Job summary
Full-Time - 10 PA's per week
This post is for a consultant in Cardiology. This is a whole-time post offering an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated Medic to join a dynamic, rapidly expanding team delivering multidisciplinary acute care in Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals.
The successful candidate can play a leading role in shaping the future of cardiology and improving further on care provided to our patients. Applicants are required to hold Membership of the Royal College of Physicians (UK or equivalent qualifications), to be fully registered with the General Medical Council, and to be on the Specialist Register or due to obtain their CCT within six months of the date of interview.
ACC will be held on Friday 27th March 2026.
Main duties of the job
The post will primarily be based at Southport District General Hospital with the potential to work across the Mersey and West Lancashire hospital sites.
There is no on-call commitment with this post.
The appointment is to the trust, not to specific hospitals and will have sessions at both Southport and Ormskirk Hospitals.
All consultants, including the appointee, will be expected to be involved in implementing the Trust's Clinical Governance programme. This includes active participation in clinical audit, quality, clinical guidelines / pathways, professional development, appraisal and risk management.
The appointee would be joining a complement of Thirty-Three consultants and would be expected to participate in the provision of a comprehensive Cardiology Services across both sites. The primary acute site for Cardiology will be Southport Hospital.
The allocation for time between the various duties of the posts will be open to some adjustment in consultation with consultant colleagues and the employing Trust.
About us
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.
Our Services:
Acute Care
Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.
Primary Care
Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.
Community Services
Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.
Specialist Regional Services
We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.
Achievements:
- Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2019
- Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
- National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing and AHP Preceptorship Programme
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for further details.
Please be aware, that we may close a vacancy earlier than stated, should a sufficient number of applications be received, you are therefore advised to apply at your earliest convenience.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for further details.
Please be aware, that we may close a vacancy earlier than stated, should a sufficient number of applications be received, you are therefore advised to apply at your earliest convenience.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC registration and on Specialist Register or within six months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) at time of interview
- Applicants that are UK trained, must ALSO be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), or be within six months of award of CCT by date of interview. To demonstrate equivalence to the UK Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), international doctors must apply for a CESR (Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration) through the GMC, providing extensive evidence that their training and experience match the UK CCT curriculum.
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
- MRCP or equivalent medical qualification
Desirable
- MD/PHD or equivalent medical qualification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Evidence of achievement of competencies by time of appointment in line with GMC standards/Good Medical Practice including: good clinical care, maintaining good medical practice, good relationships and communication with patients, good working relationships with colleagues, good teaching and training, professional behaviour and probity, delivery of good acute clinical care
- Demonstrates the necessary range, depth and breadth of competencies specified in the cardiology curriculum and applying to this post
- Competency in Heart Failure management
- Competency in Pacing, Nuclear or Cardiology and/ or CT angiography
Desirable
- Cardiology subspecialty interest suitable for DGH development
Teaching Experience
Essential
- Evidence of appropriate teaching experience
Research Experience
Essential
- Demonstrates ability to undertake robust audit/research within team structure
- Evidence of relevant academic and research
Other
Essential
- All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues
- Demonstrates clarity in written/spoken communication & capacity to adapt language as appropriate to the situation. Able to build rapport, listen, persuade & negotiate
- Capacity to use logical/lateral thinking to solve problems / make decisions
- Capacity to work effectively with others. Able to work in multi-professional teams & supervise junior medical staff
- Capacity to take in others' perspectives and treat others with understanding; sees patients
- Capacity to manage/prioritise time and information effectively
- Ability to prioritise own workload
- Basic IT skills
- Ability to monitor developing situations and anticipate issues
- Ability to operate under pressure
- Demonstrates initiative & resilience to cope with changing circumstances
- Ability to take responsibility for own actions
- Up to date and fit to practice safely
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC registration and on Specialist Register or within six months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) at time of interview
- Applicants that are UK trained, must ALSO be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), or be within six months of award of CCT by date of interview. To demonstrate equivalence to the UK Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), international doctors must apply for a CESR (Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration) through the GMC, providing extensive evidence that their training and experience match the UK CCT curriculum.
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
- MRCP or equivalent medical qualification
Desirable
- MD/PHD or equivalent medical qualification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Evidence of achievement of competencies by time of appointment in line with GMC standards/Good Medical Practice including: good clinical care, maintaining good medical practice, good relationships and communication with patients, good working relationships with colleagues, good teaching and training, professional behaviour and probity, delivery of good acute clinical care
- Demonstrates the necessary range, depth and breadth of competencies specified in the cardiology curriculum and applying to this post
- Competency in Heart Failure management
- Competency in Pacing, Nuclear or Cardiology and/ or CT angiography
Desirable
- Cardiology subspecialty interest suitable for DGH development
Teaching Experience
Essential
- Evidence of appropriate teaching experience
Research Experience
Essential
- Demonstrates ability to undertake robust audit/research within team structure
- Evidence of relevant academic and research
Other
Essential
- All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues
- Demonstrates clarity in written/spoken communication & capacity to adapt language as appropriate to the situation. Able to build rapport, listen, persuade & negotiate
- Capacity to use logical/lateral thinking to solve problems / make decisions
- Capacity to work effectively with others. Able to work in multi-professional teams & supervise junior medical staff
- Capacity to take in others' perspectives and treat others with understanding; sees patients
- Capacity to manage/prioritise time and information effectively
- Ability to prioritise own workload
- Basic IT skills
- Ability to monitor developing situations and anticipate issues
- Ability to operate under pressure
- Demonstrates initiative & resilience to cope with changing circumstances
- Ability to take responsibility for own actions
- Up to date and fit to practice safely
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
