Trust Doctor (eqv to ST3) in Cardiac Surgery
| Posting date: | 14 January 2026 |
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| Salary: | £50,175.00 to £67,610.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £50175.00 - £67610.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 25 January 2026 |
| Location: | London, EC1A 7BE |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9259-26-0040 |
Summary
The Barts Heart Centre is a unit in London consisting of the cardiothoracic units from St Bartholomews, the London Chest and the Heart hospitals. This makes it the largest cardiothoracic and vascular centre in the UK, covering a population of 6 million and providing state of the art management for a full range of adult cardiac, thoracic and adult congenital (GUCH) conditions. There are nine operating theatre suites with two hybrid theatres dedicated to complex aortic stenting and TAVI procedures. There will be over 2000 cardiac and 800 thoracic procedures performed annually by a team of 23 consultant surgeons. The intensive care unit will have 54 level 3/2 beds with a further 71 beds on the wards. Cardiac surgery will be supported by a large cardiology department with coronary intervention, arrhythmia management and heart muscle and imaging programmes. There is a respiratory department including a cystic fibrosis unit and a large academic anaesthetic department.We are looking for registrars with previous cardiothoracic surgical experience who are motivated and enthusiastic and wish to pursue a career in the specialty. There will be a local weekly education programme with further options to engage in concurrent research and audit projects. Some spaces will be available to attend the regular pan Thames training days and courses at the Royal College of Surgeons.There will be a resident rota and non-resident on call rota. Both rotas are EWTD compliant at band 1A with built in internal cross cover. The applicants must have full GMC registration with a license to practice and possess FRCS/MRCS or equivalent.