Senior Locally Employed Doctor in Heart Failure | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in Manchester seeks a medical professional to join its Heart Failure team, focusing on patient care and participating in innovative outpatient services and research. The role includes supporting acute Heart Failure patients and working closely with hospital services. Ideal candidates will have a medical degree and a specialization in Cardiology. The position offers opportunities for professional development within a collaborative, research-driven environment.

Benefits

Strong research infrastructure

Career development opportunities

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Qualifications

• Participate in Consultant-led subspecialty HF ward rounds and outpatient clinics.
• Involvement in cardiac transplant workup and research projects.
• Participate in 1:12 Cardiology Registrar on-call rota.

Responsibilities

• Provide in-reach service to acute Heart Failure patients.
• Develop novel outpatient diuretic services.
• Contribute to recruitment for research studies.

Skills

Research involvement

Cardiology

Patient management

Education

Medical degree

Specialization in Cardiology

Job description

Overview

The Heart Failure team provides an in-reach service to patients with acute HF, aiming to see all acute HF patients within 24 hours in line with the NICE Quality Standard on Acute HF. There is access to novel admission-avoidance strategies including home IV diuretics and day-case unit IV diuretics. The team has strong links with the Advanced Heart Failure service at Wythenshawe Hospital (also part of MFT), and cardiac transplant workup (including right heart catheterisation) is performed on site. There is a well-established link with the Specialist Palliative Care Team, with a dedicated pathway for HF patients requiring palliative care. There is a weekly dedicated HF MDT meeting. The HF service links closely with the Device service, with both HF Consultants being complex device implanters. The HF service has a very active portfolio of research studies.

The postholder would be expected to participate in Consultant-led subspecialty HF ward rounds and outpatient clinics and would be expected to present cases at the HF MDT meeting. There would be active involvement in running and further developing the novel outpatient diuretic services (home IV and day-case IV diuretics). There are excellent opportunities to be involved in HF research projects. As the service is expanding rapidly, there are opportunities for the post-holder to play an active role in service development.

The postholder will contribute to the recruitment of patients to existing studies and, depending on the candidate s experience, there may be an opportunity to undertake independent research with supervision. The postholder will participate in the 1:12 Cardiology Registrar on-call rota, which carries an out-of-hours supplement added to the basic salary.

About the Trust and Working Environment

MFT is England’s largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.8bn and is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating the most exceptional integrated health and social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year. Bringing together 10 hospitals and community services from across Manchester, Trafford and beyond, we champion collaborative working and transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate, so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’re proud to be one of the major academic research centres and education providers in England, and Research and Innovation is the heart of all we do, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. We’re also excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable and tackling climate change. At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Join us and you’ll work with some of the best people in the NHS, thriving in a Trust united in its values, purpose and commitment to our patients and a drive for continual innovation and improvement.

How to Apply and Additional Information

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the “Supporting Documents” heading. To be informed when applying, read the “Candidate Essentials Guide” that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. It also contains critical information you’ll need before submitting an application form.

COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and patients when working in healthcare settings. While vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we encourage vaccination. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice available on the NHS England website about vaccination.

Diversity Matters. MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating diversity and eliminating unlawful discrimination. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply. If you have special requirements to help your application, email [e-mail].

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!

This advert closes on Wednesday 1 Oct 2025