# Consultant Acute Medicine > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-acute-medicine/cb821539-c898-4a26-8b94-04fd83260175 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-acute-medicine/cb821539-c898-4a26-8b94-04fd83260175.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Blackpool Victoria Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Acute Medicine - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 Evening and Weekend working required. - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 10 sessions per week (10 Sessions plus medical out of hours working evenings and weekends) - **Closing date:** 2026-11-12T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-22T13:40:48.777Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Lancashire/Blackpool/Blackpool_Teaching_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Acute_Medical_Unit/Acute_Medical_Unit-v8366405 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8366405?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.blackpoolteachinghospitals.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting opportunity to join the Acute Medicine team at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals within the Division of Integrated Medicine and Emergency Care. The Consultant team oversees and leads in the daily reviews of the medical take through these areas supporting and encouraging patient care being provided in the right place, first time ensuring national and local targets are recognised and achieved. The service is staffed by a large team of Consultants, Registrars, junior doctors, ACP’s and Physician Associates. The medical on call service is also coordinated through here that is staffed by a mixture of trainees and substantive colleagues. Many students also have their placements in the service making us a busy, fast-paced learning environment. Please contact us to arrange an informal visit to meet the department and team. ### Main duties of the job Duties and Responsibilities as a Consultant - Maintain the knowledge and skills essential for fulfilling the job plan. - Responsible for the timely review of all medical patients attending the services. - Responsible to facilitate a rapid triage, assessment and discharge for the ambulatory patients and coordinate a clinic appointment if required. - Daily ward rounds and identifying morning discharges ensuring the patient is safely discharged from the department. - Administrative duties within the department. - Provide high quality care to patients including clinical leadership and supervision of junior medical staff.. - To ensure adequate supervision of junior staff including break supervision and adherence to European Working Time Directive - Undertake re-validation as per the General Medical Council and will be required to undergo multi-source feedback and participate in reflective practice. - Adhere to all Trust policies and procedures. - Attend Clinical Governance and take on leadership roles to support continuous learning and improvement. - Liaise with clinicians and managers within and outside of the department to address issues arising that affecting the service. - Participate in relevant audit and quality assurance processes. - Management of the department to maintain efficient and timely patient flow with specific reference to both local and national standards. - Contribute towards the teaching of medical trainees and students in the department ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see attached job description for the full details of the main duties and responsibilities for the role of Consultant in Acute Medicine There are many opportunities within the Trust for leadership, research and education. We have strong links with Lancaster University and would support flexible job plans linked to other specialities and /or responsibilities ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Management Skills **Essential** - Awareness of NHS organisation and core values of NHS - Understanding of the management responsibilities of NHS consultants - Participation in a management training course ### Legal Requirements **Essential** - Inclusion on the Specialist Register or eligible for inclusion within 6 months of interview date - Full registration with the GMC ### Skills and Ability **Essential** - Excellent communication skills - both oral and written - Effective teaching skills - Ability to organise and prioritise workload and to delegate responsibility and supervise staff - Ability to motivate and inspire a multi-disciplinary team and work sensitively within teams and across organisations - Involvement and evidence of implementation of service development and managing change in a healthcare setting - Leadership skills- ability to take responsibility, show leadership and make decisions **Desirable** - Computer and IT skills - Educational qualification or working towards. ### Knowledge and Research **Essential** - Commitment to CPD and requirements of clinical governance and audit **Desirable** - A proven track record in self- directed research - Publications in peer reviewed journals ### Education and Qualifications **Essential** - MB ChB or equivalent - MRCP or equivalent **Desirable** - Higher degree (MD / PhD) ## Documents - [application guide booklet (pdf, 511.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2617) - [ps acute medicine consultant (pdf, 512.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10693589) - [jd consultant in acute medicine (pdf, 352.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10693588) - [guidance on pre-employment checks (pdf, 64.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=447) - [statement on recruitment of ex-offenders (pdf, 43.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=448) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.