Locum Consultant Paediatric Cardiologist

Go back Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust Locum Consultant Paediatric Cardiologist

The closing date is 06 July 2025

Applications are invited for a Locum Consultant Paediatric Cardiologist to join the Paediatric Cardiology Service within Evelina London Women's & Children's Clinical Group. This is a full-time post, primarily based at the Royal Brompton Hospital site, but it is anticipated that there will be collaboration and cross site working at the Evelina London Hospital site. This role will immerse the successful applicant fully within the paediatric cardiology team by undertaking cover of the inpatient service, outpatient clinics and support of clinics throughout the wider paediatric congenital heart network.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will be expected to work within the existing team on the Royal Brompton and Harefield and Evelina London Hospitals sites to continue to enhance the paediatric cardiology service and its network. The post-holder will participate in echo governance with a strong emphasis on quality and education and will help developing the service profile within the Clinical group, Trust and Network.

The post-holder will be expected to work closely with existing consultants and the multidisciplinary team to provide a clinical service of excellence for the child with congenital or acquired heart disease. Specifically, this would include contributing to the acute inpatient service provision by participating on the service rota, and supporting outpatient care with a clinic and support of the rapid access service.

The post holder will contribute to provision of network activity by taking over the responsibility for existing clinics within wider CHD network.

The post holder will be expected to actively participate in the research, education, and administrative responsibilities of the paediatric department, as well as generally support the Trust and its Directorate of Children's services.

About us

The Paediatric Cardiology Services have access to a full range of services across all age groups including fetal, neonatal and adult facilities at St Thomas' and also across the North West London Hospital Alliance. There is a close working relationship with academic partners from Kings College London and Imperial College London, with some academic consultants having joint NHS and University appointments and supervising research fellows and their projects.

Inpatient care is provided at both Evelina London Children's Hospital and Royal Brompton Hospital in purpose-built cardiology wards and intensive care units. The department also benefits from a dedicated outpatient area on both sites. Both Evelina London Children's Hospital and Royal Brompton Hospital are Level 1 Cardiac Surgical Centres and provide cardiac services from the neonates to adults, working closely with network partners across England.

There are biplane cardiac catheter laboratories at both Hospitals, undertaking the full range of congenital interventions, including hybrid procedures.

The department has an international reputation for excellence and innovation in many fields including fetal cardiology, congenital intervention, echocardiography and cardiac MRI.

Job responsibilities

For a full list of duties and responsibilities for this post, please see the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification Professional Qualifications

• GMC registration with a licence to practice
• MRCP, MRCPCH or equivalent
• Has, or is eligible for, GMC specialist registration in paediatrics or paediatric cardiology
• Accreditation in congenital heart disease echocardiography
• Completed or undertaking a higher degree programme

Clinical Experience and Skills

• Minimum of 4 years' experience working in a paediatric cardiac surgical centre at registrar level or above
• Experience of, or exposure to, sub-specialty training in congenital cardiac imaging, especially echocardiography
• Ability to undertake independent outpatient clinics
• Experience of, or exposure to, advanced echocardiography assessment
• Peer reviewed publications related to paediatric cardiology, in particular the field of echocardiography
• Experience of providing an outreach paediatric cardiac service in a district general hospital
• Experience of working with industry partners to deliver novel technological advancements

Audit Management and IT

• Ability to demonstrate a track record of clinical governance, audit and service improvement

Research and Teaching Skills

• Presentations at national or international meetings
• Experience of teaching and training undergraduates, postgraduates and junior medical staff
• The ability to take individual responsibility for planning and undertaking own work
• Ability to work as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team with flexible working patterns
• Demonstration of formal training in teaching methods
• Experience of organising and delivering a formal teaching programme

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.

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