Locum Consultant Cardiologist: General Cardiology & Heart Failure

This is an exciting time to join the cardiacteam at UHNM and to develop the service for a large population, at a time of great opportunities to improve care. The appointee will be joining a team of supportive colleagues including 4 heart failure consultants, 9 EP/device consultants, 3 imaging consultants, 11 structural and coronary intervention consultants and 2 inherited cardiac conditions consultants, the unit also has 1 academic consultant post attached to Keele University.

The successful candidate will contribute to the delivery of a high-quality specialist service within the Trust, working collaboratively with Consultant colleagues and taking responsibility for the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of patients referred to the specialty.

The successful candidate will be expected to deliver General Cardiology and Heart Failure clinical services . The candidate will be expected to have substantial experience in clinical cardiology. An academic profile is desirable and participate in the general, cardiology on call rota, currently 1:11., It is expected that the successful candidate will be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical competence and an ability to communicate that competence to patients, other clinicians, practitioners, and junior staff.

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

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