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From the employer's careers site First seen 12 Nov 2026

Consultant in Inherited Cardiovascular Diseases

Description

An opportunity for a full-time substantive Paediatric Cardiologist with expertise in inherited cardiovascular diseases has arisen at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children.

The postholder will be expected to be able to independently run outpatient clinics and inpatient care and will join our large and expanding multidisciplinary team.

The successful candidate will also participate in the general Paediatric Cardiology consultant on-call rota.

The service at GOSH is part of the Cardiac Unit at Great Ormond Street Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, and includes disease-specific clinics for cardiomyopathies, inherited arrhythmia syndromes, aortopathy syndromes and rare diseases with cardiovascular involvement.

The main duties of the job include:

  • Providing inpatient and outpatient care to children and adolescents with a broad range of inherited cardiac conditions
  • Participating in the general paediatric cardiology on-call rota (1 in 12, Category A)
  • Working closely with the wider multidisciplinary team

The ideal candidate will have:

  • GMC specialist registration with a Licence to Practice
  • MRCP, MRCPCH or equivalent
  • CCT/CCST in paediatric or adult cardiology (or within 6 months at time of interview) or equivalent training and experience
  • At least 2 years' paediatric or adult cardiology experience
  • At least 1 year's dedicated inherited cardiac conditions experience
  • Experience of echocardiography (paediatric or adult)
  • Experience of teaching students and multi-disciplinary team

The salary for this position ranges from £113,565 to £150,569 per annum.

GOSH is committed to recruiting the best person for the job, based solely on their ability and individual merit as measured against the criteria for the role; through a process that is fair, open, consistent and free from bias and discrimination.

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Skills

Required

  • Paediatric cardiology
  • Inherited cardiovascular diseases
  • Echocardiography
  • Teaching
  • Multidisciplinary team work

Nice to have

  • Higher degree - PhD, MD or equivalent
  • Formal teaching qualification
  • Leadership qualification
  • Experience of recruiting patients to clinical research trials
  • Experience of working in shared care clinics and clinical networks
  • Experience of clinical leadership or management

Ready to apply?

You apply with the employer directly. Their original posting is here: https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9271-26-0450

Apply on Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust