Consultant in Cardiology – Heart Failure OR Imaging

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Cardiology team at Rotherham Hospital NHS Foundation Trust as a
Consultant Cardiologist with either a specialist interest in Heart Failure or
Cardiac Imaging (advanced echo and cardiac CT).

This is a flexible recruitment opportunity where we are seeking to appoint
one consultant post, with the specialist area determined by the successful
candidates expertise and interests. The post has been developed as part of
ongoing work to strengthen and modernise Cardiology services, improve patient
pathways and support sustainable service delivery across the wider system.

The successful candidate will join a supportive and forward-thinking
department with opportunities to contribute to service development, pathway
redesign, education, governance and quality improvement work. We are looking
for an enthusiastic individual who is committed to delivering high quality
patient care and helping shape the future direction of Cardiology services
within the Trust.

The department would particularly welcome applicants with an interest in
developing Heart Failure services, including pathway redesign, outpatient
transformation and integrated working across acute and community settings,
alongside applicants with an interest in Cardiac Imaging services including
Echocardiography, Stress Echo, CT Coronary Angiography (CTCA) and
Transoesophageal Echocardiography (TOE).

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will provide inpatient and outpatient General
Cardiology services and support the ongoing development of either the Heart
Failure or Cardiac Imaging service, depending on specialist interest and experience.

The role will include:

  • Participation in General
    Cardiology outpatient clinics and inpatient activity
  • Supporting delivery and
    development of either Heart Failure or Cardiac Imaging pathways
  • Participation in the
    consultant on-call rota
  • Working collaboratively
    with the wider multidisciplinary team and South Yorkshire Cardiology
    network
  • Supporting service
    improvement, governance and quality initiatives
  • Teaching and supervision of
    junior medical staff and wider MDT colleagues
  • Contributing to pathway
    redesign and transformation work aimed at improving patient experience,
    access and flow through Cardiology services

The post holder will be encouraged to develop areas of specialist interest
in line with service need and wider departmental objectives.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Full registration and a licence to practise with the GMC
  • Please confirm your GMC Registration number
  • Eligible to be included on the Specialist register – CCT expected within 6 months of interview date or
  • Evidence of CESR application submission and within 6 months of obtaining Specialist Registration via CESR
  • MBBS or equivalent primary medical qualification
  • MRCP specialist qualification or equivalent

Experience

Essential

  • Extensive training and experience in subspeciality interest
  • For Heart Failure post: experience of advanced heart failure management, and independence to undertake and report diagnostic cardiac catheterisation studies
  • For Imaging post: BSE or equivalent accreditation in Transoesophaegeal echocardiography and stress echocardiography, and level 3 accreditation in Cardiac CT

Education and Teaching

Essential

  • Proven ability to teach and train others

Research and Audit

Essential

  • Evidence of audit and the implementation of change following the audit

Desirable

  • Relevant research published in peer review journal

Clinical Skills

Essential

  • Any other specific skills required to undertake the role above those required to achieve CCT

Management Skills

Essential

  • Demonstrate effective team working skills
  • Time management and organisational ability. An example may be they have developed and run training programmes
  • Proven knowledge of systems and process of NHS or equivalent
  • Sense of understanding and commitment to corporate responsibility
  • Commitment to and understanding of their responsibility to the organisation. Examples may include previous involvement in management roles, management courses

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 16 August 2026

To apply for this job please visit www.jobs.nhs.uk.