Job summary
- Main area
- Cardiology
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant
- Contract
- Fixed term: 6 months (Possibility to extend)
- Hours
- Full time
- Job ref
- 356-26-7798617
- Employer
- Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Castle Hill Hospital
- Town
- Cottingham
- Salary
- £109,725 - £145,478 pa pr
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 10/03/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Locum Consultant Cardiologist/Electrophysiology
NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant
Job overview
The post is joint between the two Trusts – with the employment contract being with Hull University Teaching Hospitals. The post-holder will have twin bases – at Castle Hill Hospital (with availability of office space) and at NLAG (with office space at Scunthorpe or Grimsby). There will be no expectation of travel between Trusts during any working day.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a dynamic individual with a commitment to supporting the regional electrophysiology service based at Castle Hill Hospital. The post will attract 10 PA’s – with 2 days in the cath lab as well as 2 weekly clinics.
Working for our organisation
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further details regarding this job opportunity, please see attached full job description and personal specification.
Person specification
Professional Registration
Essential criteria
- • Full Registration with the GMC
- • GMC Specialist Registration (or expected inclusion within 6 months)
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- • MRCP(UK) or equivalent qualification
- • Valid ALS certificate
- • Clinical training and experience in all aspects of cardiology equivalent to that required for UK CCT.
- • Evidence of competence in electrophysiology and arrhythmia management
- •• Evidence of competence in simple device implantation
Desirable criteria
- • Other higher degree (e.g. MD or PhD)
Clinical Experience
Essential criteria
- • Evidence of participation in CME/CPD in the last 12 months
Management and Administration Experience
Essential criteria
- • Experience of day to day organisation of cardiology services in a busy teaching hospital
- • Able to demonstrate leadership capability within multi-disciplinary teams
Desirable criteria
- • Familiar with current structure of Health service and conversant with recent initiatives and changes • Management course and/or qualification
Teaching, Audit and Research
Essential criteria
- • Thorough understanding of the principles of medical audit and quality improvement. Must be able to demonstrate ability to lead change within a service
- • Experience of conducting clinical research • Experience of undergraduate and post-graduate teaching
Desirable criteria
- • Relevant research experience with publication of relevant original research, review articles or case reports • Teaching skills course/qualification
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- • Ability to work flexibly in a changing health service
- • Excellent manner with patients, being sensitive to their needs and fears
- • Experience of undergraduate and post-graduate teaching
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Pad Shakkottai
- Job title
- Clinical Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01482 875875
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