Consultant in Cardiology with specialist interest in Echocardiography
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Harefield, Uxbridge, Middx, UB9 6JHView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£113,565 to £150,569
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
22 November 2026
10 days leftJob description
Applicants are invited to apply for a post of Consultant in Cardiology with specialist interest in Echocardiography. This is a substantive post with i...
This is a full-time post (10 PAs), and the appointee will work closely with the team of echo imaging consultants, specialist nurses, clinical scientists and physiologists to deliver clinical services on site at Harefield Hospital, Uxbridge. Harefield Hospital (HH) is a regional centre for cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery, and an international centre for adult heart and heart-lung transplantation. It is one of a small number of UK cardiac centres assisting in development of implantable mechanical ventricular assist devices in the management of end-stage heart failure. It also provides a primary intervention service for acute coronary syndromes to selected Trusts and the London Ambulance Service, in outer West London and the Home Counties. It has approximately 1,185 staff, 180 beds with 5 operating theatres, and 4 catheter laboratories.
The post holder will fulfil the following clinical commitments:
- Weekly outpatient and echo clinics
- Support the Consultant of the Week and Consultant of the Day rota
- Timely diagnosis of patients referred to GSTT and partner trusts (stress echo, complex echo, TOE and TTE lists).
- Continuing clinical responsibility for the patients in their charge, allowing for all proper delegation to, and training of junior staff.
- Regular imaging support for MDTs (Revascularisation, Mitral, Aortic and ACHD MDTs).
- Be flexible in delivering outreach clinics and diagnostic services to partner organisations.
- To be flexible to provide a high-quality service for patients accessing the service (flexibility with emergency lists is required).
- All staff are expected to take part in clinical governance activity, including clinical audit, clinical guideline and protocol development and clinical risk management. They will be expected to produce evidence of their contribution in these areas as part of their annual appraisal.
- There is an aspect of clinical education involving both qualified Harefield Hospital clinical staff (eg mitral MDT, ward staff) and medical students from our partner Brunel Medical School.
- All consultants are expected to contribute to the management and development of their clinical service, including covering for consultant colleagues as and when required, to ensure a robust service is provided.
GSTT operates a large structural intervention service with an internationally renowned clinical and academic programme for the treatment of the full range of acute and elective valve presentations.
You must be fully registered with the GMC/GDC and hold Licence to Practice and be on the Specialist Register, or within six months of attaining your CCT or equivalent at interview stage. You must hold BSE/EAVCI accreditation in TTE, Stress Echo and TOE.
Qualifications/Training
Essential
- Full UK GMC registration and a Licence to Practise
- Inclusion on the Specialist Register or eligible for inclusion within 6 months of interview date
- Demonstrable sub-specialist interest/accreditation Heart Valve Disease and Echo
- MRCP or equivalent
- BSE Accreditation in Transthoracic Echo (or equivalent)
Desirable: - Higher degree (MD, PhD or equivalent; - BSE Accreditation in Stress Echo +/- TOE +/- Congenital Heart Disease (or similar)
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of experience of elective and acute Clinical Cardiology
- Evidence of experience of transthoracic echo in elective and acute patients
- Evidence of experience of advanced diagnostic echo techniques: stress echo, TOE, etc
- Evidence of experience of TOE to guide a range of cardiac structural interventions
- Participation in a recognised scheme of continuing medical education
- Advanced life support training
- Extensive experience in clinical governance/audit
Desirable: - Research experience with significant publication record, contributions to major professional conferences; - Teaching experience
Skills, knowledge and Abilities
Essential
- Sound knowledge of clinical Cardiology and Echocardiography
- Good interpersonal and communication skills in line with the Trust's Core Behaviours
- Computer literacy and IT skills
- Ability to conduct research and teaching
- Sound knowledge of radiation protection matters in Cardiology
How to apply
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First seen
6 November 2026
Last checked
10 November 2026
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