Consultant Cardiologist with interest in Imaging: CT

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Job summary

A leading NHS healthcare provider in Peterborough is seeking a Consultant Cardiologist specializing in cardiac CT. The role involves providing high-quality patient care, developing cardiac CT services, and teaching junior staff. Ideal candidates will have a postgraduate degree, GMC registration, and experience in cardiology. You will enjoy flexible working, generous holiday entitlement, and access to the NHS Pension Scheme. This is a permanent full-time position offering competitive salary between £109,725 - £145,478 per annum.

Benefits

Access to the NHS Pension Scheme

Generous Holiday Entitlement

Relocation allowance

In-house Physiotherapy Services

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Entry on GMC Specialist Register or CCT eligibility.
• At least 6 months experience in independent cardiac reporting.
• Teaching experience with medical students and doctors.

Responsibilities

• Develop the cardiac CT service.
• Participate in MDT meetings and clinical governance.
• Teach and train junior staff members.

Skills

Communication Skills

Leadership Skills

Organisational Skills

Education

Postgraduate academic degree

MRCP or equivalent qualification

Job description

Main area Cardiology Grade Consultant Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 10 sessions per week (per annum) Job ref 176-M-SY-7470973.

Employer North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Peterborough City Hospital Town Peterborough Salary £109,725 - £145,478 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 22/01/2026 23:59.

Consultant Cardiologist with interest in Imaging: CT

Consultant

Job overview

Are you a proactive, motivated, and compassionate physician looking to join an innovative Cardiology and Radiology Service and deliver a high standard of patient-centred care?

North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust is offering you the best place to develop your career under the guidance of a supportive and diverse team formed of consultants, radiographers, cardiac physiology team, specialist nurses and community team members.

As a Consultant Cardiologist specialising in cardiac CT and/or MIBI, you will be at the forefront of transforming cardiovascular care and imaging. The Radiology and Cardiology departments developed this joint post to provide services that meet the demands of our local population.

You will help us expand our services across all hospital sites working closely with the local Integrated Care Network to promote a high standard of care.

We are strongly encouraging and supporting your career development. In handling your daily clinical and administrative tasks, you will have access to a secretary and administrative staff.

Main duties of the job

By joining the Imaging and Cardiology Services, you will actively be involved in the development of the cardiac CT service.

The sessional commitments were designed to include 10 PAs with on-call commitments of 1 in 7-weekend cardiology ward rounds. Additional PA may be available as mutually agreed at job planning. Opportunities for a day off-site working and non-working time can also be considered to meet an applicant’s work-life balance needs.

You will be responsible for the day-to-day running of the cardiac CT service, providing radiographer training and supervision as well as service-driving development and expansion.

As a senior member of staff, you will actively participate in MDT meetings and clinical governance activities.

Education is important to us. Therefore, you will teach and train the junior members of staff, and participate in continuing medical education.

As a leader, you will arrange appropriate CPD for yourself and your team.

Working for our organisation

North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust provides acute care to our local communities via two District General Hospitals in Peterborough and Huntingdon, and a community hospital in Stamford.

We are promoting flexible working and a health work/home life balance. Agile working options are automatically considered for all roles within the Trust.

We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly encourage applications from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) and candidates from our local communities.

Your package with us includes a lot more than just your pay and here are a few of the additional benefits that are available to you as an employee:

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme
• Relocation allowance in line with the Trust policy
• Generous Holiday Entitlement, starting at 27 days a year (for full time workers) plus bank/public holidays
• Free staff car parking on all our hospital sites during this financial year
• In-house Physiotherapy Services
• Career development and training opportunities
• Emotional Wellbeing Service covering a range of online support, access to mobile apps and 24/7 counselling services
• Subsidised meals at our hospital restaurants
• Access to exclusive discounts, cashback and vouchers via NHS Discounts and Blue Light Card

If you share our values and vision and are passionate about working with people on what matters to them, you could be a real asset to Team North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The job plan is anticipated to contain 10 programmed activities, 8.5 PA's of direct clinical care and 1.5 SPA's per week. You will be required to work across Peterborough City Hospital and Hinchingbrooke Hospital in Huntingdon. Travel between sites will be suitably reimbursed. We are open to consider alternative job content on a personal basis.

You will be joining the Consultant rota on a 1:7 weekend ward rounds as following consultant of the week model. Currently, there are no on call commitments; however, it is expected that the cardiology team moves towards providing 24/7 cover.

You will contribute to general cardiology services including outpatients’ clinics and inpatient ward work as consultant of the week as well as reviewing outlying patients with cardiac conditions. You will share responsibility for the day-to-day management of the service and participation on strategic planning.

You will be expected to attend the multidisciplinary team meetings and the clinical governance activity across the directorate.

Teaching and training junior members of staff are essential to your professional activity as well as participating in continuing medical education.

Person specification

Eligibility, Education and Qualifications

• Entry on GMC Specialist Register or, be within 6 months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) at time of interview or, provide GMC eligibility for entry on the Specialist Register
• MRCP or qualification at an equivalent level
• For CT Level 2 BSCI/SCCT or above.
• at least 6 months of documented experience of independent cardiac reporting is also required
• Postgraduate academic degree
• A specialist interest to be agreed to complement those of current staff.
• Research projects relating to speciality
• Publications in recognised Radiology/Cardiology journals

Experience and Knowledge

• Teaching - Experience of teaching medical students, doctors in training and other AHPs
• Audit Experience - Understanding of basic principles of Audit, evidence based practice and QIP
• Teaching - Teaching Course
• Teaching - Experience in organising educational activities
• Specialist Interest

Research

• Participation in research
• Ability to critically appraise published evidence
• Published papers and original work in peer reviewed journals

Key Skills/Abilities

• Communication Skills
• Leadership Skills
• Organisational Skills

Clinical Expertise in Speciality/ sub-speciality

• Broad range of experience in cardiology
• Ability to offer and be accountable for independent and expert opinion
• Demonstrate an interest and commitment to the speciality

Personal Skills and standards

• Fulfil Trust values: We put patients first, We are actively respectful, We seek to improve and develop, We are caring and compassionate, We work positively together
• Computer literacy and general IT skills
• Awareness of core values of NHS constitution

Fitness to practice

• Evidence of engagement with appraisal and revalidation
• Up to date and aware of own training needs

Clinical Governance

• Show engagement with clinical governance and have open approach to learning from mistakes
• Show evidence of situational awareness and good decision making
• Evidence of making change in practice for patient good

Disclosure & Barring Check Fee

Where your role requires a DBS check, the Trust will pay the fee upfront and reclaim the cost (including a £5 admin fee) from your first month’s salary. Volunteers are exempt.

Our Values – At the heart of all we do We recruit not just for skills but for behaviours aligned with our core values: dedication, care, courage, and innovation. Show us how you live these values in your application and interview.

Early closure notice

We may close this advert early if we receive enough applications—please apply without delay.

International Applicants & Sponsorship We welcome applications from those needing UK sponsorship. From 2021, most non-UK/Republic of Ireland nationals need a visa to work in the UK. Important: Salary thresholds and visa rules changed in 2024 — check your eligibility here: www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa. If applying from overseas, you may also need to provide criminal record certificates for countries lived in for 12+ months in the past 10 years.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

Contact – Jonathan Evans, Clinical Lead for Cardiology, Email: [e-mail].

For more information or to arrange an informal visit, please contact Dr. Brian Gordon, Clinical Lead for Cardiology, Tel: [phone] or [e-mail].>

If you have problems applying, contact

Address: North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust, Resourcing Department, Hinchingbrooke Hospital, Hinchingbrooke Park, Huntingdon, Cambs, PE29 6NT, Telephone [phone].