Specialty Doctor in Emergency Medicine

An exciting opportunity has arisen to be part of #TeamEDs Specialty Doctor - ST4+ level in Emergency Medicine. Once in post opportunity would be available to develop into a CESR post.

The post will comprise of mostly clinical duties, however, an integral part of the post will be the supervision and teaching of training grade doctors on the shop floor.

The successful applicant will work across both hospital sites, gaining experience in working in a Major Trauma Centre and tertiary centre for many hospital specialities and will be exposed to a variety of Emergency Medicine presentations., Clinical duties will include all those duties normally expected of a Specialty Doctor in Emergency Medicine (level 4 and above) in the UK, and will account for the majority of the appointee's time.

In addition the appointee will be expected to take part in the formal teaching and on-going audit programmes within the directorate. Admin time will be allocated from the clinical component of the post.

Some other duties include

- Provision of primary medical care to patients suffering recent injuries and acute medical and surgical conditions of sudden onset, occurring in circumstances where it is not practical to seek the assistance of their General Practitioner

- Timely review of patient's results and investigations when returned to the department

-Pre-hospital treatment of trauma victims and those suffering from acute illness.

- Treatment of patients referred to the departments by General Practitioners usually excluding those referred directly to the medical, surgical or other specialist departments.

- To be aware of the contents of the Trust Major Incident Plan and be able to carry out the relevant roles as determined by the Plan.

- Provision of advice to members of the general public who contact the department by telephone or in person.

At Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, our team is our work family. Working for the Trust, you will be working as part of a collaborative, friendly and caring team of incredible people who are committed to providing excellent care with compassion.

Our purpose is to be recognised as the centre for acute and specialised hospital services in Lancashire and South Cumbria. The Emergency Departments at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals are forward thinking. There is a very low turn over of permanent medical staff, which demonstrates the friendly and supportive atmosphere.