Locum Cardiology Consultant | Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust


Company:	Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£113,565 - £150,569 per annum
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	London, E9 6SR
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	6 Jul 2026
Closing date:	13 Aug 2026

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Summary

As part of our ongoing work to expand the Cardiology service at Homerton Healthcare Foundation Trust, we are looking to recruit a GMC registered Cardiology Consultant who holds an MRCP or equivalent qualification. Clinical duties will include running outpatient clinics, cardiology ward provision, advice & guidance requests, and providing support to the trainee resident doctors within the service.

Applications are invited from suitably qualified physicians for the post of Consultant Cardiologist with a view to commence in the Department of Cardiology based at Homerton Hospital.

The post holder will have the following core responsibilities;

• 4 outpatient clinics

• 2 ward related sessions

• Advice & Guidance support

• Virtual paper clinic

The post is offered on a basis of 10 programmed activities.

The trust has an established outpatient service catering for a range of Cardiology conditions and including electrophysiology and heart failure services. We have set up a CTCA service to run within the Radiology unit with one consultant currently delivering 2 sessions per week. Patients requiring interventional Cardiology are supported through referral to Barts Health which provides a catheter lab service and delivers heart surgery, Cardiac MRI and overflow for CT. All Cardiology outpatient clinics are delivered onsite at the Homerton Healthcare main site.

The essential requirements of the post are:

• To work collaboratively and pro-actively with all appropriate clinical colleagues within the trust in developing and implementing an acceptable service model reflective of best practice

• To forge effective relationships with clinical colleagues outside the trust so as to improve the coherence and integration of patient pathways

• To share responsibility with colleagues for providing evidence-based standards of care for all inpatients and outpatients

• To have continuing responsibility for the care of patients in his/her charge, including all administrative duties associated with patient care

• To liaise effectively and on a timely basis with General Practitioners and all other external agencies

• To maintain and promote team and multi-disciplinary working within all relevant services at all times

• To lead and co-ordinate the dedicated multi-disciplinary team appointment to support the service models so as to achieve effective discharge management

• To deliver multi-disciplinary outpatient clinics so as to provide specialist support

• To participate fully in the management of the Cardiology department and liaise closely with the Clinical Lead, Service Manager and Divisional Operations Director

• To participate fully in corporate and singular responsibility for the management of junior medical staff

• Reviewing inpatient provision and identifying opportunities for advancements including interaction with ambulatory care

This advert closes on Monday 20 Jul 2026

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