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Consultant Cardiologist

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic and enthusiastic Consultant Cardiologist to join the Cardiology team at Barts Health NHS Trust, one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK and part of UCLPartners, Europe’s largest academic health science partnership. This new substantive post will be based across St Bartholomew’s Hospital, the Royal London Hospital, and the newly developed Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) at Mile End Hospital, serving the vibrant community of northeast London.

This role offers a unique opportunity to shape the future of cardiac care, particularly within the new state-of-the-art CDC at Mile End. You will play a key role in developing and operating clinical pathways with a strong imaging focus, utilising cutting-edge technology including a newly purchased photon counting cardiac enabled CT scanner. Responsibilities include contributing to early disease detection programs, supervising physiologist/clinical scientist-led services, participating in specialist MDTs (including valve and heart failure), and undertaking consultant of the week duties at the Royal London Hospital (4 weeks and 4 weekends per year), managing acute cardiology admissions and providing specialist input.

The appointee will be expected to be fully trained in General Cardiology, as well as having relevant subspecialty imaging skills in echocardiography and cardiac CT scanning. The appointee will have responsibility for the strategic development and operation of both clinical pathways with strong imaging content and early disease detection in-reach and outreach programs. The appointee will have responsibility for the supervision of an increasing portfolio of physiologist/clinical scientist delivered services. These functions will be supported by the NEL ICB, the Specialist cardiology directorate, the CDC management team and the Cardiac Diagnostics directorate.

The successful candidate will possess expertise in all forms of echo imaging and cardiac CT scanning. A key focus will be leveraging consultant-led care to support service development within the CDC, with opportunities to lead or contribute to various areas, including developing imaging/valve disease services.

• Delivery and organization of direct clinical care to patients, through all parts of the department, sharing equally in the workload and involving a multi-disciplinary workforce; to support other members of staff in doing so also
• Provide clinical leadership, improve the patient experience and ensure the highest quality clinical care
• Dedication to service development and quality improvement
• Undertaking research – both laboratory and clinically-based, within the limits of clinical and service workload – publishing and presenting work nationally and internationally
• Attendance at departmental and trust meetings with active involvement in clinical governance and audit
• Formal teaching/education – to include all junior doctors/medical students as well as non-medical disciplines
• The ability to undertake educational supervision and participate fully in both undergraduate and postgraduate professional training, appraisal and mentoring

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers. The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. We are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

This advert closes on Sunday 16 Nov 2025