Consultant Paediatric Interventional Cardiologist
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Birmingham, B4 6NHView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£113,565 to £150,569
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
18 November 2026
27 days leftJob description
This is a new substantive consultant post to join eleven other consultants in delivering cardiology services to the paediatric population of the West ...
This position has been created to support the existing interventional cardiology team. The post holder will work in cooperation with the present consultants to provide a strong consultant presence in clinical areas which in turn will reduce the clinical workload of junior and middle grade medical staff and thereby improve the training. The post is suitable for a new or early career interventional paediatric cardiologist with a view to working with an experienced interventional team.
The successful candidate will take part in the existing on-call structure and be a part of the invasive on-call team. The current working pattern is 1 in 11 on service weeks, with the on-service consultant covering Monday-Thursday, and the following weekend. The interventional cardiology team provides interventional on call cover during on call by a non-invasive cardiologist (1:4).
There is a flexible approach to sharing facilities for when not on service.
There are regular outreach clinics throughout the region of which the post holder will be expected to support.
- Participation in the consultant on-call rota in the department of Paediatric Cardiology
- Management of patients with a wide range of congenital heart disease presenting at all stages of life from the early neonatal period to adulthood.
- It is expected that the appointee will actively participate in departmental audit. The department has a full time Database and Audit Manager.
- The appointee will be expected to provide cross-cover for his/her colleagues during periods of leave and short-term sickness absence.
- The appointee will have dedicated secretarial support and office accommodation with computer access, availability to appropriate IT resources needed for undertaking contractual activity.
- The appointee will be allocated adequate time within the job plan to ensure that there is support and time to meet the mandatory requirements for the post as specified by the GMC, the Trust and the appropriate regulatory bodies including professional development, and Revalidation.
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centered care.
Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.
Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.
Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent
- MRCPCH(UK) or equivalent
- Full GMC Registration
- GMC specialist registration in paediatric cardiology or within 6 months of obtaining CCT (or recognised equivalent if outside the UK, Application for CESR will not be eligible)
Desirable: - Management qualification
KNOWLEDGE & NATURE OF EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Wide-ranging clinical experience in paediatric cardiology
- Experience of catheter interventions in children in a tertiary cardiac centre
- Experience of catheter interventions in adult congenital heart disease in a tertiary centre
- Ability to perform simple catheter interventions independently
- Ability to perform complex interventions with appropriate assistance
- Experience in assessment of structural heart disease
PROFESSIONAL / MANAGERIAL / SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE
Essential: - Evidence of Previous Management and Leadership Tasks; - Using audit to improve clinical practice
Desirable: - Evidence of successful project development, design and completion; - Participation in and leading a medical team
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First seen
21 October 2026
Last checked
21 October 2026
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