Job summary
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the largest acute trusts in the North of England with two hospitals serving a local population of 600,000, increasing to 1.2 million for tertiary services. The services provided by the Trust are split across Hull Royal Infirmary, situated close to Hull city centre, and Castle Hill Hospital, in Cottingham on the outskirts of the city. The Trust has an annual budget of £500m, employing over 10,000 staff who provide a wide range of emergency, inpatient and outpatient services.

Main duties of the job
The cardiology department is staffed with energetic, forward-looking cardiologists, and we are looking for someone similar to join our team. In HUTH, we have the purpose-built £28 million John Cleland Heart Centre which includes 4 cardiac catheter labs equipped with GE Inova 2100 imaging systems, dedicated short stay and inpatient wards. The centre includes the cardiology outpatient and diagnostic departments, 3 cardiothoracic operating theatres and intensive care, high observation and cardiothoracic surgery beds.

We receive invaluable support from our highly experienced cardiac physiologists, radiographers, radiology colleagues, nuclear medicine colleagues and wider multidisciplinary team.

About us
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.

Details
Date posted: 28 October 2026
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Consultant
Salary: £113,565 to £150,569 a year PA PR
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 6 months
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 356-26-8148456

Person Specification
Professional Registration

• Essential: Full Registration with the GMC
• Essential: Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register for cardiology, or within 6 months of CCT at interview
• Essential: Sub-specialty training in cardiac imaging

Qualifications and Training

• Essential: MRCP(UK) or equivalent qualification
• Essential: Valid ALS certificate
• Essential: Clinical training and experience in all aspects of cardiology equivalent to that required for UK CCT
• Essential: Expertise in transthoracic echocardiography, with relevant accreditation in adult transthoracic echocardiography or equivalent evidence of competence
• Essential: Expertise in complex echocardiography (stress echocardiography, TOE, 3D/4D and contrast)
• Desirable: Other higher degree (e.g. MD or PhD)

Clinical Experience

• Essential: Evidence of participation in CME/CPD in the last 12 months
• Essential: Ability to independently deliver complex echocardiography, including stress echocardiography and support valve and structural heart imaging pathways
• Essential: Ability to work effectively with cardiology, cardiac physiology and surgical colleagues
• Desirable: Experience supporting a structural heart programme

Management and Administration Experience

• Essential: Experience of day-to-day organisation of cardiology or imaging services in a busy teaching hospital
• Essential: Ability to contribute to SOPs, governance, audit and quality assurance within cardiac imaging
• Essential: Able to demonstrate leadership capability within multi-disciplinary teams
• Desirable: Relevant research experience with publication of original research, review articles or case reports

Teaching, Audit and Research

• Essential: Thorough understanding of the principles of medical audit and quality improvement; able to demonstrate ability to lead change within a service
• Essential: Experience of undergraduate and post-graduate teaching
• Essential: Ability to contribute to clinical research, audit and service evaluation within cardiac imaging
• Desirable: Relevant research experience with publication of original research, review articles or case reports

Personal Attributes

• Essential: Ability to work flexibly in a changing health service
• Essential: Excellent manner with patients, being sensitive to their needs and fears
• Essential: Commitment to collaborative, cross-specialty working
• Desirable: Relevant research experience with publication of original research, review articles or case reports

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website. From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name: Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Address: Castle Hill Hospital, Anlaby Road, Cottingham, HU16 5JQ, United Kingdom

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Clinical Lead, Dr Imran D. Sunderji, imran.sunderji@nhs.net, 01482468400

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