Job summary
Consultant Cardiologist with an interest in Coronary Intervention

Division: Medicine and Emergency Care
Care Group: Specialist Medicine
Band: Consultant
Salary: £113,565 - £150,569 per annum/pro rata
Interview Date: Thursday 3rd December 2026

We are recruiting for a Consultant Cardiologist with an interest in Coronary Intervention who shares our ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People and has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.

Main duties of the job
Join our growing Cardiology Department as an Interventional Cardiologist and help shape the future of cardiovascular care at Medway NHS Foundation Trust. You will deliver high-quality coronary intervention services, contribute to the regional PPCI rota, and support the expansion of interventional cardiology, including our developing second catheter laboratory. Provide high-quality interventional cardiology services, including coronary intervention, outpatient care, and inpatient support. Participate in the Cardiologist of the Week and regional PPCI on-call rotas, contribute to MDTs, support education and training, and help drive the continued development and expansion of cardiology services at Medway NHS Foundation Trust. Opportunities to develop interests in CTCA and Medical Education are available.

About us
Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver our mission of the Best of Care by the Best of People providing excellent care, every time?

Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision is achieved for our patients.

As a key partner in the healthcare of our local population, we are keen to deliver this as an outcome of our Trust-wide strategy - Patient First. Using an Operational Excellence approach to align our priorities and operational management structures, we are just over a year and half into our Patient First deployment. We are looking for creative, skilled people to join our Transformation Team and further support us on this journey.

Our culture and values define us here at Medway NHS Foundation Trust and are the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.

Our BEST values underpin Patient First and are at the core of the care we give to our patients, the support we offer to our staff and our overall leadership approach:

B - Bold
E - Every person counts
S - Sharing and open
T - Together

Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust.

Job responsibilities
It is expected that the appointee will: Participate in the cardiologist of the week rota including weekends Contribute to the interventional service at MFT Contribute to the cardiology in reach service Cardiology Department Educational/Teaching lead SDEC Cardiology Oversight Undertake at least 2 sessions in outpatient clinics per week Attend weekly MDT and JCC meeting Help supervise a team of trainee medical and nursing staff PPCI sessions at EKHUFT (1:12 on call frequency) with compensatory time off after on-calls.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Consultant Cardiologist with an interest in Coronary Intervention
• Basic Medical Degree
• MRCP (UK) or equivalent
• CCST/CCT in Cardiology (or will obtain within 6 months)

Desirable

• BSE Accreditation
• MD/PhD
• Medical educational qualifications

Knowledge
Essential

• Clinical Governance principles.

Desirable

• Knowledge of health service management

Experience
Essential

• Full competences in interventional cardiology
• Full use of IVUS, FFR/iFR/shockwave technologies
• Additional subspecialty training in cardiac

Desirable

• CT coronary angiogram
• Experience within NHS
• Research experience

Skills
Essential

• Good communication, interactional, organisational & leadership skills
• Demonstrates commitment to high quality service delivery, audit and peer review. Sympathetic understanding of patients and staff needs.
• Committed to continuing personal development
• Strong commitment to medical education

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 (Opens in a new tab).

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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

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.
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 (Opens in a new tab).
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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).