Cardiology Consultant with Interest in Cardiac Imaging & Heart Failure

Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust

The closing date is 21 April 2025

Job summary

PLEASE NOTE THE JD FOR THIS POST IS PENDING RCP APPROVAL

Applications are invited for a full time Consultant Cardiologist at Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust. The Trust is seeking to appoint a Consultant Cardiologist with a special interest in cardiovascular imaging plus heart failure. The cardiovascular imaging modality which would form part of the post would be dependent on the skillset of the successful candidate. The duties of this post are currently being undertaken by a locum appointment.

Main duties of the job

The post holder can expect the opportunity to work with a group of dynamic and highly motivated colleagues. The successful applicant will require a broad clinical knowledge and experience of managing General Cardiology patients as this post includes Coronary Care Unit ward rounds, outpatient clinics, reviewing in-patient referrals and participating in the General Cardiology on call rota covering both acute hospital sites and providing Advice and Guidance and electronic triage of GP referrals. This will also include 1 in 8 on call commitment.

The successful candidate will work sessions at Queens Hospital and King George Hospital in accordance with their agreed job plan. Applicants must have full GMC Registration. The interview date is to be confirmed.

If you wish to discuss this post, please contact Dr Afzal Sohaib, Consultant Cardiologist and Clinical Lead in Cardiology at BHRUT on afzal.sohaib1@nhs.

About us

We're an organisation that is getting better and better. We were the most improved Trust in England for A&E performance in 2023/24; we're no longer in special measures; and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive, has been named the top CEO by the Health Service Journal. Our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we're proud of and that our patients are happy with.

Many of our 8,000 staff - who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and the majority are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. More than 400 of them are on apprenticeship programmes and we're proud to be a London Living Wage employer.

We operate from two main sites - King George Hospital (KGH) in Goodmayes and Queen's Hospital in Romford. We have two of the busiest emergency departments in London - more than 300,000 people visited our A&Es in 2023.

Patients across northeast London are benefitting from two new state of the art theatres at KGH and our Community Diagnostic Centres at Barking Community Hospital and St George's Health and Wellbeing Hub will significantly increase the number of scans that can be carried out.

We're looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record next year. This will mean the records of any patient visiting one of the seven hospitals run by BHRUT and Barts Health will be accessible to the clinical teams. It'll make things easier for staff and will be better for patients.

Date posted

18 March 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£105,504 to £139,882 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

162-M7164-C

Job locations

Queens & King George Hospitals

Rom Valley Way

Romford

RM7 0AG

Job description

Job responsibilities

Once you understand the requirements outlined in the advert, please ensure your application accurately reflects where you match them. For further information regarding the role please read the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Professional Qualification is MB BS & MRCP (or equivalent)
Full GMC Registration with Licence to Practice
Completed subspecialty modular training in heart failure and cardiac imaging (for candidates who qualified before the current sub-speciality modules system >5 years of consultant level experience in these areas is considered equivalent)

Desirable

Potential accreditation or independence in any of the following: TOE, stress echo, coronary angiography, CT coronary angiography reporting , Permanent Pacing .
MSc, MD or PhD
Evidence of experience in assessment for cardiac transplantation and the management of advanced heart failure

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Professional Qualification is MB BS & MRCP (or equivalent)
Full GMC Registration with Licence to Practice
Completed subspecialty modular training in heart failure and cardiac imaging (for candidates who qualified before the current sub-speciality modules system >5 years of consultant level experience in these areas is considered equivalent)

Desirable

Potential accreditation or independence in any of the following: TOE, stress echo, coronary angiography, CT coronary angiography reporting , Permanent Pacing .
MSc, MD or PhD
Evidence of experience in assessment for cardiac transplantation and the management of advanced heart failure

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).