Locum Consultant Cardiologist Interest in Cardiac Electrophysiology: Sponsorship Available

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust

Job summary

The remit of the post holder will be to work within the multi-disciplinary team providing leadership and further developing Arrhythmia services to Croydon Health Services patients.

In addition, the individual will be required to play an active role in the general in-patient and out-patient workload of the team whilst having a significant commitment to teaching and training of junior staff.

Main duties of the job

CROYDON HEALTH SERVICES NHS TRUSTCROYDON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Croydon University Hospital is a busy General Hospital, serving the population of Croydon. Most major medical and surgical specialities are represented. The Cardiology department provides on-site cardiac catheterisation, elective and emergency PCI, and we have established a growing complex cardiac devices service providing implantation and follow-up of simple and complex cardiac devices (PPM, ICD, and CRT)Croydon is situated to the south of London and has easy access to both central London and the south coast. It also offers a huge range of social, leisure and shopping options, with transport links to both Gatwick and Heathrow Airport. There is an active postgraduate centre and specialty-based meeting programs, attendance at which is encouraged.Croydon Health Services welcomes applications from all sections of the community irrespective of race, colour gender, sexual orientation age or disability.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Full Registration with the GMC with license to practice and on the specialist register
  • MRCP or equivalent
  • CCT in Cardiology

Desirable

  • MD, MSE or PhD.

Training and Experience

Essential

  • Evidence of comprehensive experience in loop implant, single, dual chamber and CRT pacing implantation, programming &management.
  • Substantial experience of working in clinical cardiology in a UK setting

Desirable

  • BHRS/EHRA/IBHRE Accreditation in cardiac pacing.

Administration

Essential

  • Experience in day-to-day organization of services in a busy teaching hospital.

Management and leadership

Essential

  • Able to demonstrate leadership capability with multi-disciplinary teams
  • Has attended a recognized management training event
  • Ability to organise and manage work

Desirable

  • Management course and/or qualification. -Clinical management experience.

Audit

Essential

  • Thorough understanding of principles of medical audit and clinical governance.
  • Must have undertaken and completed audit projects.

Research and Publications

Essential

  • Clinical presentations.
  • Evidence of original work demonstrated by publications in peer reviewed journals

Desirable

  • Experience of clinical research

Personal skills

Essential

  • Effective communicator, able to work in a multidisciplinary team and cooperate with all medical and paramedical staff.
  • Ability to communicate with patients and relatives
  • Good interpersonal skills.
  • Flexible, able to cover colleagues’ absence
  • Professional attitude towards work, reliability, good record of attendance and tidy personal appearance.

Croydon Health Services Values

Essential

  • Able to demonstrate an understanding of Croydon Health Services Values.
  • Commitment to uphold Croydon Health Services Values

Teaching

Essential

  • Experience of undergraduate and post graduate teaching

Desirable

  • Teaching skills course/qualifications

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: 3 September 2026

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