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

• Entry 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)
• Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
• MRCP (UK) or recognised equivalent qualification

Relevant knowledge and experience requirements

Essential

• Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCST/CST
• Ability 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

• Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems

Closing Date: 2 August 2026