Locum Consultant Cardiologist | Barts Health NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 03 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £105,504 - £139,882 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 03 July 2025 |
| Location: | London, E11 1NR |
| Company: | Barts Health NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7254804/259-MED7254804SBH |
Summary
CONSULTANT CARDIOLOGIST appointment based at WHIPPS CROSS HOSPITAL
12 Month – fixed term
Consultant Cardiologist with an interest in Heart Failure & General Cardiology
Barts Health NHS Trust invites applications to join the Cardiology team at Whipps Cross Hospital (WXH) as a Consultant Cardiologist with an interest in heart failure and General Cardiology. This post, 10 PAs, appointment is to support the implementation of a consultant of the week model of inpatient care, to increase local expertise in heart failure and General Cardiology, and to reduce outpatient waiting times.
Whipps Cross has been part of Bart’s Health since 2012 and is a 700 bedded district general hospital with a 70 bedded acute admissions unit and accident and emergency department. There is a full range of medical and surgical specialities on site including emergency surgery and a general ITU. Cardiology provides in-patient and outpatient care, including a full range of physiological assessments and a community based service.
In-patient care is provided on a dedicated cardiac ward (18 beds, including 8 monitored CCU beds). In addition, the cardiology team provides an in-patient consultation service to other specialities.
The outpatient clinical activity is Consultant led with both general and speciality clinics undertaken. Clinics are undertaken on the Byron Cardiology Unit at Whipps Cross. Specialist nurses undertake Rapid Access Chest pain Clinic (RACPC) assessment, Heart Failure clinics, arrhythmia clinics and rehabilitation clinics. The nurse led clinics are supervised remotely by Consultants. Local specialist cardiology services include: arrhythmia OPD service including cardioversion, Hospital and community based Nurse Lead heart failure service, Pacemaker Follow up clinic and Cardiac Rehabilitation.
The cardiology department is also actively involved in teaching. Undergraduate third year, fifth year and special study module QMUL/Barts medical students undertake placements at WXH. Overseas medical students from St Matthews University are also placed. The department also caters for work experience students.
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. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which 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.
It is expected that candidates will be fully trained in Heart Failure, general cardiology and in their subspecialty area. Applicants should possess the MRCP or equivalent, be GMC-registered with a license to practice, and be on the specialist register for cardiology or within six months of specialist registration.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
This advert closes on Tuesday 17 Jun 2025