Locum Cardiologist: Complex Cardiac Devices

Transformation Unit; Canterbury, Ashford; Hybrid; GBP 114,000 - 151,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Job summary

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust in Canterbury seeks a locum Consultant Cardiologist in Complex Cardiac Devices. This is a full-time 10 PA post covering a one-year sabbatical, with a 1:9 consultant rota including weekends and a 1:8 emergency pacing rota.

The successful candidate will perform complex device implantation, follow-up, and contribute to service development across WHH and QEQM sites, with opportunities in heart failure or advanced cardiac imaging as appropriate.

Qualifications

• Must have Full GMC Registration and CCT or be obtaining within 6 months.
• English level 2 or IELTS or UK medical school qualification.
• Minimum NHS experience.
• Expertise in complex cardiac device implantation.
• Experience in heart failure or cardiac imaging as applicable.
• Experience in device-related service development and governance.
• Audit/quality improvement experience.

Responsibilities

• Competent in complex cardiac device implantation and follow-up.
• Manage device-related complications, including infection.
• Lead in device service development and new implantation techniques.
• Contribute to device multidisciplinary meetings, governance and training.
• Support clinical leadership and nursing teams; develop imaging services.

Skills

English Level 2

NHS experience

Cardiology experience

Complex device implantation

Device follow-up management

Heart failure expertise

Cardiac imaging expertise

Inherited cardiac conditions

Cardio-oncology

Device governance/training

Audit/quality improvement

Education

Full GMC Registration

CCT Specialist Registration or within 6 months

Job description

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust in Canterbury seeks a locum Consultant Cardiologist in Complex Cardiac Devices. This is a full-time 10 PA post covering a one-year sabbatical, with a 1:9 consultant rota including weekends and a 1:8 emergency pacing rota.

The successful candidate will perform complex device implantation, follow-up, and contribute to service development across WHH and QEQM sites, with opportunities in heart failure or advanced cardiac imaging as appropriate.