Main area Cardiology Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 10 sessions per week (On call responsibility 1:11) Job ref 205-7530066-A
Employer University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site University Hospitals of the North Midlands: Royal Stoke and County Hospitals Town Stoke-on-Trent Salary £113,565 - £150,569 PA pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 06/07/2026 23:59 Interview date 12/10/2026
Consultant Cardiologist in Devices
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity for a first rate consultant, with specialist interest in complex devices and inherited cardiac conditions to join our growing team. The successful candidate will join a team of 26 consultant cardiologists, 8 of whom are specialists in devices and EP, with 3 consultants supporting the ICC service.
UHNM is a high volume device centre, implanting more than 1500 pacemakers and devices in 24/25, including leadless and conduction system pacing devices for our secondary and tertiary population of patients.
The established ICC service provides specialist clinics for patients with HCM, DCM, muscular dystrophies, aortopathies, including patients with Marfan's syndrome, Ehlers Danlos and Loewys Dietz. The unit looks after a full range of channelopathies and has excellent links to the inherited conditions teams in Birmingham and Manchester.
Main duties of the job
This is a full-time post for a Consultant Cardiologist with Complex Device and ICC or heart failure expertise at the University Hospitals of the North Midlands.
Clinical Duties include:
* Diagnosis and treatment of ward and outpatients in cardiology.
* Regular ward rounds on the cardiology wards.
* Continuing clinical responsibility for the patients in your charge allowing for all proper delegation to and training of your staff.
* To see ward consults/referrals when on call.
* Provision of two outpatient clinics per week: specialising in ICC management or Heart Failure with a general cardiology component.
* On call commitment for cardiology, currently 1:11. The on-call commitment is divided in to week day (Monday to Thursday) and weekend (Friday to Sunday) cover and includes daily post take ward round for review of all patients accepted by Cardiology. Time off in lieu can be considered for weekend working by mutual agreement with the directorate team.
* Delivery of a minimum of 2 catheter lab sessions per week for the implantation of both simple and complex devices.
* The appointee will be expected to undertake administrative duties associated with the running of his/her clinical work. There will be full secretarial support and the provision of fully equipped office and IT facilities.
* The appointee will be expected to take a full part in professional activities required for revalidation including clinical audit.
Person Specification
Professional and Multidisciplinary Team Working:
* Ability to work effectively with colleagues and within a team.
* Attendance at MDT meetings
Academic Achievements, Research, Publications:
* Substantial experience in research including recruitment to clinical trials
* Willing to participate in audit programmes
* Publications, presentations and previous audit projects. ICH-GCP certificate
* Evidence of continuing research
Management and Administrative Experience:
* Good leadership skills, communication and interpersonal skills
* Leadership training and experience
* Evidence of leadership
* Evidence of implementing change within a department/service
* Willingness to undertake a leadership role
Personal Attributes:
* Ability to work flexibly
* Calm under pressure
Personal Circumstances
* Ability and means to meet the travel requirements of the post
* Residence within 20 miles of base (return to base within 30 minutes if required)
* To be accessible by telephone for on call duties
Qualifications
* Full GMC Registration Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining entry on the General Medical Council (GMC) Specialist Register via one of the following:
o Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) (the proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of the interview)
o Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR)
o European Community Rights
* MRCP UK or Equivalent
* Accreditation in Devices
* Higher research degree
* Teaching Qualification e.g., PGCME
Experience
* Specialty training in devices
* General management of patients with cardiac conditions
* Experience in developing and implementing new technologies or teams in a hospital environment.
* BHRS / IBHRE / EHRA Accreditation
* Fellowship in Inherited Cardiac Conditions or Heart Failure
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