Consultant Cardiologist (Specialist Interest in Coronary Intervention)

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust; England; On-site; GBP 109,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust is seeking a Consultant Cardiologist specializing in coronary intervention. This permanent role requires expertise in clinical cardiology and interventional techniques. The successful candidate will contribute to a busy coronary intervention service and lead a general cardiology inpatient service across multiple sites. A commitment to research and ongoing professional development is supported. This role offers a competitive annual salary between £109,725 and £145,478.

Qualifications

• Full GMC Registration required.
• Working NHS experience is necessary.
• CCT Specialist Registration or will obtain within 6 months.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the coronary intervention service across the Trust.
• Support the general cardiology inpatient service.
• Lead on both sites over an 18-week cycle.

Skills

Experienced in clinical cardiology

Emergency cardiac care

Interventional cardiology experience

Complex coronary interventional techniques

Research degree (MD/PhD)

Education

Full GMC Registration

CCT Specialist Registration

Minimum English Level 2 (GCSE grade C or equivalent)

Job description

Go back East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant Cardiologist (Specialist Interest in Coronary Intervention)

The closing date is 21 December 2025

Cardiology in East Kent Hospitals is one of the largest services in the South East, and is the regional heart attack centre for the 1.4 million population of Kent and Medway, and is the 7th busiest in the UK.

The PCI rota involves intervention operators from the other PCI centres of Kent. We have a comprehensive set of tools at our disposal to optimise the treatment of coronary disease including rotational atherectomy, intravascular lithoplasty, FFR, IMR as well as IVUS and OCT for intravascular imaging.

We are looking for an expert in coronary intervention. This is a permanent appointment within a team of 18 full time consultants working across the organisation, 8 of which are interventionists.

Main duties of the job

This is a substantive post, for a Consultant Cardiologist with a sub-speciality interest in Interventional Cardiology at William Harvey Hospital. The post holder will primarily contribute to the coronary intervention service across the Trust, with an annualised average weekly commitment of 2‑3 five‑hour Cath lab sessions. The Primary PCI rota for STEMI/OOHCA patients covers the whole of Kent, with a 1:12 contribution to the rota. With 18 full time consultant cardiologists across the trust (12 based at William Harvey Hospital) covering subspecialties including PCI (8), pacing and EP (7), imaging (stress echo 2, MRI 1, CT 6) there is a wealth of locally available expertise for colleagues to call on.

On Call Arrangements: A general cardiology inpatient service is provided across the Trust, and over an 18‑week cycle, you would lead this on both sites, with a week at QEQM and a week at WHH (1 in 9 Consultant‑of‑the‑Week). Overnight responsibilities involve category B on‑call to support the WHH middle grade rota (1 in 18, separate from the arrhythmia or coronary emergency rotas).

A weekend ward round and review of new admissions happens at both WHH and QEQM, sometimes as a split weekend (1 in 6).

During the 18‑week cycle there are also 7 consecutive days of no programmed activity to support your wellbeing.

About us

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 700,000 people. Our vision is ‘great healthcare from great people’. Everything we do is guided by our values: ‘People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called ‘We care’. It’s about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day‑to‑day. We’re looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.

Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. Please note we are only able to sponsor candidates on a Skilled Worker Visa applying for roles Band 5 and above.

Job responsibilities

Please review the Supporting Documents section to access the full Job Description and Person Specification. If you have further queries please don’t hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details at the top the page.

Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.

[Please note that the set Interview Date has been added as guidance and may be subject to change.]

Person Specification

Qualifications and training

• Full GMC Registration
• Working NHS experience
• CCT Specialist Registration or will obtain within 6 months of interview date
• Minimum of English Level 2 (GCSE grade C or equivalent), IELTS, or graduate of a UK Medical School qualification (MRCP or equivalent)

Skills and experience

• Experienced in all aspects of clinical cardiology and emergency cardiac care
• Interventional cardiology experience satisfying BCIS recommendations
• Formal interventional training programme
• Post CCT fellowship with experience in complex coronary interventional techniques
• Research degree (MD/PhD)

Clinical governance

• Consistently safe and aware of cultural /team/personal influences on safety
• Reassuringly professional
• Listens and communicates clearly
• Understands the role of audit and adverse incident reporting
• Previous experience of audit/service improvement projects/complaint management

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£109,725 to £145,478 a year (pro rata where applicable)