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Consultant in Paediatric Emergency Medicine

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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Location
Salary
£105,504 - £139,882 per annum
Profession
Medical doctor
Grade
Consultant
Deadline
28 Jul 2025
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
07 Jul 2025

Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity to join the ED Consultant Team at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Applications are invited on a full or part time basis to undertake the role of Consultant in Paediatric Emergency Medicine.  The successful candidate will lead the Paediatric Emergency Medicine service. This role will also be the lead doctor for child protection within the department.

You will be responsible for ensuring robust PEM teaching and training for all doctors and nurses within the department as well as the co-ordination of paediatric resuscitation courses.

Main duties of the job

You will be responsible for ensuring all patients receive rapid assessment, treatment and clinical decision making whilst ensuring quality and safety are delivered and sustained and undertake reception, resuscitation, diagnosis, and initial treatment of all emergencies as appropriate.

Working with the Nurse Coordinator you will ensure there is effective and timely communication between the clinical team, providing timely intervention and safe care to maintain optimal patient flow.  You will liaise with other paediatric (medical, surgical, orthopaedic, critical care) departments in the hospital and associated hospitals in the Trust network.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Duties and Responsibilities include:

  • Reception, resuscitation, diagnosis and initial treatment of all emergencies as appropriate
  • Provide high quality care to patients including clinical leadership and supervision of junior medical staff
  • Be proactive in ensuring all patients receive rapid assessment, treatment and clinical decision making whilst ensuring quality and safety are delivered and sustained
  • Work with the Nurse Coordinator to ensure there is effective and timely communication between the clinical team, providing timely intervention and safe care to maintain optimal patient flow
  • Ensuring robust PEM teaching and training for all doctors and nurses within the department
  • Coordination of paediatric resuscitation courses
  • Liaison with other paediatric (medical, surgical, orthopaedic, critical care) departments in the hospital and the associated hospitals in the network
  • Lead doctor for child protection within the ED department

Please see attached job description for full list of duties.