Job overview

This is an exciting time for a new cardiologist to help develop cardiology services, for our local population of about 750,000 people. The appointed individual will be expected to work closely with other consultants in the department of cardiology.

The service has a Clinical Director, Dr Kamal Khan, Matron Naheed Sabir and Operational Manager, Tania Woolley. There are regular directorate meetings to communicate directorate and corporate issues and also to provide support to medical staff. Regular job planning meetings are held to monitor workload.

Main duties of the job

This is a replacement post to further develop and expand the cardiac services provided at Salford Royal Hospital. A range of subspecialty interests will be considered; interest and skills in cardiac CT and / or cardiac MR would be desirable.

This post will compliment a team of 8 consultants. There is a supporting team of 2 FY1, 2 CMT and 2 other middle-grades. There are 5 specialist cardiology Advanced Practitioners and 3 Heart Failure Specialist nurses. We have an excellent record in placing Specialty Dr trainees in specialist ST cardiology training posts.

Working for our organisation

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester.  Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.  

Learn more about us in our Candidate Information Pack.