Locally Employed Doctor ST3+ in Cardiology

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for 1 Locally Employed Doctor ST3+ in Cardiology. The post offers experience across secondary and tertiary care within the Lancashire Cardiac Centre, a newly expanded facility delivering contemporary cardiac services.

The appointee will provide inpatient care, be on the on-call rota, and contribute to echocardiography and interventional cardiology activities.

Qualifications

• Primary medical qualification and Full GMC Registration.
• MRCP qualification or equivalent.
• 2+ years of cardiology experience (ST level) or equivalent.
• Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Provide inpatient care for patients under Consultants.
• On-call at middle grade level on a full shift rota.
• Proficient in echocardiography.
• Support diagnostic and therapeutic interventions in the Catheter Lab.
• Attend Cardiology Clinics and assist in chest pain clinics.
• Teach Nursing Staff, Junior Doctors and Medical Students.

Skills

Echocardiography

On-call / shift work

English communication

Team collaboration

Multidisciplinary team

Education

Primary medical qualification

Full GMC Registration

MRCP

Tools

Angiography / Pacing

Job description

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Locally Employed Doctor ST3+ in Cardiology

The closing date is 09 November 2026

We are seeking to appoint 1 Cardiology Registrar. This is an excellent opportunity to gain experience working as part of a dynamic cardiology team across secondary and tertiary care. The Lancashire Cardiac Centre continues to expand with a large team of Consultants and Junior Doctors working together across sub specialities.

A provider of Tertiary Cardiac Services for the 1.6 million population of Lancashire and South Cumbria, in a newly commissioned £52 million Lancashire Cardiothoracic Hospital the Trust Executive Team and Divisional Cardiac Board are committed to expanding Cardiac Services and this appointment is seen as an integral step in this expansion.

The Cardiac Division provide a full range of Invasive and Non-Invasive Diagnostic, and Interventional Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgical Services, through four Catheter Laboratories and four cardiothoracic theatres with potential to expand.

Post holder will be expected to be part of the on-call rota

Main duties of the job

• Duties and Responsibilities
• Provision of in-patient care for the patients of all Consultants as required.
• To provide on- call at middle grade level on a full shift rota.
• Proficient in echocardiology
• Support for diagnostic and therapeutic interventions in the Catheter Lab.
• Supervision of specific exercise test sessions if required.
• Attendance at Cardiology Clinics at the Lancashire Cardiac Centre at Victoria Hospital Blackpool. Assist in chest pain clinics
• Dictation of discharge and clinic letters as required.
• Occasional teaching of Nursing Staff and Junior Doctors and Medical Students

About us

The Cardiac Unit comprises of the Cardiothoracic Unit and the Cardiology Directorate. The Division is housed in a £50 million purpose built hospital comprising of 4 catheter laboratories, 4 Cardiac and Thoracic Theatres, with potential to expand to 5, dedicated outpatient and non-invasive Cardiac Physiology investigation unit, 20 day case bed, 20 cardiac intensive care beds and 89 ward beds.

The Cardiology Directorate includes 2 wards - 37 and 39 for Cardiology patients and 4 Catheter Laboratories with day case facilities.

Job responsibilities

Please ensure you read the Job description and Person Specification attached to the advert in full before applying.

Person Specification

• Primary medical qualification
• Full GMC Registration
• MRCP

Experience

• Minimum of 2 years experience at ST level (or equivalent) in Cardiology
• Evidence of working effectively as a part of a multidisciplinary team

Knowledge and Skills

• Ability to work as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team

Personal attributes

• A caring attitude to patients and ability to display empathy
• Good organisational skills
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• The ability to communicate effectively in English
• Ability to undertake on-call/shift working

Teaching

• Experience of undergraduate teaching

Personal skills

• Echocardiography
• Experience in angiography/pacing

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.

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust