Job summary
- Main area
- Cardiac Surgeon with an interest In Adult Congenital Surgery
- Grade
- YM73
- Contract
- 12 months (fixed term)
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 259-MED7554271SBH
- Employer
- Barts Health NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Bartholomew's Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £109,725 - £145,478 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 02/11/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Locum Consultant in Cardiac Surgeon interest In Adult Congenital Surgery
YM73
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.
We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.
Job overview
Main duties of the job
3. Corporate and individual responsibility for the professional management of doctors in training.
Working for our organisation
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MB BS,
- FRCS(CTh) or equivalent
- On GMC Specialist Register
Desirable criteria
- Higher Research Degree MD
- PhD
Experience
Essential criteria
- Comprehensive training in Adult Cardiac Surgery in dedicated units.
- Ability to support team members in business planning via collaboration and discussion.
- Ability to demonstrate personal experience of academic research and describe and discuss findings and impact.
- Experience of research, presentations to learned societies on topics related to general thoracic surgery
- Peer-reviewed publications in indexed journals
- Experience teaching and training undergraduates, junior doctors and allied professionals
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrate experience in perioperative management of patients with GUCH disease
- Evidence of innovative approaches to healthcare
- Clinical guideline development
- Management course
- PhD/ MD Thesis
- Completed Train-The-Trainers or equivalent course
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Able to provide evidence of clinical audit and demonstrate understanding of impact and challenges this brings.
- Ability to demonstrate knowledge and awareness of current and future NHS challenges and strategy.
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical/surgical problems
Desirable criteria
- Ability to supervise research
- Database management
Other
Essential criteria
- Excellent presentational and verbal skills.
- IT skills and computer literacy
- Ability to motivate and develop medical trainees
- Ability to manage time well to deliver objectives of the CAU
- Awareness of best practice through evidence based medicine, and personal drive to enact the change with the team
- Commitment to continuing medical education.
- Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national level.
- Collegiate approach to work and colleagues
- Ability to drive change through collaboration and consultation with key stakeholders.
- Willingness to challenge the norm in a positive manner while building a team ethos, to deliver consistently high levels of care for patients in a productive and cost effective manner
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 Amit Bhan
- Job title
- Clinical Lead, Congenital Cardiology
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
- For further information and informal enquiries regarding the post, please contact:Mr Kulvinder Lall, CD for Cardiac surgery
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