Job summary
- Main area
- Cardiology
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week (On call responsibility 1:11)
- Job ref
- 205-7530066
- Employer
- University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- University Hospitals of the North Midlands: Royal Stoke and County Hospitals
- Town
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Salary
- £109,725 - £145,478 PA pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 24/02/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 16/04/2026
Employer heading
Consultant Cardiologist: Devices and inherited Cardiac Conditions
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity for a first rate consultant, with specialist interest in complex devices and inherited cardiac conditions to join our growing team. The successful candidate will join a team of 26 consultant cardiologists, 8 of whom are specialists in devices and EP, with 3 consultants supporting the ICC service.
UHNM is a high volume device centre, implanting more than 1500 pacemakers and devices in 24/25, including leadless and conduction system pacing devices for our secondary and tertiary population of patients. .
The established ICC service provides specialist clinics for patients with HCM, DCM, muscular dystrophies, aortopathies, including patients with Marfan's syndrome, Ehlers Danlos and Loewys Dietz. The unit looks after a full range of channelopathies and has excellent links to the inherited conditions teams in Birmingham and Manchester.
Main duties of the job
The role includes 2 dedicated cath lab sessions for device implantation. Outpatient clinics with elements of general cardiology in addition to specialty clinics. The successful candidate will join the on call rota for cardiology, currently 1:11. With this, is the responsibility for ongoing care of patients post take. Dedicated ward round time will be given. There will be opportunities to engage in formal teaching for the resident doctor team and educational and clinical supervision.
Service development and innovation are encouraged and well supported by the directorate and care group.
Working for our organisation
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.
All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.
UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.
At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached job pack for a detailed description of the role, cardiology service and organisation. An indicative job plan is incorporated.
Person specification
Professional and Multidisciplinary Team Working:
Essential criteria
- Ability to work effectively with colleagues and within a team.
- Attendance at MDT meetings
Academic Achievements, Research, Publications:
Essential criteria
- Substantial experience in research including recruitment to clinical trials
- Willing to participate in audit programmes
Desirable criteria
- Publications, presentations and previous audit projects. ICH-GCP certificate
- Evidence of continuing research
Management and Administrative Experience:
Essential criteria
- Good leadership skills, communication and interpersonal skills
Desirable criteria
- Leadership training and experience
- Evidence of leadership
- Evidence of implementing change within a department/service
- Willingness to undertake a leadership role
Personal Attributes:
Essential criteria
- Ability and means to meet the travel requirements of the post
- Residence within 20 miles of base (return to base within 30 minutes if required)
- To be accessible by telephone for on call duties
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Full GMC Registration Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining entry on the General Medical Council (GMC) Specialist Register via one of the following: • Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) (the proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of the interview) • Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR) • European Community Rights
- MRCP UK or Equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Higher research degree
- Teaching Qualification e.g, PGCME
Experience
Essential criteria
- Specialty training in devices
- Fellowship in Inherited cardiac Conditions
- General management of patients with cardiac conditions
- Experience in developing and implementing new technologies or teams in a hospital environment.
Desirable criteria
- BHRS / IBHRE / EHRA Accreditation
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
- Cheryl Oxley
- Job title
- Clinical Service Lead for Cardiology
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01782 675409
- Additional information
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
2nd Floor, Springfield Building
Royal Stoke University Hospital
Newcastle Road
Stoke on Trent
Staffordshire
ST4 6QG
- Telephone
- 01782 674595
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