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Job summary

Main area
cardiology
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 40 hours per week
Job ref
356-26-8028195
Employer
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Castle Hill Hospital
Town
Cottingham
Salary
£113,565 - £150,569 PA PR
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
08/08/2026 23:59

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Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust logo

Consultant Cardiologist Cardiac Imaging Cardiovascular

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

Job overview

We are looking for a suitably experienced colleague to support and develop the HUTH cardiac imaging service. This is a HUTH-based post, with clinical sessions at Castle Hill Hospital and Hull Royal Infirmary as required. It is not a shared post with Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust and there is no routine requirement to provide clinical sessions at NLAG. The employment contract is with Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and the post-holder will be based at Castle Hill Hospital, with appropriate office accommodation.

imaging support, specialist aortic clinic work with genetic mainstreaming, and specialist cardiac CT and cardiac MRI sessions. The appointee will also contribute to stress echocardiography, imaging MDTs, service governance, and Sessions in HUTH will include advanced transthoracic echocardiography, valve and structural heart collaborative service development with Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, including opportunities to support PET service development and research.

Main duties of the job

A standard full time Job Plan will contain 10 programmed activities (PAs) comprising 8 PAs for direct clinical care (DCC) and 2 for supporting activities (SPAs). 1.5 SPAs are classed as ‘core’ and cover time for training, teaching, CPD, audit, appraisal, clinical governance and attendance at service meetings. There are opportunities to participate in undergraduate teaching within the HYMS medical school curriculum. Additional SPA time can be allocated for research, clinical management and educational supervisor (ES) activity. It is envisaged that this post would include the educational supervision of at least one trainee per year who could be from any level of training from FY1 to speciality registrar. It is expected that the appointee will have completed ES training or complete this within a short time of taking up the post.

All new appointees will be encouraged to develop their management skills by taking on a management role which could include assisting more senior colleagues with the organisation of educational activities, audit, junior doctor management, recruitment etc. Personal preferences can be taken into account and training will be given for the chosen role. Additional PA time is negotiable for more senior management, research or educational roles within the department.  Time off in lieu will be considered if worked over and above your job plan.

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 vacancy, please see attached full Job Description and Personal Specification.

Person specification

Professional Registration

Essential criteria
  • Full Registration with the GMC
  • Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register for cardiology, or within 6 months of CCT at interview
  • Sub-specialty training in cardiac imaging

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
  • Expertise in transthoracic echocardiography, with relevant accreditation in adult transthoracic echocardiography or equivalent evidence of competence
  • Accreditation in nuclear cardiology
  • • Experience and expertise in aortic disease / aortopathy, including specialist aortic clinics and genetic mainstreaming
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
  • • Ability to supervise and report cardiac CT and cardiac MRI at consultant level
  • Ability to support valve, structural heart, stress echocardiography and aortic imaging pathways
  • Ability to work effectively with cardiology, radiology, nuclear medicine, cardiac physiology and surgical colleagues
Desirable criteria
  • • Previous experience of working in the UK

Management and Administration Experience

Essential criteria
  • • Experience of day-to-day organisation of cardiology or imaging services in a busy teaching hospital
  • Able to demonstrate leadership capability within multi-disciplinary teams
  • • Ability to contribute to SOPs, governance, audit and quality assurance within cardiac imaging
Desirable criteria
  • • Familiar with current structure of the Health Service and conversant with recent initiatives and changes

Teaching, Audit and Research

Essential criteria
  • Thorough understanding of the principles of medical audit and quality improvement; able to demonstrate ability to lead change within a service
  • Experience of undergraduate and post-graduate teaching
  • • Ability to contribute to clinical research, audit and service evaluation within cardiac imaging
Desirable criteria
  • • Relevant research experience with publication of original research, review articles or case reports

Personal Attributes

Essential criteria
  • • Ability to work flexibly in a changing health service
  • Excellent manner with patients, being sensitive to their needs and fears
  • Evidence of ability to communicate, organise and lead
  • • Commitment to collaborative, cross-specialty working

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Dr Renjith Antony
Job title
Consultant Cardiologist & Clinical Director
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01482 875875
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