Locum consultant in Cardiology
| Posting date: | 22 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | £105,504.00 to £139,882.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £105504.00 - £139882.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 22 August 2025 |
| Location: | Colchester, CO4 5JL |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9432-25-0948 |
Summary
The post-holders will be expected to work with Consultant colleagues, the Clinical Lead, the Cardiology management team and the Divisional Director to ensure the service is delivered in line with best practice. He/she will be based at the Colchester Hospital and one or more satellite clinics. The post-holder will assist in the development of clinical services achieving locally and national agreed standards. 6 consultants contribute to the COW inpatient service initially for 6/7 day service on a 1-in-6 rota (Monday to Friday 9-5 and Sunday 9-3). This post will replace a member of this rotation, but our ultimate aspiration would be further recruitment and a move to 7 day cover. COW duties also include daily review of inpatient speciality referrals which come from a variety of sources such as the acute admissions ward, other medical teams, surgical teams and critical care. Referrals are managed by the COW with the support of middle grade staff (including 2 deanery speciality training posts, an IMT3 middle grade and currently one staff grade registrar). During a COW week the consultant is required to be present on site and available in the hospital between 9am to 5pm during weekdays and at present for a period of 6 hrs (2 premium time PAs) on a Sunday. Cardiology advice outside of these times is provided by the on call service at the regional Essex Cardiothoracic Centre via phone advice and transfer where necessary. Expansion of the consultant base provided by these posts will form the basis of future discussions for widening the weekend ward Cardiology service provided