Consultant Cardiologist

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHSFT

Consultant Cardiologist

The closing date is 29 January 2026

The post is a consultant post based at Warrington Hospital. Applications are invited for a Consultant Cardiologist with full training with a specialist interest in pacing and arrhythmia.

The appointee will support the development of our services and will contribute to acute cardiology and the provision of outpatient clinics with sub speciality sessions in pacing and arrhythmia.

There is a 1:7 commitment to the cardiology on-call including "Consultant of the Week" and 7 day working to ensure all unwell cardiology patients are reviewed on a daily basis.

Main duties of the job

We will be required to deliver high quality, patient centred care at Warrington Hospital.

You will contribute to general cardiology services, including outpatients' clinics and inpatient ward work as consultant of the week and reviewing outlying patients with cardiac conditions.

You will share responsibility for the day-to-day management of the service and participation in strategic planning.

You will be expected to attend and be actively involved in MDT meetings and directorate clinical governance activity across Cardiology Services.

Teaching and training resident doctors are essential to your professional activity as well as participating in continuing medical education.

About us

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a caring and compassionate organisation that is both ambitious and innovative. We are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and providing a positive experience of our staff. We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work and learn.

Straddling the neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system. Our hospitals are ideally situated to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of these boroughs.

Warrington Hospital is home to our emergency, critical care and maternity services, Halton Hospital is focused on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre, although many services are offered at both sites and in community hubs.

We employ nearly 5,000 people from over 80 nationalities, striving to be a diverse, inclusive employer and recognised leader in equality. We support flexible working, welcoming flexible applications. Proud of our many accreditations, we are embedding an anti-racist approach in all we do.

Job responsibilities

Educational activities and training

This will be conducted annually to support the clinician in his / her current work duties and incorporating methodical planning for the future with support to ensure the consultant meets revalidation.

There is established local departmental weekly teaching on Tuesday lunchtime and the appointee shall be encouraged to participate in delivering that. The appointee will share responsibility for educational and clinical supervision of junior medical staff with other physicians.

Supporting staff

Medical, technical and secretarial / administrative support for in-patient and out-patient work will be provided as will consultant office accommodation. Full personal IT facilities will also be available.

Research

The research and audit interests of the successful applicant will be encouraged.

Educational activities and training

The Trust supports the requirements for Continuing Medical Education as laid down by the Royal College of Physicians and is committed to providing time and financial support for these activities. Personalised developmental budgets can be discussed & supported for developing specific specialty and / or leadership capabilities of successful candidates.

Clinical and seminar teaching for Junior staff preparing for the MRCP examinations is organised through the Postgraduate Medical Centre and all consultants are invited to contribute to this teaching. The trust holds mock PACES courses and the appointees will be encouraged to contribute towards that as well.

Audit / clinical governance

The department has an active interest in clinical audit including contributing data for national audits and NCEPOD surveys. All medical staff are expected to participate in clinical audit. Regular audit meetings are organised both within the department and within the larger CBU structure, and the appointees will be expected to participate.

Fully informed and documented consent will be undertaken for procedures and body tissue samples.

The job plan will be a prospective agreement that sets out a consultant's duties, responsibilities and objectives for the coming year. It should cover all aspects of a consultant's professional practice including clinical work, teaching, research, education and managerial responsibilities. It should provide a clear schedule of commitments, both internal and external. In addition, it should include personal objectives, including details of their link to wider service objectives, and details of the support required by the consultant to fulfil the job plan and the objectives.

A formal job plan will be agreed between the appointee, the CBU Manager and Clinical Director, with final agreement by the Deputy Medical Director.

It will be reviewed at 3 months & thereafter annually or at any time, but no less than 3 months after a previous review, as requested by the appointee, Medical Director or Clinical Director & adjusted accordingly to the agreement of both parties.

Provisional timetable

The following provides scheduling details of clinical activity and clinically related activity components of a provisional example job plan. This is liable to change depending upon the needs of the department and division and interests of prospective appointees. Agreement should be reached between the appointee and the Lead Clinician with regard to the scheduling of all activities, including the supporting professional activities.

Person Specification Qualifications

• Full GMC registration
• Membership of Royal College of Physicians; CST general medicine / acute medicine or specialty medicine
• CCT in Cardiology or equivalent

Skills

• Highly motivated and enthusiastic with a 'can do attitude' and to make decisions
• High standard of clinical skill & expertise in speciality
• Ability to work efficiently and accept a high degree of diagnostic uncertainty in acute cardiology care
• Ability to lead and inspire the clinical team
• Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team
• Ability to gain satisfaction from collective team working rather than the rewards of individual patient care pathways
• Advanced communication skills
• Enthusiasm for education for self and others
• Be sensitive to the patient experience
• Participation in clinical audit
• Good knowledge / understanding of Clinical governance
• Effective leadership and organisational skills
• Basic IT skills
• Appropriate research to acute cardiac care
• BSE or equivalent (EACVI, ASE) accreditation for echo modalities (TTEcho, TOE, stress echo)
• BHRS or equivalent (EHRA) accreditation for pacing

Experience

• Experience of and commitment to teaching undergraduate and postgraduate medical staff
• High level of clinical experience and competence in all aspects of Cardiology
• Understanding of current issues within Cardiology
• Understanding current issues within the wider NHS
• Evidence of personal involvement in management and administrative roles in healthcare
• Shows ability to work with and lead with others across professions

Specfic role requirements

• Ability to manage high pressure situations i.e. clinical crisis
• Satisfactory DBS Disclosure check
• Caring, honest and reliable
• Able to foster good working relationships with staff
• Able and willing to work with consultant colleagues in equitable sharing of clinical, nonclinical duties
• An interest which improves the core clinical service for Cardiology patients
• Ability to do 8 hour shifts on a busy Cardiology unit
• Ability to manage the intensity of a Cardiology Ward
• Be willing to work across both sites within the Trust

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.

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHSFT