Job vacancy: Consultant in Emergency Medicine, East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, Blackburn

Job summary

Main area: Accident & Emergency
Grade: NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 10 sessions per week
Job ref: 435-MQ131-24

Employer: East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
Town: Blackburn
Salary: £105,504 - £139,882 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 12/01/2025 23:59

Consultant in Emergency Medicine

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

At East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding area. We employ over 9,500 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We wish to appoint additional consultants in Emergency Medicine to our Trust, representing a combination of existing vacancies and a planned expansion of consultant numbers. These posts are substantive appointments. A specialist interest would be welcomed.

The post is based at Royal Blackburn Hospital but the post holder may be required to work at other sites. If a consultant wishes to carry out on-call work from home, there is a requirement to live within 30 minutes of the Royal Blackburn Hospital.

The post holder would be expected to provide clinical leadership within the department, as well as specialist emergency medicine expertise. The department prides itself on good governance and a philosophy of continuous improvement to which consultants are expected to contribute.

Applicants should have completed higher training in Emergency Medicine and would either be on the specialist register or within 6 months of entry.

Location

The Emergency Department itself was commissioned in 2006, and became operational in July 2006. There has been substantial ongoing capital investment into the Emergency Department, including a £1.5 million refurbishment in 2012 to develop a dedicated paediatric area and expanded 8-bed resuscitation facility on the Royal Blackburn site. There has been a multi-million pound redevelopment of the Urgent Care Centre at Burnley, which is a new building completed in 2014.
Most recently, there has been capital investment in new monitoring within the main Emergency Department.

The principal location for the department is the Royal Blackburn Hospital, at which there is the main Emergency Department, and an associated Urgent Treatment Centre – the latter effectively representing the ambulatory area of the department.

Additionally, there is an Urgent Treatment Centre at the Burnley Hospital site. This is staffed by doctors and practitioners from the department. The department supports the Minor Injuries Unit at Accrington Victoria Hospital, which is nurse-practitioner-led.

The Emergency Department has an 8 bedded resuscitation area (with 1 bed designated for Paediatric patients) and 42 majors cubicles.

The two Urgent Treatment Centres have examination cubicles, staff base, separate adult and paediatric waiting areas, reception and GP Consultation Rooms – all facilities to see minor injury and illness.

The Trust has close links with Tertiary Centres. Of interest to Emergency Medicine are Neurosurgery and Plastic Surgery at Royal Preston Hospital, Cardiothoracic Surgery at Blackpool Victoria Hospital,
and specialist services for Children at Royal Manchester Childrens Hospital.

Activity

The Emergency Department has annual attendances of approximately 180,000 patients per year, with a substantial proportion of ambulance attendances. The Burnley Urgent Care Centre sees a further 50,000 patients.

Clinical Duties

Clinical duties will be shared with the other consultants and will include all duties normally expected of a consultant working in any major Emergency Department in the United Kingdom.

These will include:-

• Reception, resuscitation, diagnosis and initial treatment of all emergencies as appropriate
• Referral of patients to other specialties and transfer of patients for admission into hospital beds, to special units, to other hospitals within or outside the
• Trust, as out-patients or back to the Community. Normally GP admissions go directly to the appropriate assessment unit.
• Providing supervision, teaching and support to trainees, students and other staff in the Emergency Department and Urgent Care Centres.

During periods as lead consultant in the Emergency Department to coordinate all aspects of medical care provided from the Emergency Department and Urgent Care Centres.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

MB ChB (or equivalent)
Full GMC registration
FRCEM
Possession of CCT or equivalent/eligible for entry into specialist register
ATLS, ALS, APLS/EPLS provider
Able to teach interactively in small groups

Desirable criteria

Evidence of publication
Training the Trainers
Interview Skills

Training

Essential criteria

Trained in Emergency Medicine at SpR or ST level

Desirable criteria

Evidence of a special interest e.g. USS and RSI skills

Experience

Essential criteria

Minimum of 5 years in Emergency Medicine with broad experience

Desirable criteria

Minimum of 3 years post fellowship experience
Demonstrated teaching experience

Specific Skills

Essential criteria

Team Player
Will be able to describe ways of obtaining good value from resources used
Good communicator
Computer literate
Able to communicate ideas and instructions clearly to senior, junior staff and non-medical colleagues

Desirable criteria

Evidence of management training
Evidence of participation in clinical audit
Breaking Bad News training
IT skills
Evidence of team working

Personal Skills

Essential criteria

Will be aware of the needs for continuous personal development

Desirable criteria

Tolerance, communication skills, negotiation, working under pressure

Circumstances

Essential criteria

Resident within 10 miles/30 minutes of RBH/BGH
Access to private transport

Dear Potential Applicant,

It is important you are made aware of the following as regards your application to East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

Please note that the salary advertised is for full time hours. If this post is less than 37.5 hours per week, the salary will be pro-rata. For posts on Agenda for Change pay-scales, new entrants to the NHS will normally commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.
This vacancy may close before the closing date if the recruiting manager deems sufficient applications have been received. Therefore it is advised to complete your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.
Please note that shortlisting is completed anonymously with candidates being assessed against the essential criteria for the post. Therefore only applicants, who can clearly demonstrate how they meet our person specification criteria in their application, will be short-listed.

Disclosure and Barring Scheme (DBS)

If the role you are applying for is identified as either controlled or regulated activity as defined in in the Safeguarding vulnerable Groups Act (2006) any offer of employment is provisional upon a satisfactory DBS check being obtained.

The healthcare sector is exempted from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

In line with other NHS organisations in the North West Region, the Trust is now passing the charge for undertaking a DBS check on to candidates in the event they are successfully appointed into the post for which they have applied. Candidates can choose whether to pay this over 1-3 months as a deduction from the monthly salary. However, if you are applying for a post as a BANK worker, the payment must be made in full at the time of employment checks. By applying for this vacancy you are agreeing to this undertaking in the event you are successfully appointed.

The cost of an Enhanced Disclosure will be £55.38 and for a Standard Disclosure will be £27.38.

This cost is not applicable for a Volunteer post

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The Trust is an equal opportunities employer, committed to improving the working lives of our staff and operates a 'Zero Tolerance' policy to aggression, violence, bullying and harassment. In addition, our aim is to help protect children and vulnerable adults by providing a first-class service to the recruitment of people into positions of trust.

We aim to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve.

We welcome applications from everyone irrespective of ethnic origin, gender, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, marital status, disability or social background.

We especially welcome applications from members of our black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities, as we have identified that ELHT has an under-representation of BAME employees. Appointments will be made on merit.

Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be interviewed if you indicate you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme.

If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process please make the recruitment services team aware as soon as possible. By telephone 01254 732075 or email [email protected] or write to Employment Services, Parkview Offices, Haslingden Road, Blackburn, BB2 3HH

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

Apply online now

Further details / informal visits contact

Name: Georgina Robertson
Job title: Clinical Director
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 01254 734029

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Consultant in Emergency Medicine

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

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Experience

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Desirable criteria

Specific Skills

Essential criteria

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Personal Skills

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