Locum Consultant Cardiologist - Cardiac Imaging

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust; Cottingham; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking a Locum Consultant Cardiologist specialising in Cardiac Imaging. The role involves leading advanced echocardiography and cardiac imaging pathways within a busy NHS department, supported by a multidisciplinary team at Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital in Cottingham.

The post requires full GMC registration, entry onto the Specialist Register or equivalent, and sub-specialty training in cardiac imaging.

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration with entry onto the Specialist Register for cardiology or within 6 months of CCT.
• Sub-specialty training in cardiac imaging and expertise in transthoracic echocardiography with accreditation.
• Evidence of independent delivery of complex echocardiography including stress echocardiography.

Responsibilities

• Deliver cardiac imaging services in a high-volume cardiology department.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across imaging, physiology and surgery.
• Contribute to SOPs, governance, audits and quality assurance within cardiac imaging.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Multi-disciplinary teamwork

Education

UK GMC registration

Specialist Register in Cardiology

Sub-specialty training in cardiac imaging

ALS certificate

UK CCT or equivalent

Tools

GE Inova 2100 imaging system

Echocardiography equipment

Job description

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Locum Consultant Cardiologist - Cardiac Imaging

The closing date is 11 November 2026

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the largest acute trusts in the North of England with two hospitals serving a local population of 600,000, increasing to 1.2 million for tertiary services. The services provided by the Trust are split across Hull Royal Infirmary, situated close to Hull city centre, and Castle Hill Hospital, in Cottingham on the outskirts of the city. The Trust has an annual budget of £500m, employing over 10,000 staff who provide a wide range of emergency, inpatient and outpatient services

Main duties of the job

The cardiology department is staffed with energetic, forward-looking cardiologists, and we're looking for someone similar to join our team. In HUTH, we have the purpose-built £28 million John Cleland Heart Centre which includes 4 cardiac catheter labs equipped with GE Inova 2100 imaging systems, dedicated short stay and inpatient wards. The centre includes the cardiology outpatient and diagnostic departments, 3 cardiothoracic operating theatres and intensive care, high observation and cardiothoracic surgery beds.

We receive invaluable support from our highly experienced cardiac physiologists, radiographers, radiology colleagues, nuclear medicine colleagues and wider multidisciplinary team.

About us

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world‑class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.

Job responsibilities

For further details regarding this vacancy, please see attached full Job Description and Personal Specification.

Person Specification

Professional Registration

• Full Registration with the GMC
• Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register for cardiology, or within 6 months of CCT at interview
• Sub-specialty training in cardiac imaging

Qualifications and Training

• Valid ALS certificate
• o Clinical training and experience in all aspects of cardiology equivalent to that required for UK CCT
• o Expertise in transthoracic echocardiography, with relevant accreditation in adult transthoracic echocardiography or equivalent evidence of competence.
• Expertise in complex echocardiography (stress echocardiography, TOE, 3D/4D and contrast)
• Other higher degree (e.g. MD or PhD)

Clinical Experience

• Evidence of participation in CME/CPD in the last 12 months
• o Ability to independently deliver complex echocardiography, including stress echocardiography and support valve and structural heart imaging pathways.
• Ability to work effectively with cardiology, cardiac physiology and surgical colleagues
• o Experience supporting a structural heart programme

Management and Administration Experience

• o Experience of day‑to‑day organisation of cardiology or imaging services in a busy teaching hospital
• Ability to contribute to SOPs, governance, audit and quality assurance within cardiac imaging
• o Able to demonstrate leadership capability within multi‑disciplinary teams
• o Relevant research experience with publication of original research, review articles or case reports

Teaching, Audit and Research

• Thorough understanding of the principles of medical audit and quality improvement; able to demonstrate ability to lead change within a service
• o Experience of undergraduate and post‑graduate teaching
• o Ability to contribute to clinical research, audit and service evaluation within cardiac imaging
• Relevant research experience with publication of original research, review articles or case reports

Personal Attributes

• Ability to work flexibly in a changing health service
• Excellent manner with patients, being sensitive to their needs and fears
• o Commitment to collaborative, cross‑specialty working
• Relevant research experience with publication of original research, review articles or case reports

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.

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust