Consultant Cardiologist with special interest in Imaging

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Purpose

To provide a consultant-led cardiology service with subspecialist expertise in cardiac imaging (advanced echocardiography and Cardiac CT and/or CMR), delivering high-quality outpatient, inpatient and multidisciplinary care and contributing to teaching, research, audit, governance and service development.

• Deliver two weekly consultant-led cardiology clinics (with imaging-focused case mix and triage where appropriate).

• Provide advanced echocardiography (including complex transthoracic studies, TOE and stress echo) and contribute to Cardiac CT and/or CMR sessions according to expertise and service need.

• Offer imaging guidance for structural heart interventions (e.g., TAVI, transcatheter mitral) in collaboration with interventional and surgical teams.

• Provide inpatient cardiology care, including Braunton Ward rounds, MAU reviews and inpatient imaging consults.

• Participate in the non-PCI consultant rota (currently 1 in 10) providing inpatient cover and Advice & Guidance to primary care.

• Support community integration models to improve timely access to cardiology and imaging services across the peninsula.

• Attend and contribute to Imaging MDTs and relevant cardiology MDTs (Valve, Revascularisation, Endocarditis; Structural).

• Work closely with consultant radiologists, cardiac physiologists/sonographers, interventional cardiologists, electrophysiologists and cardiothoracic surgeons to deliver integrated care pathways.

• Develop and maintain regional links to standardise imaging pathways and reporting.

• Contribute to weekly echocardiography teaching (BSE curriculum, guideline review, QA) and resident teaching; present at the monthly Medical Education meeting (audit, M&M, literature).

• Supervise and mentor registrars, fellows and physiologists in advanced echo, CT and/or CMR; support the established cardiac physiology training pathway.

• Lead/participate in audit, QI and imaging governance (reporting standards, protocol optimisation, dose/contrast QA).

• Engage in research and innovation in cardiac imaging with opportunities for publication and presentation.

• Lead imaging pathway improvements (referral criteria, vetting/triage, structured reporting, turnaround times, virtual review).

• Contribute to structural heart imaging protocols (pre-procedural planning, intraprocedural guidance, post-procedural surveillance).

• Support workforce development (advanced sonographer roles, reporting competencies) and digital optimisation (structured templates, AI-assisted workflows where available).

• Undertake additional professional responsibilities at local/regional level as required.

• Maintain GMC revalidation through CPD, appraisal and reflection.

• Participate in guideline development, incident learning, risk management and clinical governance.

• Contribute to departmental/Trust meetings and strategy.

Note: Imaging session balance (complex echo vs CT vs CMR) will be tailored to the appointees skills and service demand. Job plans are reviewed at 6 months and adjusted by mutual agreement.

• Thursday 08:0009:00: Echocardiography meeting (BSE curriculum, case QA).

• Wednesday 08:0009:00: Resident doctor teaching.

• Monthly 09:0013:00: Medical Education half-day (audit, M&M, case presentations, journal review).

• Undergraduate: Contribute to Peninsula Medical School teaching; protected sessions can be job-planned by agreement.

Person Specification

Education, qualifications & special training

Essential

• oFull GMC registration
• oMBBS or equivalent
• oMRCP (UK) or equivalent
• oTo be on, or within 6 months of being on, the GMC Specialist Register in Cardiology via a CCT in Cardiology or equivalent e.g CESR, at the time of interview
• oShould have completed a recognised training programme in cardiac imaging

Desirable

• oHigher degree (MD, PhD or equivalent)

KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE

Essential

• oFully trained and experienced in advanced echocardiography (TOE and DSE)
• oFully trained in general cardiology.
• oTrained in Cardiac CT and/or MRI
• oComprehensive knowledge in the specialty and ability to offer expert clinical opinion on range of problems
• oDemonstrates good knowledge of the structures and culture of the NHS, roles, responsibilities and relationships across the MDT and the multi professional team.

Desirable

• oAccreditation in Cardiac imaging modalities

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).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust

Address

Derriford Hospital

Derriford

Plymouth

PL68DH

Employer's website

https://www.plymouthhospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)