Consultant in Emergency Medicine

Lancashire Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Preston; On-site; GBP 82,000 - 109,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK hospital Trust in Preston is seeking a Consultant to support the Clinical Director in the Emergency Department. The role includes providing leadership and ensuring high standards of clinical care. Ideal candidates will have a medical degree and experience in emergency medicine, alongside the capacity to lead multidisciplinary teams. The position offers flexibility for work-life balance and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Flexibility in work-life balance

Opportunities for professional development

On-site nursery availability

Qualifications

• Must have a medical degree and be eligible for GMC registration.
• Experience in emergency medicine preferred.
• Ability to lead multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership in patient care and multi-disciplinary coordination.
• Participate in the Consultant on-call rota.
• Ensure professional standards of clinical care are upheld.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical care

Teamwork

Education

Medical degree

Job description

Overview

The post holder will support the Clinical Director across the whole range of their managerial and administrative functions. All consultants are eligible for consideration of appointment by the Chief Executive to the office of Clinical Director. The current Clinical Director of the Emergency Department in Preston and Chorley is Dr Nicola Fallon. Specifically adopt, in conjunction with colleagues, an active role in the planning, development and delivery of the Emergency Service for the Directorate.

Responsibilities

• Provide director input to patients; contribute to multi-disciplinary teams and lead the coordination of care for patients within Preston and Chorley Hospitals.
• Participate in the Consultant on-call rota at the Royal Preston Hospital and Chorley and South Ribble Hospitals with additional cover during colleague's absence.
• Assume a continuous commitment for the care of patients, even if employed less than full time, and ensure that adequate arrangements are made for leave and off duty periods.
• Promote high professional standards of clinical care for patients, both through direct patient care and by the maintenance of continuing professional development.
• Develop close links with General Practitioners operating in the area.
• Exercise the freedom to develop specialist elements of the services to reflect perceived priorities within available resources.
• Clinical duties will include all those duties normally expected of a Consultant in a similar sized Emergency Department in the United Kingdom.

Working for our organisation

The two Emergency Departments act as a single Emergency Service based on the two sites. The Royal Preston site is designated as the Major Trauma Centre for Lancashire and South Cumbria with ED leading the multi-disciplinary trauma team. Successful applicants will join an extensive team of 28 Middle Grade doctors (including ST3-6 trainees), 36 Junior Doctors (F2-ST2 and SCF) and 3 FY1 doctors providing comprehensive clinical support to the departments. We are now taking ED trainees at ST3 level for part of their Paediatric EM rotation. There is a dedicated, highly skilled nursing workforce including a team of Nurse Clinicians, Emergency Nurse Practitioners and Physiotherapists providing extensive cover.

The ED consultant rota is annualised, allowing flexibility and options for work-life balance. SPA activity will be written in the contract for simulation training as well as that required for revalidation. Any further SPA can be negotiated to enhance the candidate's expertise and interests. There are opportunities to be involved with education at undergraduate level and multidisciplinary post-graduate education, as well as research and audit. The consultant body is encouraged to take the lead at Directorate level and we have a good reputation for our governance procedures. For those with children, both hospital sites have a nursery.

Additional information

Further details on: what we can offer, Job Plan/On-call Requirements, and the Team are available in the attached Job description, Person specification and Specialty/Trust Brochure. We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity and to eliminating discrimination across our workforce. All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership, neurodiversity or veteran status are encouraged to apply. Our recruitment process includes DBS checks where required, and infection prevention and control measures are observed across all Trust sites.