Job summary
- Main area
- Cardiology - Imaging
- Grade
- Locum Consultant
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (.)
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 356-26-7771909
- Employer
- Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Castle Hill Hospital
- Town
- Hull
- Salary
- £109,725 - £145,478 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 15/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Locum Consultant Cardiologist in Heart Failure
Locum Consultant
Job overview
The cardiology department is staffed with energetic, forward-looking cardiologists, and we’re looking for someone similar to join our team. You will work for HUTH in a purpose-built £28 million Heart Centre which includes 4 cardiac catheter labs equipped with GE Inova 2100 imaging systems, dedicated short stay and in-patient 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 of our highly experienced set of cardiac physiologists across both trusts.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a dynamic individual with a commitment to supporting the regional heart failure service. We would welcome applicants with additional expertise in either imaging or device implantation. This ia a fixed term appointment and attracts 10 PA’s. Activity will be divided between Castle Hill Hospital and NLAG. In addition, there will be 8 weeks per year working as consultant cardiologist of the week (for general cardiology).
Working for our organisation
Hull University Teaching Hospitals is part of one of the largest acute and community Group 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 - Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) and Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) - our Group 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 Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH and Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLaG.
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 Group and our community.
Should we receive a high volume of applications the advert may be closed earlier than stated. To view a full job description and person specification please see attachments on this advert.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more information on this vacancy please see the attached Job Description and Personal Specification.
Person specification
Management and Administration Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of day to day organisation of cardiology services in a busy teaching hospital
- Able to demonstrate leadership capability within multi-disciplinary teams
Desirable criteria
- Familiar with current structure of Health service and conversant with recent initiatives and changes
- Management course and/or qualification
Teaching, Audit and Research
Essential criteria
- Thorough understanding of the principles of medical audit and quality improvement. Must be able to demonstrate ability to lead change within a service
- Experience of conducting clinical research
- Experience of undergraduate and post-graduate teaching
Desirable criteria
- Relevant research experience with publication of relevant original research, review articles or case reports
- Teaching skills course/qualification
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- Ability to work flexibly in a changing health service
- Excellent manner with patients, being sensitive to their needs and fears
- Evidence of ability to communicate, organise and lead
Clinical Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of participation in CME/CPD in the last 12 months
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- MRCP(UK) or equivalent qualification
- Valid ALS certificate
- Clinical training and experience in all aspects of cardiology equivalent to that required for UK CCT.
- Trained in heart failure as a sub-specialty
Desirable criteria
- Other higher degree (e.g. MD or PhD)
- Evidence of experience of training in advanced heart failure/cardiac transplantation
- Evidence of competence in device implantation
- Evidence of competence in one of cardiac MRI/Cardiac CT/Advanced ECHO
Professional Registration
Essential criteria
- Full Registration with the GMC
- GMC Specialist Registration (or expected inclusion within 6 months)
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Renjith Antony
- Job title
- Clinical Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01482 875875
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