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Job summary

Main area
Cardiology
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 10 sessions per week
Job ref
223-MC2224
Employer
The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital
Town
Shrewsbury
Salary
£109,725 - £145,478 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
21/10/2025 23:59

Employer heading

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust logo

Consultant Cardiologist with interest in Cardiac Imaging

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

Job overview

An opportunity has arisen to appoint a Consultant Cardiologist with specialist interest in Cardiac Imaging to join our Cardiology team based at The Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Hospital Trust. You will be supported by a team of junior doctors (of training and non-training grades), specialist nurses, advanced practitioners, nurses, therapists, and in reaching specialists across the hospital.

The post involves working across both sites in Shropshire, providing general cardiology and specialist imaging services at Shrewsbury and Telford with an on-call commitment for Cardiology. There is an expectation of leadership of the echo service and the delivery of high quality modern cardiac imaging.

Main duties of the job

  • Diagnosing and treating a wide spectrum of cardiological problems. 
  • Provide continued care both in the inpatient and outpatient setting
  • Supporting a complex patient MDT
  • The person appointed for echo will lead the echo service locally
  • Other specialist interests e.g. CMR or CT will be catered for
  • To provide high quality imaging services to the local community
  • On call commitment at SATH (Cardiology 1:7 only, no GIM commitment)
  • Supervision of Higher Specialty Trainees in Internal Medicine, IMT stage one trainees and Clinical fellows working towards CESR in GIM
  • To have excellent team-working skills with the abilities and professional attitude to work well in a multi-professional team
  • To deliver clinical and quality targets agreed both nationally and locally with clinical teams and commissioners.
  • To follow patients throughout their clinical pathways

Working for our organisation

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is the main provider of acute hospital services for around half a million people in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and mid Wales.

Encompassing some of the most picturesque parts of England and Wales, the Trust’s catchment stretches from the Cambrian Mountains in the west, to Newport and the fringes of the Black Country in the east. The main towns include: Bridgnorth, Ludlow, Market Drayton, Oswestry, Shrewsbury and Whitchurch (in Shropshire); Newport, Telford and Wellington (in Telford & Wrekin); and Newtown and Welshpool (in Powys) – all beautiful and unique.

Our main service locations are the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford and the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) in Shrewsbury which are located 20 minutes’ drive apart. Together they provide 99% of our activity. Both hospitals provide a wide range of acute hospital services including accident & emergency, outpatients, diagnostics, inpatient medical care and critical care.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

A formal job plan will be agreed between the successful candidate and their Clinical Director and consultant colleagues, on behalf of the Medical Director within 3 months of starting in post. A full-time job plan is based on a 10 PA working week including 1 additional PA for the out of hours work. The job plan will be reviewed annually and is a prospective agreement that sets out the consultant's duties, responsibilities, and objectives for the coming year. It covers all aspects of a consultant’s professional practice including clinical work, teaching, research, education and managerial responsibilities. It will provide a clear schedule of commitments, both internal and external and will include personal objectives, detailing links to wider service improvements and trust strategic priorities.

For a full-time contract, the job plan will be divided on average per week (pro-rata for a part time post) as:

·         7.5 Programmed Activities (PAs) of Direct Clinical Care - includes clinical activity, clinically related activity and predictable and unpredictable emergency work.

·         2.5 Supporting Professional Activities (SPAs) - includes CPD, audit, teaching and research.

The allocation of PAs is reviewed and may be subject to adjustment when a further diary exercise is undertaken or if the service demands a review of the team job plan.

Any applicant who is unable, for personal reasons, to work full-time will be eligible to be considered for the post. If such a person is appointed, modification of the job content will be discussed on a personal basis with the Trust in consultation with other consultant colleagues.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • MBBS, MB ChB or equivalent medical qualification
  • MRCP or equivalent qualification
Desirable criteria
  • BSE accreditation TTE and TOE
  • Other imaging accreditation (if applicable)
  • Higher research degree / Fellowship

Entry Criteria

Essential criteria
  • Full Registration and a licence to practise with the General Medical Council (GMC)
  • Entry on the General Medical Council (GMC) Specialist Register via one of the following: Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) (the proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of the interview) OR Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration
Desirable criteria
  • Fellowship in Cardiac Imaging

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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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Dr Suman Kundu
Job title
Consultant Cardiologist
Email address
[email protected]
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