Consultant Cardiologist Heart Failure Special Interest

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust – Consultant Cardiologist with Heart Failure Special Interest

Closing date: 02 February 2026

This post is for a consultant in Cardiology. It is a whole‑time opportunity for a highly motivated medical doctor to join a dynamic, rapidly expanding team delivering multidisciplinary acute care across Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals.

Applicants must hold membership of the Royal College of Physicians (UK or equivalent qualifications), be fully registered with the General Medical Council, and be on the Specialist Register or be due to obtain their CCT within six months of the interview.

ACC will be held on Friday 27th March 2026.

The post will primarily be based at Southport District General Hospital with the potential to work across Mersey and West Lancashire hospital sites. There is no on‑call commitment. The appointment is to the Trust, not to a specific hospital, and will involve sessions at both Southport and Ormskirk Hospitals.

All consultants – including the appointee – will be expected to implement the Trust's Clinical Governance programme, including active participation in clinical audit, quality improvement, clinical guidelines and pathways, professional development, appraisal and risk management.

The appointee will join a complement of thirty‑three consultants and will participate in providing comprehensive Cardiology Services across both sites, primarily at Southport Hospital.

Allocation of time among the various duties will be open to adjustment after consultation with consultant colleagues and the Employing Trust.

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9,000 staff across 21 sites. We believe that all communities we serve should have access to Five‑Star Patient Care.

Our Services:

• Acute Care
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  Emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all sites.
• Primary Care
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  Services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre, St Helens Hospital.
• Community Services
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  Adult community services for St Helens, wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble and West Lancashire, inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital, and urgent care at the Urgent Treatment Centre, St Helens town centre.
• Specialist Regional Services
  :
  Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital, serving >4 million people across 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

Please be aware that we may close this vacancy earlier than the stated closing date should a sufficient number of applications be received. We advise applying as soon as possible.

• Full GMC registration and on Specialist Register or within six months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) at time of interview
• UK‑trained applicants must also be a holder of CCT, or be within six months of award of CCT by interview date. International doctors must apply for a CESR through the GMC, proving equivalence to UK CCT curriculum.
• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
• MRCP or equivalent
• MD/PhD or equivalent

• Evidence of competency achievement in line with GMC standards/Good Medical Practice: good clinical care, maintaining good medical practice, good relationships with patients, good working relationships with colleagues, teaching and training, professional behaviour and probity, delivery of good acute clinical care
• Demonstrated range, depth and breadth of competencies specified in the cardiology curriculum applicable to this post
• Competence in Heart Failure management
• Competence in Pacing, Nuclear or Cardiology and/or CT angiography
• Cardiology subspecialty interest suitable for DGH development

• Evidence of appropriate teaching experience