Consultant Interventional Cardiologist, Structural & Coronary: Sponsorship Available

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Sussex Cardiac Centre, one of the UK’s leading tertiary cardiac centres, as a Consultant Interventional Cardiologist with interests in Coronary and Structural Heart Intervention. Based primarily at the Royal Sussex County Hospital, the successful candidate will join a supportive and highly experienced multidisciplinary team delivering advanced cardiac care across Sussex and the wider South East.

The role offers a varied job plan including coronary and structural intervention, inpatient and outpatient cardiology, participation in the primary PCI and consultant on-call rotas, and involvement in teaching, research, clinical governance and service development.

We are seeking a motivated and collaborative clinician with strong interventional cardiology skills, excellent clinical judgement and a commitment to delivering high-quality patient-centred care. This is an excellent opportunity to develop specialist interests within a nationally recognised cardiac centre with state-of-the-art facilities, strong academic links and an established reputation for clinical excellence, innovation and teamwork.

Main duties of the job

The clinical duties of the post include the following:

o 2 Out-patient clinicso Catheter Lab sessions including Structural Heart and Coronary worko Working collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary teamso Audit and educationo In-patient duties – Team of the Week consultant (1:12)o Primary angioplasty rota

The post holder will be responsible for providing consultant support for Team of the Week, consultant delivered acute cardiology rota 1:12 frequency.

Person Specification

Experience/ Qualifications

Essential

• oBasic medical degree
• oPostgraduate qualification. or its recognised equivalent
• oFull and specialist registration (with a licence to practise) with the GMC or be eligible for registration within six months of the interview. o If you trained in the UK, you must also have a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in Cardiology or be within six months of receiving it by the interview date. o If you trained outside the UK, you must provide evidence that your qualifications are equivalent to the UK CCT. (Equivalence must be confirmed by GMC by date of AAC)

Desirable

• oHigher Degree
• oCompetitive Clinical Interventional Fellowship

Clinical Skills and Experience

Essential

• oIndependent PCI operator
• oConfident PPCI operator
• oExperience as solo operator with complex intervention
• oEvidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues.

Knowledge

Desirable

• oBreadth of experience in and outside specialty

Organisation and Planning

Essential

• oExperience and ability to work in multi-professional teams.

Desirable

• oEvidence of managerial skills: Achievements / Course attended

Teaching Skills

Essential

• oEvidence of an interest and commitment to teaching

Desirable

• oRecognised teaching qualification

Academic and Research

Essential

• oEvidence of participation in audit

Desirable

• oResearch experience
• oPublications
• oPrizes and honours

Career Progression

Essential

• oAppropriate progression of career to date

Closing Date: 4 November 2026