Job summary

This post is for a Senior Clinical Fellow (ST4+ level) in Emergency Medicine at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The Emergency Medicine Services at Preston and Chorley are unified under a single Directorate. The successful candidate willbe expected to work on both sites.

This post is fixed term for 12 months however candidates seeking less than 12-month contracts are welcome to apply. There is a full-time post and a part time post available.

Main duties of the job

Duties will include all those duties normally expected of a Senior Clinical Fellow/Speciality Trainee in Emergency Medicine (level 4 and above) in the UK.

Most of the appointee's time will be spent on clinical duties; however, an integral part of the post will be the supervision and teaching of training grade doctors on the shop floor. In addition, the appointee will be expected to take part in the formal teaching and on-goingaudit programs within the directorate as well as a full range of management duties commensurate with this role.

The post holder will:

• Provide primary medical care to patients suffering recent injuries and acute medical and surgical conditions of sudden onset
• Provide primary care to patients taken ill whilst in transit
• Management of the department to maintain efficient and timely patient flow with specific reference to both local set and nationally set targets.
• Assist consultant staff in maintaining staffing levels including covering short termsickness

About us

Our team is our work family. At Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, 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. We celebrate diversity, encourage everyone to contribute, and you are valued for who you are.

Our mission is to provide excellent care with compassion. We will support you to achieve your personal goals and to build the career you want.

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals is adesignated the regional Major Trauma Centre for Lancashire and South Cumbria andthe regional centre for respiratory, cancer, renal, neurology, neurosurgery, interventional radiology, vascular, plastics and major trauma. With excellent road and rail links there is easy access to major cities, the expansive North West coastline and areas of outstanding natural beauty in the Forest of Bowland and the Lake District, your free time will be as exciting and varied as your working week.