Paediatric cardiology
Paediatric cardiologists diagnose and treat children with heart conditions before they are born, through childhood and into adulthood.
Your patients will be infants and children with complex diagnostic and medical problems, and you’ll work closely with specialist colleagues in a multidisciplinary team.
Life as a doctor in paediatric cardiology
As well as being an expert in heart disease, you’ll also need a thorough grounding in general paediatrics. You’ll work closely with your patient’s family to explain complicated procedures and support and reassure them.You’ll use a range of advanced scanning and diagnostic techniques to assess conditions such as foetal cardiac abnormalities in the womb, heart failure in children and heart murmurs. You’ll diagnose and treat conditions such as congenital heart disease that is present at birth, variations in heartbeat rhythms (arrhythmias) and problems with circulatory function. In some cases, a heart transplant may be required.
You’ll be based in a regional centre which could be part of a paediatric hospital, congenital cardiac unit or major cardiothoracic centre. Most centres hold joint outreach clinics with linked district hospitals in their areas. You’ll work longer hours than in most medical specialties because of the complex nature of the work. This includes a significant on-call commitment as patients are often admitted at night or have urgent post-operative needs.How much can I earn?
You’ll first earn a salary when you start your foundation training after medical school. Find out details of current salary ranges for foundation and specialty training, SAS doctors and consultants on the 'Pay for doctors' page.How about the benefits?
- make a difference
- flexible and part-time working
- high income early in your career
- work anywhere in the world
- excellent pension scheme
- good holiday entitlement
- NHS discounts in shops and restaurants
Must-have skills
- excellent communication skills to manage a wide range of relationships with colleagues, and patients and their families
- emotional resilience, a calm temperament and the ability to work well under pressure
- teamwork and the capacity to lead multidisciplinary teams
- problem-solving and diagnostic skills
- outstanding organisational ability and effective decision-making skills
- first-class time and resource management for the benefit of patients
Entry requirements
Your first step is medical school. Typically, you’ll need excellent GCSEs and three A or A* passes at A level including chemistry for a five-year undergraduate degree in medicine. Many medical schools also ask for biology and others may require maths or physics.If you already have a degree, you could study for a four-year postgraduate degree in medicine.
You’ll need to pass an interview and admissions test. You’ll be asked to show how you demonstrate the NHS values such as compassion and respect. Some medical schools look to recruit a mix of students from different backgrounds and geographical areas, so your educational and economic background and family circumstances could be considered as part of your application.What are my chances of starting a career in paediatric cardiology?
In 2021, there were 135 paediatric cardiology consultants working in the NHS in England. In addition, there were 35 applications for six specialty training places.How to become a doctor in paediatric cardiology
After medical school, you’ll join the paid two-year foundation programme where you’ll work in six placements in different settings.After your foundation programme, you can apply for paid specialty training to become a doctor in paediatric cardiology, which will take a minimum of eight years.
You may be able to train part time, for example for health reasons or if you have family or caring responsibilities.Where a career as a paediatric cardiologist can take you
You could:- specialise or conduct research in areas such as foetal cardiology and adult congenital heart disease
- teach medical students or postgraduate students in training
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Consultant Cardiologist interest in Cardiac MRI and Echo Cardiology
Hereford, HR1 2ER
- Salary :
- £105504.00 to £139882.00
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- Wye Valley NHS Trust
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Paediatric Audiologist
Warrington, WA2 9HY
- Salary :
- £31049.00 to £37796.00
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
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Paediatric Audiologist
Harold Wood, RM3 0QA
- Salary :
- £38682.00 to £46580.00
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- NELFT North East London Foundation Trust
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Paediatric Sister
Redhill, RH1 5RH
- Salary :
- £38682.00 to £46580.00
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
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Paediatric Consultant
Gateshead, NE9 6SX
- Salary :
- £109725.00 to £145478.00
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust
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Paediatric Audiologist
Northwood, HA6 2RN
- Salary :
- £44485.00 to £52521.00
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- The Hillingdon Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
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Paediatric Dietitian
Chesterfield, S44 5BL
- Salary :
- £38682.00 to £46580.00
- Type :
- Fixed-Term
- Employer :
- Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
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Paediatric Dietitian
London, SE18 3RZ
- Salary :
- £44485.00 to £52521.00
- Type :
- Fixed-Term
- Employer :
- Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
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Paediatric Audiologist
Watford , WD17 3EW
- Salary :
- £22.47
- Type :
- Bank
- Employer :
- NHS Professionals Limited
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Paediatric Audiologist
High Wycombe, HP11 2TT
- Salary :
- £38682.00 to £46580.00
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
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Paediatric Dietitian
St Albans, AL4 9XR
- Salary :
- £38682.00 to £46580.00
- Type :
- Fixed-Term
- Employer :
- Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust
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Paediatric Phlebotomist
Walsall, WS2 9PS
- Salary :
- £24937.00 to £26598.00
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust
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Specialist Paediatric Dietitian
London, SE18 4QH
- Salary :
- £46148.00 to £52809.00
- Type :
- Fixed-Term
- Employer :
- Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust
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Paediatric Capacity Manager
London, E1 1FR
- Salary :
- £56276.00 to £63176.00
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- Barts Health NHS Trust
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Specialty Doctor - Paediatrics
Chesterfield, S44 5BL
- Salary :
- £61542.00 to £99216.00
- Type :
- Fixed-Term
- Employer :
- Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
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Consultant Paediatric Haematologist
Sutton, SM2 5PT
- Salary :
- £105504.00 to £139882.00
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
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Paediatric Gastroenterology Dietitian
London, WC1N 3JH
- Salary :
- £56276.00 to £63176.00
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
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Paediatric Neurology Consultant
Liverpool, L12 2AP
- Salary :
- £105504.00 to £139882.00
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust
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Specialist Paediatric Dietitian
Dorchester, DT1 2JY
- Salary :
- £38682.00 to £46580.00
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
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Paediatric Occupational Therapist
Truro, TR1 3AY
- Salary :
- £38682.00 to £46580.00
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- Cornwall Council
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Paediatric Occupational Therapist
Truro, TR1 3AY
- Salary :
- £38682.00 to £46580.00
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- Cornwall Council
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Community Paediatric Audiologist
Stockport, SK2 7JE
- Salary :
- Negotiable
- Type :
- Fixed-Term
- Employer :
- HealthHarmonie
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B6 Paediatric Dietitian
Bury St Edmunds, IP33 2QZ
- Salary :
- £38682.00 to £46580.00
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
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Paediatric Allergy Consultant
Liverpool, L12 2AP
- Salary :
- £105504.00 to £139882.00
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust
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Specialist Paediatric Dietitian
Portsmouth Road, GU16 7UJ
- Salary :
- £20003.00 to £22763.00
- Type :
- Fixed-Term
- Employer :
- Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
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Paediatric Dietetic Assistant
Stoke on Trent, ST4 6QG
- Salary :
- £24937.00 to £26598.00
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust
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Senior Paediatric Physiotherapist
Poole, Dorset, BH15 2JB
- Salary :
- £38682.00 to £46580.00
- Type :
- Fixed-Term
- Employer :
- University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
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Consultant in Paediatrics
Carlisle, CA28 8JG
- Salary :
- £109725.00 to £145478.00
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
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Paediatric Allergy CNS
London, N19 5NF
- Salary :
- £46419.00 to £55046.00
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- Whittington Hospital NHS Trust
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Senior Paediatric Audiologist
Maidstone/ Gravesend/ Sevenoaks, ME17 4AH
- Salary :
- £37338.00 to £44962.00
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust
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Senior Paediatric Audiologist
London, WC1N 3JH
- Salary :
- £56276.00 to £63176.00
- Type :
- Fixed-Term
- Employer :
- Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
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Paediatric Consultant Radiologist
Swindon, SN3 6BB
- Salary :
- £105504.00 to £139882.00
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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Consultant Paediatric Rheumatologist
Southampton, SO16 6YD
- Salary :
- £109725.00 to £145478.00
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust
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Specialist Paediatric Dietitian
Swindon, SN3 6BB
- Salary :
- £38682.00 to £54710.00
- Type :
- Fixed-Term
- Employer :
- Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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Audiologist Paediatric Lead
Doncaster, DN2 5LT
- Salary :
- £47810.00 to £54710.00
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS FT
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Consultant Cardiologist
Stockton-on-Tees, TS19 8PE
- Salary :
- £105504.00 to £139882.00
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust
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ST1 Paediatric Bank Doctor
Warrington, WA5 1QG
- Salary :
- Negotiable
- Type :
- Bank
- Employer :
- Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHSFT
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Consultant in Paediatric Radiology
Manchester, M13 9WL
- Salary :
- £105504.00 to £139882.00
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
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Specialist in Paediatric Dentistry
Norwich, NR2 3TU
- Salary :
- £97768.00 to £112360.00
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- Community Dental Services CIC
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Specialist Paediatric Occupational Therapist
Crewe, CW1 6ZQ
- Salary :
- £38682.00 to £46580.00
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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Senior Paediatric Clinical Psychologist
London, WC1N 3JH
- Salary :
- £64156.00 to £71148.00
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
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These organisations have further information about being a doctor in paediatric cardiology, particularly as your career progresses. Take a look.
British Cardiovascular Society
Joint Royal College of Physicians Training Board