Consultant Cardiologist with special interest in Coronary Intervention

The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

The job will be based at Russells Hall Hospital and most of the direct clinical activity will take place there. In addition, contribution to the MDT process will be expected, involving collaboration with interventional colleagues and Cardiac Surgeons at the Wolverhampton Heart and Lung Centre. There is an expectation that you will have coronary intervention sessions at either Wolverhampton Heart and lung centre or the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital, Birmingham (or both)- subject to approvals. You will be expected to be part of the Primary PCI on call rota at one of these sites.

There is also a non resident General Cardiology on-call commitment at Russells Hall Hospital (see below).

There is no on-call commitment for Acute medicine.

The Trust is committed to providing you with mentorship in your first year as a Consultant.

Main duties of the job

Consultant duties in the Specialty of Cardiology. To provide a wide range of high-quality general cardiology services to the local population

Working collaboratively with colleagues to further develop and improve all other aspects of General Cardiology

Participation in 1:18 Cardiology on-call rota

Assessment and investigation of emergency and elective patients.

Implementation of Chest Pain Assessment and Heart Failure pathways within the Trust and protocols agreed across The Black Country Cardiovascular Network (ACS, STEMI, PPCI)

Administrative duties as required within the Directorate

Provision of care for colleagues’ leave

Participation in clinical audit and CME/CPD appropriate to experience at Consultant level, together with contribution to education and training of medical students and junior staff

Person Specification

Qualifications, Registration, Knowledge and Experience

Essential

  • oEntry 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)
  • oFull GMC registration with a licence to practice
  • oMRCP (UK) or recognised equivalent qualification

Relevant knowledge and experience requirements

Essential

  • oClinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCST/CST
  • oAbility to take full and independent responsibility for the care of patients and offer expert clinical opinion in the specialty

Up-to-date knowledge of clinical issues related to speciality

Essential

  • oAbility to apply research outcomes to clinical problems

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: 2 August 2026

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