Locum Consultant Interventional Cardiologist

Locum Consultant Interventional Cardiologist

The closing date is 10 March 2026

This is a one-year locum post for an interventional cardiologist with a specialist interest in complex coronary intervention at the Trent Cardiac Centre (TCC). We are looking for a talented and dynamic individual to fill this new post within the Cardiology Department at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) primarily to continue to support the coronary intervention and general cardiology services.

Main duties of the job

We are seeking an individual focused on excellence and innovation, who will contribute to the delivery and development of the coronary service including complex and CHIP cases. The post-holder will contribute to the rota for primary PCI and acute cardiology services, providing additional support for the increasing number of patients admitted with acute general cardiac conditions as well as deliver cardiology (general and specialist) outpatient clinics.

This post will include 2-4 sessions of work per week in the cardiac catheter labs. The workload will encompass a mixture of elective and non-elective predominantly coronary interventional procedures. All activity will be delivered within the tertiary centre at TCC. The post holder will join a rota (1:10) to provide Primary PCI on-call during weekdays. The appointee will also participate in the consultant of the week rota, responsible for post-take Cardiology rounds rotating through the Acute Cardiac Unit (ACU) and in-patient wards on a 3:20 rotation. The weekend ward work contribution is 1:10 per rota basis, including a 24 hour Primary PCI on-call on either Saturday or Sunday. Time off in-lieu is given for weekend working.

About us

NUH has three campuses - Queen's Medical Centre (QMC), Nottingham City Hospital and Ropewalk House. We provide general hospital services to the 2.5 million residents of Nottingham and its surrounding communities and specialist services to a further 3-4 million across the region.

We are one of the largest employers in the region, with around 14,000 people making up 'team NUH.' We have 1,300 volunteers and over 14,000 public members.

The Trust's annual turnover is £908million. We have approximately 1,700 beds (87 wards).

QMC is our emergency care site, where our Emergency Department, Major Trauma Centre and the Nottingham Children's Hospital are located.

Nottingham City Hospital is where we largely care for patients with long-term conditions and run our elective services. This includes our centres for cancer, haematology, heart disease, urology and respiratory medicine.

In Ropewalk House we provide a range of outpatient services, including hearing services.

We have maternity and neonatal units at QMC and City Hospital.

Person Specification Registration

• Full GMC registration Eligible to be included on the Cardiology Specialist Register via one of: a)Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in Cardiology b)CCT expected within 6 months of interview date c)Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR) d)European Community Rights
• CCT in General Internal Medicine

Professional Qualifications

• MRCP (or equivalent)
• MD / PhD (or equivalent)

Clinical Skills

• Wide experience in cardiovascular medicine
• Expertise in TAVI with UK or International based Fellowship.
• Expertise in complex Coronary Interventions
• Complex Coronary Interventions (CTO & CHIP)
• Experience in other structural interventions

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.

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts