Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Locally Employed Doctor ST3+ in Emergency Medicine
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About the Role
This post represents an exciting job opportunity for a locally employed tier 3 doctor. This is ST3 equivalent. The holder of this post will be expected to work at a senior level in the Emergency Department, providing knowledge, clinical skills and experience with supervision from tier 4 and 5 clinicians. The post comes with key benefits including protected non-clinical time and a dedicated supervisor to provide support, learning opportunities and supervision.
Responsibilities
- Work with colleagues in the same grade to provide support and supervision to junior clinical staff at all times.
- Seek advice whenever necessary from the department’s Consultants and other senior staff.
- Support the delivery of safe and effective patient care by all clinical staff for all of the patients who attend this busy department.
- Follow a plan of personal professional development under the guidance of the department’s Consultants and the Head of Department.
- Assist the department’s Consultants in the training and Continuous Professional Development of the ST1/2 and Foundation Doctors and in their continuous performance review.
- Participate in the audit, research and teaching activities of the department.
- Acquire, maintain and develop the knowledge and skills required for the successful conduct of all of these responsibilities. The post holder will have a Consultant Mentor.
- Engage with a regular process of formal education supervision including a formative annual review of progress.
- Maintain registration for Continuing Professional Development with the Royal College of Emergency Medicine and maintain an RCEM Eportfolio.
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Qualifications and Experience
Tier 3 doctors are expected to possess all of the competencies as laid out by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine and have achieved adequate entrustment levels in all areas of the EM curriculum. This includes the ability to intervene effectively in an emergency, organise and control input from other specialties, and to provide definitive treatment within the scope and facilities of the Emergency Department.
The job comes with many advantages including working in a brand new, purpose built Emergency Village. There will be an 80:20 split between clinical and non-clinical time. Non- clinical time can be used to pursue the specific interests of the post holder - there are many opportunities available to pursue quality improvement, research, ultrasound and teaching.
- Up to date UK professional registration with the GMC.
- Emergency Medicine experience in the UK of least 6 months or 12 months overseas.
- MRCEM qualification.
- Up to date ALS.
Previous applicants need not apply.
About the Trust
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated on the west coast of Lancashire, with services covering the local authority areas of Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre. The Trust is part of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System (ICS) supporting a population of around 1.6 million people.
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Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a resident population of approximately 330,000 and the 12 million holidaymakers who visit the area every year. The Trust comprises Blackpool Victoria Hospital which is a large busy acute hospital and a smaller community/ rehabilitation hospital - Clifton Hospital. Outpatient services are also provided in Blackpool, Fleetwood and Lytham Hospital. The Trust is also responsible for the provision of a wide range of community healthcare services, including District Nursing, Community Matrons and therapy services.
The organisation provides specialist tertiary care for Cardiac and Haematology services, delivers community health services to over 445,000 residents including those in North Lancashire and hosts the National Artificial Eye Service across England. We also have specialised Cardio-thoracic Surgical and Sleep Medicine services (including polysomnography) and provide urgent and emergency care services to an estimated 18 million people who visit the seaside resort each year.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Dr Sam Guest
- Job title: Emergency Medicine Consultant & Head of Department
- Email address: dr.guest@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 01253 300000
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