Locum Consultant Cardiologist

NHS; England; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Locum Consultant Cardiologist specializing in cardiac Imaging. The role involves delivering clinical services, leading outpatient clinics, and managing patient care. Candidates should possess full GMC registration, relevant training, and significant experience in cardiology. This position offers a comprehensive job plan with supportive team dynamics and opportunities for academic involvement. Competitive compensation and career development are included.

Qualifications

• Substantial experience in research including recruitment to clinical trials.
• Experience in developing and implementing new technologies or teams in a hospital environment.

Responsibilities

• Diagnosis and treatment of ward and outpatients in cardiology.
• Supervision and training of medical staff.
• Perform two outpatient clinics per week.

Skills

Ability to work effectively with colleagues

Leadership skills

Communication skills

Calm under pressure

Education

Full GMC Registration

MRCP UK or equivalent

Accreditation by The British Society of Echocardiography

Job description

Go back University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust

Locum Consultant Cardiologist

The closing date is 20 October 2025

This is an exciting opportunity for a first rate cardiologist, with sub-specialty expertise cardiac Imaging.

The successful candidate will be expected to deliver clinical services encompassing all aspects of cardiac Imaging, including echocardiography and cross sectional cardiac imaging. The candidate will also be expected to have substantial experience in clinical cardiology. An academic profile is desirable and participate in the general, cardiology on call rota, currently 1:11.

Main duties of the job

This is an exciting time to join the cardiac imaging team at UHNM and to develop the service for a large population, at a time of great opportunities to improve care. The appointee will be joining a team of supportive colleagues including 4 heart failure consultants, 9 EP/device consultants, 3 imaging consultants, 11 structural and coronary intervention consultants and 2 inherited cardiac conditions consultants, the unit also has1 academic consultant post attached to Keele University.

The cardiac imaging service at UHNM incorporates echocardiography, CT and MRI. The echocardiography service at UHNM is accredited by the British Society of Echocardiography for TTE, training, TOE and stress echo. The scientific workforce support a number of BSE council positions, and have run a number of BSE endorsed courses. The department is supported by 16 accredited, highly specialised echocardiographers who provide a range of scientist led services, including valve clinics, stress echo and transoesophageal echocardiography.

About us

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.

Job responsibilities

This is a full-time post for a Consultant Cardiologist with sub-specialty expertise cardiac Imaging working for University Hospitals North Midlands.

Clinical Duties: General Cardiology

Diagnosis and treatment of ward and outpatients in cardiology. Regular ward rounds on the cardiology wards.

Continuing clinical responsibility for the patients in your charge allowing for all proper delegation to and training of your staff.

To see ward consults/referrals when on call.

Two outpatient clinics per week

On call commitment for cardiology

The appointee will be expected to undertake administrative duties associated with the running of his/her clinical work. There will be full secretarial support and the provision of fully equipped office and IT facilities. The appointee will be expected to take a full part in professional activities required for revalidation including clinical audit. All these activities are designated as supporting activities on the job plan below.

The appointee will be expected to spend 10 Programmed Activities (average 4 hour sessions) per week as laid out in the provisional job plan based on Direct Patient Care and this will include work relating to prevention, emergency work (including on call), operating sessions including pre- and post-operative care, ward rounds, outpatient activities, clinical diagnostic work, other patient treatment, public health duties, multi-disciplinary meetings and administration relating to the above. Timetables may be changed in the future to meet the changing needs of the Directorate and the successful candidate could be asked to take on additional work in general cardiology depending on their skill set - this will attract additional PAs.

Person Specification

Professional and Multidisciplinary Team Working:

• Ability to work effectively with colleagues and within a team.
• Attendance at MDT meetings

Academic Achievements, Research, Publications:

• Substantial experience in research including recruitment to clinical trials
• Willing to participate in audit programmes
• Publications, presentations and previous audit projects. ICH-GCP certificate
• Evidence of continuing research

Management and Administrative Experience:

• Good leadership skills, communication and interpersonal skills
• Leadership training and experience
• Evidence of implementing change within a department/service
• Willingness to undertake a leadership role

Personal Circumstances:

• Ability to work flexibly
• Ability and means to meet the travel requirements of the post
• To be accessible by telephone for on call duties
• Calm under pressure

Qualifications

• Full GMC Registration
• Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining entry on the General Medical Council (GMC) Specialist Register via one of the following: o Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) (the proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of the interview) o Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR)
• MRCP UK or equivalent
• Accreditation by The British Society of Echocardiography, or equivalent ( such as EACVI)
• Other higher degree (PhD, Masters)

Experience

• Significant sub-specialty training in cardiac Imaging
• General management of patients with cardiac conditions
• Experience in developing and implementing new technologies or teams in a hospital environment
• Sub specialty training in ACHD

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.

University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust