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Consultant in Cardiology with interest in Transoesophageal Echocardiography and ACHD

Aberdeen

£111,430 - £148,064

This is an exciting opportunity to apply for this full-time replacement Consultant Cardiologist post, with an interest in Transoesophageal Echocardiography and Adult Congenital Heart Disease based at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary (ARI).  The postholder will be joining a team of eleven Cardiologists.

The successful applicant will be based in the Department of Cardiology, at ARI, Aberdeen. NHS Grampian serves a population of 620,000, including patients from NHS Orkney and NHS Shetland.  The Department is part of the Acute Services Directorate, ARI, NHS Grampian. Hospitals within NHS Grampian comprise of ARI, Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital, Aberdeen Maternity Hospital, Woodend Hospital, Roxburghe House, and Dr Gray’s Hospital.

The Cardiology department runs a busy out-patient department with General Cardiology and Chest Pain Clinics as well as regular specialist clinics in Complex Heart Failure/Devices, Arrhythmias, Valve Disease, Cardiomyopathies and Adult Congenital Heart Disease. There is also a monthly Familial Arrhythmia Clinic run in collaboration with our colleagues from Clinical Genetics. In addition, a number of peripheral general cardiology clinics are held in community hospitals around Aberdeenshire and in Dr Gray’s Hospital, Elgin.

The In–patient Cardiac department consists of a 10 bedded Coronary Care Unit and a 30 bedded In-patient Cardiology ward, both contained within the Emergency Care Centre. There is also a 12 bedded day case ward close to the Cardiac Catheterisation labs.

The Echocardiography Department performs around 12,000 Transthoracic Echocardiograms per year, as well as Transoesophageal, contrast and Bubble Echo, 3D Echo and Stress Echocardiography (DSE and bike-stress). We have Philips Epiq CVx Echocardiography platforms to support our advanced echo service and structural intervention service as well as GE echo platforms (E95, E90, S70) for Transthoracic Echocardiography and community Echocardiography.  All advanced Cardiac Imaging modalities are readily available on the Foresterhill site, including Coronary CT, Cardiac MRI, and PET, Myocardial Perfusion Scintigraphy (performing ~ 1,200 scans / year), MUGA and DPD scanning for Cardiac Amyloid. We have a regular Echocardiography review meeting to discuss difficult or interesting cases.

The clinical duties of this post will involve a commitment to General Adult Cardiology Receiving (currently a 1:10 basis) including weekend ward rounds. There will be a commitment of three out-patient clinics per week, including a general cardiology clinic and an Adult Congenital Heart Disease clinic (supported by a specialist nurse).  The successful candidate will provide a weekly transoesophageal echocardiography list and provide expertise in echocardiography to the general MDT and TAVI MDT.  An interest in stress echocardiography or nuclear medicine could also be accommodated. 

Full registration with a licence to practise with the GMC is required (licence to practise must be in place prior to starting in post).  For more information visit www.gmc-uk.org

Those trained in the UK should have evidence of higher specialist training leading to CCT or be within 6 months of confirmed entry on the GMC Specialist Register from date of interview. Alternatively, applicants should possess a CESR / CESR (CP).

Applications from doctors with appropriate specialist training and experience who are not listed on the GMC Specialist Register can be considered for a Locum Consultant post (up to 12 months) if no substantive Consultant appointment is made. Whilst in locum employment, an application to obtain a CESR / CESR (CP) and entry onto the Specialist Register can be made.

Further information can be obtained and an appointment to view the Department arranged by contacting Lucy McLeod, Divisional General Manager on 01224 554040 or alternatively Dr Nicola Ryan, Consultant Cardiologist and Clinical Lead on 01224 553547.

Apply for this post by visiting our website.

Closing date 2 August 2026.