Consultant in Cardiac Electrophysiology

This appointment is for a substantive Consultant Electrophysiologist with a defined sub specialty interest based at St Bartholomew's Hospital. There will also be outpatient clinic responsibility at UCL Hospital.

The appointee will join the existing team of consultants to provide specialist care to patients, while supporting clinical/laboratory research as part of the division's commitment to the goals of the Barts Heart Centre and St Bartholomew's Hospital. The appointee is also expected to raise the departmental profile through teaching and education.

The appointee will be expected to be an independent operator for simple and complex ablation of atrial and ventricular arrhythmias, and be fully familiar with the use of 3D mapping systems. The successful candidate will also be expected to be an independent operator in device implantation including cardiac resynchronisation therapy.

A major expectation of this new post is a desire to lead a subspecialty service within the electrophysiology department, aiming to deliver the goal of 'world class' in that field through clinical excellence, research and training. The field can suit the applicant's area of expertise but would need to align with the department currently. Good examples are; ventricular tachycardia, cardiac device therapy, complex atrial arrhythmia or inherited arrhythmic syndromes. This list is not exhaustive.

The Electrophysiology department is the biggest in the UK and one of the biggest in Europe. Electrophysiology along with Interventional cardiology make up one of the three directorates within the Barts Heart Centre at St Bartholomew's Hospital. The Barts Heart Centre is the biggest in the UK with its complement of 10 catherisation labs (5 of which are dedicated to EP) and 10 cardiothoracic theatres

St Bartholomew's Hospital is one of a group of hospitals - Barts Health NHS Trust - the group providing a huge range of clinical services to the population of East London, the City of London, and beyond.

The Trust is also proud to be part of UCLPartners, Europe's largest and strongest academic health science partnership. The objective of UCLPartners is to translate cutting edge research and innovation into measurable health gain for patients and populations through partnership across settings and sectors, and through excellence in education., Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.