197841 Consultant Cardiologist with an interest in Cardiac Device Implantation / Electrophysiology

NHS Lothian

Consultant Cardiologist with an interest in Cardiac Device Implantation / Electrophysiology

Permanent

40 Hours Per Week

NHS Lothian is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best.

To this end, NHS Lothian welcomes applications from all sections of society.

We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

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Applicants must have full GMC Registration, a license to practise and eligible for inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register. Those trained in the UK should have evidence of higher specialist training leading to CCT or be within 6 months of confirmed entry from the date of interview. Portfolio Pathway (formerly known as CESR - Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration) route doctors are only eligible to apply for a substantive consultant post once it has been awarded. Non-UK applicants must demonstrate equivalent training.

Applications are welcome for the above Permanent, full time (40 hours per week) post based in Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Consultant Cardiologist with a specialist interest in Advanced Cardiac Device Implantation and / or Electrophysiology to join our dynamic team within NHS Lothian. In addition to the delivery of high quality cardiac services at St Johns Hospital in Livingston, the successful applicant would be expected to contribute to the regional cardiology service based at the Edinburgh Heart Centre. An interest in inherited cardiac conditions would also be beneficial.

The Edinburgh Heart Centre is a regional Cardiothoracic centre providing a comprehensive range of cardiac services including electrophysiology and implantable cardiac devices, complex PCI and structural heart intervention, and advanced cardiac imaging. We are supported by enthusiastic trainees, specialist nurses and physiologists.

Informal enquiries can be made to the following:-

Dr Nick Cruden (Clinical Director for Cardiac Services)

Email: nick.cruden@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk

0131 242 1843

Dr Alan Japp (Consultant Cardiologist)

Email: alan.japp@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk

Tel: 01506 522284

More detailed departmental and specialty information can be found in the job description available via email address / link below.

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We cannot accept CVs as a form of application and only a completed online application form will be accepted. Personal information will not be sent with the application for short listing. The application form will be identified by the candidate number only to ensure that all applicants are treated equally.

***PLEASE NOTE: We cannot accept late applications so please ensure your application is submitted early***

Interview Date: 15th November 2024