Locum Consultant Cardiology

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.

The shift pattern for this post is 40 hours per week over 7 days / on-call commitment

This is a Fixed term post for 6 Months.

Applications are invited for this Locum Consultant post. Applicants must have MRCP, full GMC registration and a licence to practise. Those trained in the UK should have evidence of higher specialist training leading to CCT in Cardiology or eligibility for specialist registration (CESR) or be within 6 months of confirmed entry from date of interview. Dual accreditation in GIM would be preferred. Non-UK applicants must demonstrate equivalent training. This locum post is for 6 months duration, with the option to extend the locum period thereafter. A start date in August 2026 would be accommodated, particularly for final year trainees due to CCT in July 2026. The successful candidate will be responsible along with colleagues for the care of both in-patients and out-patients with a range of cardiology conditions, and will be expected to provide a full range of consultant services as agreed with post holder, and determined by specialty and sub-specialty service demand. The successful candidate would be able to develop a sub-specialty interest in echocardiography, inherited cardiac conditions or cardiac MRI. The out-of-hours and weekend on-call commitment will be 1 in 11 covering the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital. The weekday commitment to the CCU will be 1 week in 18 and for the Cardiology ward 1 week in 12 (consultant-of the-week model). It is expected that the successful candidate will provide two general Cardiology clinics per week and contribute to the vetting of GP referrals. NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde initially allocates all full-time consultants to 10 PA job plans consisting of 8 PAs in Direct Clinical Care (DCC), one core Supporting Professional Activities (SPA) for annual appraisal and subsequent revalidation as determined by the General Medical Council (GMC), and one SPA may be allocated for other departmental responsibilities - this will be considered with the successful applicant and will be reviewed and agreed upon at the initial job planning meeting. Some flexibility in timing of sessions, taking into account Public Holidays, prospective cover in colleagues’ absence, and occurrence of hot activity, will be required

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, we would love to hear from you.

For an informal discussion, please contact: David Corcoran, Clinical Lead - Cardiology, ***email_hidden***

Information for candidates

This post may close early to the volume of response. Please submit your application form as soon as possible.

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