Consultant Cardiac Intensivist | Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 17 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £109,725 - £145,478 10 PA |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 April 2026 |
| Location: | Blackpool, FY3 8NR |
| Company: | Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7723900/382-DOC38-26 |
Summary
Applications are invited for the post of Consultant in Cardiothoracic Intensive Care at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. This post has arisen due to expansion of services. This position would be suitable for both newly qualified and existing consultants in search of a new opportunity.
The Trust provides tertiary cardiothoracic facilities for the 1.6 million people of Lancashire and South Cumbria. The Lancashire Cardiac Centre was commissioned in July 2006 and is one of our four regional centres for Cardiothoracic surgery. It houses catheter labs, four operating theatres and 20 critical care beds, together with associated ward beds and dedicated educational and research facilities.
As a department we provide anaesthetic cover for minimally invasive mitral and aortic valve surgery, major aortic work, routine cardiac and thoracic procedures as well as TAVI, device extraction/implants and electrophysiology work. Cardiothoracic intensive care is an Adult Intensive Care unit managed by Cardiothoracic Anaesthetists and comprises of 20 beds. Out of these 12 beds are commissioned as Level 3 beds and remaining as level 2 beds. The unit functions as one unit with no physical separation as HDU and ITU. Approximately 1500 patients per year are admitted to the intensive care unit each year with 75% patients after cardiac surgery and the remaining following thoracic surgery or cardiology procedures.
Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification attached to the advert in full before applying.
Blackpool is a vibrant seaside holiday destination for around 16 million visitors a year and is surrounded by beautiful countryside, rural villages and market towns and has rapid access to the main motorway network. It is less than an hour's drive to the beautiful Lake District and Beacon Fell national parks, Manchester airport is within an hour's drive with international connections. There are good rail connections through the nearby West Coast mainline.
Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification attached to the advert in full before applying.
This advert closes on Tuesday 7 Apr 2026
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