Consultant in Coronary and Structural Intervention

Consultant in Coronary and Structural Intervention

Closing date: 28 May 2026

Full time (10 PA) position based at The Glenfield Hospital. The successful candidate will have 3 PA sessions per week in the structural and coronary interventional laboratory and participate in a 1:10 on call rota.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the highest clinical standards in the management of patients.
• Share responsibility for the day to day management of patients with colleagues.
• Promote new ways of working and coordinate care for patients in the community, ensuring services are based on effective and integrated partnerships.
• Participate in multidisciplinary case conferences.
• Supervise and train junior medical staff, appraise and assess them.
• Engage in teaching, research and administration.
• Proactively develop the service, including developing additional experience in structural procedures.
• Actively participate in departmental and Trust matters concerning Clinical Governance and audit.
• Cover for colleagues' annual leave and other authorised absences.
• Work with the structural team (TAVI coordinator, nurses, imaging consultants, cardiac radiologists, cardiac surgeons) to deliver high quality care to patients with valvular heart disease.
• Contribute to the coronary intervention service, including elective and inpatient coronary procedures and complex PCI.
• Participate in the Trust Corporate and Directorate specific induction and competency programmes.
• Provide RCT outbound clinic coverage, including nurse led rapid access chest pain clinic.
• Assist with management of TAVI patients and the structural consultant of the day rota.

Person Specification

• Commitment to the Trust's values and behaviours.

Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent.
• Full GMC registration.
• Fully accredited for Higher Specialist Training or eligible to join the specialist register within six months of interview.
• MRCP or equivalent.
• Current ALS certification.
• Evidence of training and competence in structural intervention, particularly TAVI, with a structural interventional fellowship.
• Evidence of training and competence in coronary intervention with completion of interventional cardiology training.
• Membership of relevant specialist societies or associations.

Experience / Clinical Skills

• Fully trained in Coronary and Structural Interventional Cardiology.
• Excellent clinical skills and experience to meet all aspects of the job plan.
• Ability to apply sound clinical judgment to complex problems.
• Demonstrated clear, logical thinking and analytical approach.
• Experience managing acute and general cardiovascular medicine.
• Proficiency in undertaking TAVI and other structural valve interventions.
• Experience with intra coronary imaging and invasive coronary physiology techniques.
• Evidence of clinical or research commitment and relevant specialty interest.
• Experience of other structural valvular interventions (e.g., Mitral TEER, Tricuspid TEER, LAA closure) and/or septal occlusions.
• Experience of complex coronary procedures in high risk patients.

Management

• Ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team and supervise juniors.
• Experience leading teams and awareness of leadership styles.
• Capacity to organise, prioritise and manage clinical workload.
• Understanding of the wider health agenda and modern NHS.
• Ability to overcome barriers to change (negotiating, influencing and persuasion skills).
• Knowledge and understanding of clinical governance issues.
• Evidence of management and administration experience.
• Management training on an accredited course.
• Awareness of service development issues.

Communication Skills / Motivation

• Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English for effective communication with patients and colleagues.
• Empathic and sensitive, able to take others' perspectives and treat others with understanding.
• Highly developed emotional intelligence.
• Personal integrity and reliability.
• Ability to motivate and develop medical and non medical staff.
• High standard of written and verbal presentation.
• Track record of successful change management.
• Capacity to maintain focus in a demanding environment.
• Commitment to further develop the post and the service provided.

Audit / Quality Improvement

• Effective participation and commitment to clinical audit.
• Participation in a quality improvement programme.
• Experience of quality improvement work and audit.
• Completion of formal courses in audit and quality improvement.
• Published audit and quality improvement work.

Research

• Understanding and interest in research.
• Ability to appraise research critically.
• Ability to supervise juniors undertaking research projects.
• Evidence of recent research and development activity.
• Publications in nationally and internationally recognised peer reviewed journals on subjects relevant to the specialty.

Teaching

• Experience of and commitment to training undergraduate and postgraduates.
• Appraisal and assessment skills.
• Ability to assess clinical competencies.
• Enthusiastic and able to inspire and lead others.
• Willingness to develop new approaches to teaching.
• Postgraduate qualification in teaching and training.

Disclosure and Barring Service check: The post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service will be required.