Locum Consultant Fetal Cardiologist

NHS; London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust seeks a Locum Consultant Fetal Cardiologist to develop joint fetal services, contribute to patient assessment, and support a multidisciplinary team in delivering excellent cardiac care for fetuses and children. This role involves clinical service delivery, research engagement, and management responsibilities across multiple sites.

Qualifications

• Eligible for full UK GMC registration and a Licence to Practise.
• On GMC Specialist Register or within six months of attaining CCT.
• MRCP or equivalent, MD/PhD.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality care to patients.
• Contribute to research, teaching, and training.
• Participate in clinical governance and performance management.

Skills

Excellent clinical skills

Knowledge of general cardiology

Cardiac electrophysiology

Adaptability

Communication skills

Education

Eligible for full UK GMC registration

MRCP or equivalent, MD/PhD

Job description

Go back Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Locum Consultant Fetal Cardiologist

The closing date is 06 July 2025

The post-holder will be expected to help develop the joint fetal services within the Directorate. The Post-holder will contribute to assessment and setting management plans for fetal patients diagnosed with heart disease as well as supporting the Fetal and Paediatric Cardiac Network.

The post-holder will be a member of the Fetal and Paediatric Cardiology Service of the Children's Cardio-Respiratory and Intensive Care directorate, part of the Evelina London Women and Children's Clinical Group. The post-holder will be expected to work closely with existing consultants and the multidisciplinary team to provide a clinical service of excellence for the foetuses and children with congenital or acquired heart disease.

The post-holder will be expected to contribute to all aspects of the care of foetuses and children requiring cardiac care, including when in paediatric intensive care and high dependency units.

The post holder will be expected to contribute to paediatric cardiology clinics (both at centre and in network) and take part in the general paediatric cardiology on call rota.

The post holder will be expected to actively participate in the research, education, and administrative responsibilities of the fetal and paediatric department, as well as generally support the Trust and its Directorate of Children's services.

Main duties of the job

Provide High Quality Care to Patients

Research, Teaching and Training

Performance Management

Medical Staff Management

Governance

Strategy and Business Planning

Leadership and Team Working

Direct Clinical Care Activities

For further elaboration please see the attached Job Description.

About us

The Paediatric Cardiology Service sits both at the Evelina London Children's Hospital and the Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals. The Main duties of this post will be carried out at the Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals but there will be cross-site work at the Evelina London Hospital. It is a requirement of your employment that you be prepared to work at both sites and in any additional or different location in the Network owned or served by the Trust, either on an on-going or temporary basis according to the demands of the service. The distribution of services will be outlined in the Job Plan.

Job responsibilities

This is a fixed term post for 12 months and the post-holder will be integral to the service delivery. For more details please see attached documents.

Person Specification

Professional Qualifications

• Eligible for full UK GMC registration and a Licence to Practise
• On GMC Specialist Register or within six months of attaining CCT
• MRCP or equivalent, MD/PhD

Clinical Experience

• Excellent clinical skills, good training in and sound knowledge of general cardiology, cardiac electrophysiology, cardiac MRI, complex devices & lead extraction Evidence of adaptability to different working environments
• Training in Complex ablation

Audit Management & IT

• Recent Track record of clinical governance, audit, management and IT skills.
• Understanding of principles of audit.
• Formal management training.

Research, Teaching skill & experience

• Experience of EP research.
• Publication record in cardiac devices/EP
• The ability to take individual responsibility for planning and undertaking own work. Ability to work as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team with flexible working patterns.
• Demonstration of ability to secure grant income
• Ability to communicate with clarity and intelligently in written and spoken English; ability to build rapport, listen, persuade/ negotiate.
• Ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and exert appropriate authority
• Empathy, understanding, listening skills, patience and ability to work co-operatively with others. Able to change and adapt, respond to changing circumstances and to cope with setbacks or pressure. Ability to work as part of a team
• Experience of performance management, developing and motivating staff.
• Knowledge of finance and budgets.
• Formal management training
• Evidence of ability in service development
• Familiarity with working in different healthcare systems

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.

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