Consultant Cardiologist w/interest in Cardiovascular Imaging

at  University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant Cardiologist with special interest in Heart Failure and Cardiovascular Imaging
Applications are invited for the substantive position of Consultant Cardiologist based at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust with some sessions at Barts Health NHS Trust. We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our established multi-disciplinary team.
Our department provides inpatient and outpatient cardiology services to the local community, in addition to providing cardiology support for other specialised services within the Trust. We are committed to providing high quality patient care and developing innovative service models.
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The post will involve participation in the inpatient Heart Failure consultation service (1 week in 3), a weekly Red Cell Cardiology clinic and a weekly General Cardiology clinic. An important additional part of the post is managing outpatient referral triage for General Cardiology at UCLH (shared with another Consultant colleague).
There will 2 sessions per week (1 day) at BartsHealth NHS Trust, performing cardiac MRI scanning and reporting. Currently, the job plan also includes a commitment to providing inpatient liaison for the hospital’s Cardio-Oncology service (1 in 2 rota). However, it is envisaged that this commitment will be temporary only and will change to a new, alternate week General Cardiology outpatient clinic.
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
Interested candidates are invited to visit the department and have an informal discussion about the post.
Please note interviews will be held on Thursday 13 th June.
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*

UCLH top trust to work at in England – for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

• In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the second year in a row.

UCLH top trust to work at in England – for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work

Please refer the Job description for details