Locum Consultant in General Medicine
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustSearch for more jobs in Blackpool
Job overview
The successful candidate will join a well-established team within one of our Specialties, Respiratory, Care of the Older Person or Endocrinology& Diabetes Consultants, progressing the service for Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre residents across Blackpool Victoria Hospital.
The post holder will be employed by Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and will be expected to be responsible for the care of approximately 15 acute hospital care inpatients, inpatient rehabilitation, outpatient clinics and on-call for general medicine. Outpatient work will be conducted primarily through the outpatient department at Victoria Hospital. The current template allows for 5 new patients and 10 follow-up patients. This clinic is supported by 1 junior or middle grade doctor.
The post holder will advise colleagues on measures to prevent unnecessary admissions to Victoria Hospital and also advise regarding clinical measures to facilitate timely and appropriate discharge from secondary care.
Main duties of the job
To support the General Medical Wards as a Lead Clinician across the Integrated Medicine and Patient Flow Division. The successful candidate will also have the opportunity to support within a specialty across the Division such as Respiratory, Diabetes and Endocrinology, Care of the Older Person, Infectious Diseases.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The successful candidate will join a well-established team within one of our Specialties, Respiratory, Care of the Older Person or Endocrinology& Diabetes Consultants, progressing the service for Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre residents across Blackpool Victoria Hospital.
The post holder will be employed by Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and will be expected to be responsible for the care of approximately 15 acute hospital care inpatients, inpatient rehabilitation, outpatient clinics and on-call for general medicine. Outpatient work will be conducted primarily through the outpatient department at Victoria Hospital. The current template allows for 5 new patients and 10 follow-up patients. This clinic is supported by 1 junior or middle grade doctor.
The post holder will advise colleagues on measures to prevent unnecessary admissions to Victoria Hospital and also advise regarding clinical measures to facilitate timely and appropriate discharge from secondary care.