Job overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our friendly and dynamic general medicine  team at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust to develop and embed high quality care for our patients. 

We are looking to recruit ST3 or above level doctors with passion for excellent care to join our diverse and supportive team which also includes advanced clinical practitioners, non-medical consultants and pharmacists.

The post holder will be employed by Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and is covered by NHS Terms and Conditions of Service. The post will also support those applicants who wish to progress Specialist registration via the portfolio pathway.

The successful candidate will provide support to the care of inpatients in our wards, attend outpatient clinics where required and support requests for specialist review from other subspecialities, as well participating in the general medicine on call rota.

Main duties of the job

Successful applicants will work predominantly on general medical wards providing direct care to patients and supervising junior colleagues. There will be opportunities for successful candidates to be involved in outpatient clinics.  There will be protected teaching time and the opportunity to be involved in medical education.

Your main duties will include providing a clinical service in conjunction with your colleagues and under the direction of your Lead Consultant on the Ward.  Duties will include the responsibility for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of illness.

You will be expected to deputise for absent colleagues and in exceptional unforeseen circumstances may have to perform additional duties to ensure the safe running of the department and hospital.  Where such duties arise outside of your normal contracted duties, you will receive with an equivalent off duty period or will be remunerated appropriately. You will be expected to participate in the acute on call, covering either the acute assessment area or the wards on a rotational basis.

You will provide advice to clinicians in hospital and primary care, originating either from telephone calls or ward referrals.

See JD/PS attached for more information on duties.

Working for our organisation

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, 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.

We employ approximately 7,500 staff and our budget is in excess of £200m per year. We have around 830 beds across all sites and see more than 56,000 day-case and inpatients, 250,000 outpatients and over 91,000 A & E patients every year.

The hospital has a consultant staff numbering over one hundred and ten encompassing all major medical and surgical specialties. In addition there are visiting consultants in the specialties of nephrology, neurology, neurosurgery, plastic surgery, and radiotherapy. The hospital provides some regional services in haematology.