Specialty Doctor in Emergency Medicine

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Job Summary

Specialty Doctor

For entry to the Specialty Doctor grade, applicants must have at least four years of post-registration training, of which at least two years must be in a speciality training programme in Emergency Medicine (for
example, ACCS) or must be able to demonstrate comparable skills and competencies.
The job title of the post is Specialty Doctor in Emergency Medicine. The post is paid on the Specialty Doctor scale. Applicants wishing to work part-time would be considered. Job Plans are worked around a twenty four person rota. The job is 10 PA (typically 1.5 SPA 8.5 DCC)
The post holder will be encouraged to advance their career in Emergency Medicine and will be supported in obtaining postgraduate qualifications. The department also has experience of supporting doctors in CESR
(previously Article 14) applications, and again this would be encouraged for suitable experienced doctors.

Duties of the Post

The postholder is expected to work on the middle grade tier rota in the department and provide the relevant expertise and experience necessary to ensure the efficient primary management of emergency cases. The
postholder will be required to work with the other team members in the management of the department workload. The postholder will also be expected to provide supervision to the junior members of the team.
The postholder will be expected to undertake full clinical duties including the immediate care of critically ill patients attending the Emergency Department and also patients presenting with injuries both major and
minor. The care will include initial resuscitation where appropriate, diagnosis, management and the treatment, referral and discharge under the guidance of the Consultants. The referral could be to GPs to an
appropriate specialist team for continued hospital care or to other services.

The postholder will be expected to follow the various guidelines and protocols issued in the department. In the case of major trauma cases, cardiac arrests and critically ill patients attending the department, the
postholder will be expected to act in a team leadership role, following appropriate life support guidelines.

Postholders would be expected to gain and maintain certification in ALS, ATLS etc and APLS or recognised equivalents to these courses.
In light of the changing work practices, the work programme may need to be varied in the future. This will be done only after consultation with the incumbent of the post. As duty hours require the incumbent being
present in the department, no on-call or residential accommodation is offered with this post. In exceptional circumstances, additional duties outside normal rostered hours may be required to ensure
the continuation of essential patient care. So far as is consistent with the proper discharge of the above duties, the postholder may be required to deputise from time to time for absent colleagues.
An educational mentor will be provided process to make sure that the professional and personal development of the postholder are maintained. The Consultants will act as educational mentor and will
meet with the postholder on a regular basis. There is the opportunity to undertake CESR training with the department and as such the post holder will get a dedicated mentor to take them through the CESR programme to ensure submission for successful CESR application. The mentor will be an experienced CES assessor. Secondments will be provided in the
 8 following specialties: Paediatrics, Acute Medicine, Anaesthetics and Intensive Care Medicine. There will be an annual ARCP conducted in house to evaluate progress and set goals for the next twelve months.

Teaching, Audit & Research

The postholder will be expected to participate in teaching and training of junior doctors, medical students, nurses and paramedical staff as directed by the Clinical Lead. The postholder will also be expected to
participate in the educational programme and attend relevant postgraduate courses in accordance with the
local and national CME requirements. The postholder will also be expected to participate in the departmental audit programme. Clinical research will be encouraged. 

Emergencies and Unforeseen Circumstances

The postholder accepts that they will also perform duties in occasional emergencies and unforeseen circumstances, without additional remuneration at the request of the Clinical Lead or the on-call Consultant. It has been agreed between the professions and the Department that while the postholder accepts that they
will perform such duties, it is stressed that additional commitments arising under this heading are exceptional and the postholder should not be required to undertake work of this kind for prolonged period or
on a regular basis. It is the responsibility of the Clinical Lead to determine whether a particular situation can be described as
an emergency.

Study and Training

Postgraduate study is encouraged. In-service training is available and clinical meetings are held in the Department. There is an excellent postgraduate medical centre at Royal Blackburn Hospital which
provides excellent library facilities and an active teaching programme, including guest speakers, clinical conferences and departmental tutorials. Study leave is awarded at the discretion of the Clinical Lead.

The Department

The Emergency Department is located at the Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital a newly built PFI hospital with fully integrated Paediatric and adult areas with Resus, PACS system, and fully supported by CCU and
ITU Assessments Units, X-ray, CT and MRI facilities. There is a hospital trauma team and cardiac arrest is managed in house.
In additional to the main Emergency Department which takes primarily ambulance cases, there are 2 Urgent Treatment Centres catering to minor injuries and illnesses assessing both walk-in and appointed
patients. One is situated in Burnley General Hospital and other co-located within the Emergency Department at Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital. The Emergency Department has an 8 bedded resuscitation area (with 1 bed designated for paediatric patients) with 42 major cubicles. The two Urgent Treatment Centres have examination cubicles, staff base,
separate adult and children waiting areas, reception and all facilities to see minor injury and illness. The department receives excellent support from the Intensive Care Unit, Medical Assessment Unit and Surgical
Assessment Unit, Paediatrics, Orthopaedics, ENT and Maxillofacial Surgery. Serious burns and neurosurgical patients are transferred to the regional centre at Preston or Manchester. The Departments have annual attendances of approximately 170,000 across the three sites. The Acute Medical Unit has been established both for medical patients referred from the Emergency Department and Urgent Treatment Centre and for direct GP referrals. Patients who are referred by their GP to other specialties are ordinarily directed straight to the appropriate ward or assessment area. There are ambulatory medical and surgical day emergency care units. There are currently 18 Consultants and two Specialists who work on the Consultant Rota in post in the unit.
1. Mrs Georgina Robertson, Clinical Director
2. Dr Neil Prater
3. Dr Charles Thomson, Deputy Medical Director for Clinical Effectiveness
4. Dr Shanthi Siva
5. Dr Anna Kirby-Bailey
6. Dr Fahad Shaik
7. Dr Mohamed Sohail
8. Dr Ali Gillani (Specialist)
9. Dr Rajendran Garlapati
10. Dr Rafeeq Sulaiman
11. Dr Mehdi Teeli, Deputy Clinical Director
12. Dr Ahmad Alabood
13. Dr Helen Turner
14. Dr Jawad Saleemi
15. Dr Aamir Soohail
16. Dr Sukhbir Bhullar
17. Dr Badal Sarin (Specialist)
18. Dr Maad Jasim
19. Dr Claudia Spalding (Paediatric Consultant)
Burnley UTC is lead by two Consultant General Practitioners, Dr Zulfikar Aslam and Dr Raju Uppalapati.

Other Clinicians include 4 higher specialist trainees, 28 speciality doctors, 57 junior doctors made up of ACCS & GP trainees, junior clinical fellow and foundation year 1 and 2 doctors. We also have Advanced
Care Practitioners, Emergency Nurse Practitioners, Physicians Associates and First Contact Physiotherapists. We train staff of all grades and have medical students of various years from UCLAN and Lancaster University in the department.

Terms and Conditions of Service

This post is subject to the Terms and Conditions of Service for Specialty Doctors – England 2021. The appointee will be required to live within 10 miles or 30 minutes travel time by car from the Royal Blackburn Hospital. The Trust will reimburse certain expenses relating to removal and relocation when required, the expenses refunded shall reflect actual costs involved but will not exceed £8,000. If relocation
is required this must be discussed as interview.

A satisfactory medical examination is a condition of employment for medical and dental staff in the NHS. Candidates are requested to note that any person recommended for appointment in connection with this post will be referred to the D.B.S. for their clearance.
Please note: In line with other NHS organisations in the North West Region, the Trust is now passing the charge for undertaking a DBS check on to candidates in the event they are successfully appointed into the post for which they have applied. Candidates can choose whether
to pay this over 1-3 months as a deduction from the monthly salary. By applying for this vacancy you are agreeing to this undertaking in the event you are successfully appointed.

For further information please contact
Mrs Georgina Robertson
Clinical Director and Consultant in Emergency Medicine
01254 733275
Dr Mehdi Teeli
Deputy Clinical Director and Consultant in Emergency Medicine
01254 733275