callcommitment.

MedicalEducation&Teaching

Candidates are expected to contribute to departmental educational meetings and clinical supervisionofdoctorsintraining.

ClinicalAuditandClinicalGovernance

UndertakeorsuperviseclinicalauditandcomplywithClinicalGovernancerequirements

ContinuingProfessionalDevelopment

a. Prepare and participate in an annual appraisal in accordance with Trustpolicy, in line with the Trust’s commitment to supporting revalidation.

b. A willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national levels.

3. TheTrustiscommittedtoprovidingmentoring tonewlyappointedconsultants.

1. SupporttheTrusttodeliverqualitypatient care.

2. Contributetothedevelopmentofclinicalandorganisationalprotocolsand guidelines.

3. AssistinthedevelopmentoftheAnnualServicePlanfortheDirectorateand Division and participate in the strategic planning of the service.

4. ComplywithallTrustpolicies.

Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent
• Fully Registered with the GMC and hold a License to Practice
• MRCP or equivalent
• On the GMC Specialist Register for Cardiology or CCT for Cardiology or within six months of obtaining CCT at interview date
• Distinctions, scholarships, prizes
• Other degrees, e.g. BSc MSc, MD

Clinical Experience

• Experience of working as an independent consultant

Clinical Audit

• Thorough understanding of medical audit
• Undertaken and completed audits
• Experience as audit lead

Teaching Experience

• Experience of postgraduate/undergraduate/ interdisciplinary teaching
• Higher qualification in medical education
• Evidence of having developed novel educational methods or courses
• Evidence of training and experience as an educational supervisor

Management and Administrative Experience

• Understand NHS funding arrangements
• Evidence of contribution to service development or improvement
• Higher qualifications in management

Research Experience

• Understand the principles of research
• Experience in clinical research with a higher research degree
• Publications
• Willingness to participate and contribute with any ongoing and new clinical research in the department

As a local employer and anchor institution we work closely with our community to recruit locally and we welcome applications from the widest variety of people to ensure our workforce are reflective of the local communities which we serve. We encourage all suitable candidates to apply including if you are Black, Asian or other ethnic minorities, live with a disability (visible or not) or are LGBT+. We have a number of active staff networks including Disability, LGBT+, Multicultural Inclusion and Women’s staff networks to bring staff together and celebrate diversity across our whole workforce.

Please note: Information provided during recruitment and pre‑employment checks must be accurate. Misrepresentation may be investigated as fraud and could lead to withdrawal from the process, professional sanctions, or criminal action.

Please note: that sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route is subject to Trust allocation and UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) approval.

Use of AI in recruitment: We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support the initial review of applications against the essential criteria for this role. Where AI is used, it will support rather than replace human decision-making, and applications will remain subject to appropriate human review.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.