Consultant in Cardiology interest in Heart Failure

Job summary Our Cardiology team is made up of a wide range of enthusiastic and passionate individuals including 15 consultants, 2 Specialist Doctors, 4 Specialty Doctors, 4 Specialty Registrars, 3 internal medicine trainees and 3 Foundation trainees. We have invaluable support from a team of specialist nurses based both in our trust and in the community. We invite applications for consultants in cardiology with a specialist interest and formal training in Heart Failure. Our vision is to deliver patient centred, accessible and integrated services, as seamlessly as possible with primary care. With 11 Coronary Care and 26 Cardiology beds, new diagnostic facilities, and access to a full range of non-invasive and invasive cardiac facilities our team has access to exceptional, modern facilities as well as general imaging, including TTE and TOE, CTCA, CMRI (including stress MR) and Interventional radiology services. We have a fully established bradycardia pacing, complex device and PCI service (excluding PPCI provided in the Tertiary centre). We have an established Nurse-led heart failure service with community integration. We are excited to include in this post some GIM training time for those clinicians who are dual accredited in Cardiology and GIM. Within the job plan for this position are up to 1.5 PA of DCC to General Internal Medicine (GIM), which is to enable the successful applicant to be part of the team delivering inpatient care to general medical inpatients. Main duties of the job This post is offered on a full time (10 PA) basis although less than full time applications will be considered. Duties will be based primarily on our Wakefield (Pinderfields) site although all our medical staff are involved in delivering care to patients on all three sites across the Trust. The main duties of the post will include: Providing, in conjunction with Consultant colleagues, an acute cardiology service to the Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust. Inpatient cardiology work including the 11 bedded CCU and 28 bedded cardiology ward Urgent and Emergency Care duties for cardiology at Pinderfields out of hours is currently assessed as 0.45PA per week, with local weekday on-calls (1:15), and weekend on-calls (1:12). This equates to an 3% availability supplement. Time off in lieu will be arranged via the job planning process The Department runs 2 cardiologist of the week rotas on a 1 in 13 basis; - One for the 11 bedded CCU (which includes accepting referrals from the Acute Admissions Unit and from inpatients elsewhere in the hospital) - One for the 28 bedded cardiology ward. About us We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff members work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). Committed to continuous improvement, we prioritise our people and values so we can deliver excellent patient experience. Our team is friendly, passionate and always seeking better ways to work through research and innovation. We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces for honest conversations and to share ideas, thoughts and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. As a member of the team, you will have access to the NHS pension plan, a generous holiday allowance, employee health and wellbeing services and extensive benefits and support. These include onsite nurseries, childcare vouchers,home electronics schemes, working carers support, carer-friendly policies, and more. If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day. Details Date posted 03 June 2026 Pay scheme Hospital medical and dental staff Grade Consultant Salary £113,565 to £150,569 a year Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number 001346 Job locations Trustwide Wakefield West Yorkshire WF1 4DG United Kingdom Job description Job responsibilities About the role Our Cardiology team is made up of a wide range of enthusiastic and passionate individuals including 15 consultants, 2 Specialist Doctors, 4 Specialty Doctors, 4 Specialty Registrars, 3 internal medicine trainees and 3 Foundation trainees. We have invaluable support from a team of specialist nurses based both in our trust and in the community. We invite applications for consultants in cardiology with a specialist interest and formal training in Heart Failure. Our vision is to deliver patient centred, accessible and integrated services, as seamlessly as possible with primary care. With 11 Coronary Care and 26 Cardiology beds, new diagnostic facilities, and access to a full range of non-invasive and invasive cardiac facilities our team has access to exceptional, modern facilities as well as general imaging, including TTE and TOE, CTCA, CMRI (including stress MR) and Interventional radiology services. We have a fully established bradycardia pacing, complex device and PCI service (excluding PPCI provided in the Tertiary centre). We have an established Nurse-led heart failure service with community integration. We are excited to include in this post some GIM training time for those clinicians who are dual accredited in Cardiology and GIM. Within the job plan for this position are up to 1.5 PA of DCC to General Internal Medicine (GIM), which is to enable the successful applicant to be part of the team delivering inpatient care to general medical inpatients. The new department of GIM, within the Specialty and Integrated Medicine Clinical Service Unit, will be staffed by 15 dual-accredited physicians from Group 1 specialties. These consultants will work a consultant of the week model of care on a one-in-eight rota, providing a daily consultant ward round (4-hour duration). The ward will have 2 consultants each week doing a daily ward round, the consultants will change every week. Ward is based on one site. Main duties Duties will be based primarily on our Wakefield (Pinderfields) site although all our medical staff are involved in delivering care to patients on all three sites across the Trust. The main duties of the post will include: • Providing, in conjunction with Consultant colleagues, an acute cardiology service to the Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust. • Inpatient cardiology work including the 11 bedded CCU and 28 bedded cardiology ward • Urgent and Emergency Care duties for cardiology at Pinderfields out of hours is currently assessed as 0.45PA per week, with local weekday on-calls (1:15), and weekend on-calls (1:12). This equates to an 3% availability supplement. Time off in lieu will be arranged via the job planning process • The Department runs 2 “cardiologist of the week” rotas on a 1 in 13 basis; - One for the 11 bedded CCU (which includes accepting referrals from the Acute Admissions Unit and from inpatients elsewhere in the hospital) - One for the 28 bedded cardiology ward. • The current Heart Failure Service consists of 2 consultants, a Heart Failure Team Manager (0.4 WTE), 2 WTE band 7 Heart Failure Nurses, a 0.9 WTE band 7 Heart Failure Nurse, 1 WTE band 6 Heart Failure Nurse and a 0.8 WTE band 6 Heart Failure Nurse. The service provides in-reach to the Pinderfields Hospital Site, care of Heart Failure patients in the community, in addition to clinics in heart failure management and complex-devices. The successful candidate will be expected to support ward rounds and provide specialist opinions for outlying patients in the wider trust. The successful candidate will be expected to deliver outpatient clinics. • Participate in, and help further develop the heart failure service in conjunction with the team of 2 other Heart Failure consultants. • Participate in inpatient care of cardiology, and GIM patients if appropriate. • Participate in outpatients (general and specialist) including providing advice to primary care colleagues