Consultant Cardiologist with interest in Pacing and Devices: Sponsorship Available

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust

Job summary

Encompassing some of the most picturesque parts of England and Wales, the Trust’s catchment stretches from the Cambrian Mountains in the west, to Newport and the fringes of the Black Country in the east. The main towns include: Bridgnorth, Ludlow, Market Drayton, Oswestry, Shrewsbury and Whitchurch (in Shropshire); Newport, Telford and Wellington (in Telford & Wrekin); and Newtown and Welshpool (in Powys) – all beautiful and unique.

Our main service locations are the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford and the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) in Shrewsbury. Both hospitals provide a wide range of acute hospital services including accident & emergency, outpatients, diagnostics, inpatient medical care and critical care.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Cardiologist looking for a substantive position with a special interest in pacing and devices at our Trust. We are looking to appoint a colleague who is specialised in device implantation including complex pacing, defibrillators and with experience in conduction system pacing. We welcome applications from colleagues who have other areas of interest too. The successful candidate will join an established device service to further expand the service. The Trust is going through an exciting redevelopment at present and is ambitious in its outlook for the Cardiology service. The successful candidate will play a key role in this re-development. In addition, they will join an ambitious and supportive team of colleagues.

Main duties of the job

Diagnosing and treating a wide spectrum of cardiological problems.

Provide continued care both in the inpatient and outpatient setting

Supporting a complex patient MDT including device MDT

Implantation of pacemakers and other devices

Development of the device service to meet unmet needs, and to embrace new technologies

On call commitment at SATH (Cardiology only, no GIM commitment 1:7)

Supervision of Higher Specialty Trainees in Internal Medicine, IMT stage one trainees and Clinical fellows working towards CESR in GIM.

To have excellent team-working skills with the abilities and professional attitude to work well in a multi-professional team

To deliver clinical and quality targets agreed both nationally and locally with clinical teams and commissioners

To follow patients throughout their clinical pathways

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • MBBS, MB ChB or equivalent medical qualification
  • MRCP or equivalent qualification

Desirable

  • Device accreditation eg HRS. BHRS, EHRA
  • Higher research degree / Fellowship

Entry Criteria

Essential

  • Full Registration and a licence to practise with the General Medical Council (GMC)
  • Entry on the General Medical Council (GMC) Specialist Register via one of the following: -Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) (or within 6 months) -Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR) – GMC evidence of acceptance required at the point of application

Desirable

  • Fellowship in Cardiac Pacing and Devices

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

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

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 October 2026

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