Consultant in Emergency Medicine

This post is a new permanent 10 PA consultant position based in the Emergency Department of the Royal Bolton Hospital. The successful applicant(s) will join 15 other consultants to provide comprehensive clinical support to the medical and nursing staff.

The consultant rota is self-rostered and annualised, to allow for significant flexibility and better work-life balance, but that there is also an option to have some fixed shifts if that is preferred.

The Royal Bolton Hospital Emergency Department continually seeks to develop and improve the service of emergency care to the local population. The Department has a strong educational background, with an established programme of undergraduate and postgraduate training as well as Consultant representation at local, regional and national level. All Consultants have a variety of special interests that include Paediatric Emergency Medicine and Event Medicine. The role will also require successful candidates to play a lead role in the improvement programme of the department including Rapid Assessment and Triage and supporting the development of the Urgent Treatment Centre

We therefore seek an enthusiastic and ambitious colleague who will share and promote these objectives and develop or expand their own special interests to compliment the Department.

Main duties of the job

Clinical Duties - Clinical duties will be those normally expected of an Emergency Medicine consultant in a large NHS Acute Trust in the United Kingdom. The objective of this appointment is to provide enhanced clinical supervision, to support the 24-hour intermediate grade cover, team of junior doctors and nurse practitioners. This will require a consultant to be readily available on the 'shop floor' during the weekdays and for periods as arranged at the weekends.

General follow-up clinics and ward rounds take place each weekday morning; every consultant will be expected to participate in these duties.

Full discussion with the successful applicant will take place prior to the implementation of a job plan (in accordance with Terms and Conditions of Service).

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust is a major provider of hospital and community health services in the North West Sector of Greater Manchester, delivering services from the Royal Bolton Hospital and also providing a wide range of community services from locations across Bolton. The Trust received a 'Good' overall rating from the CQC in July 2016.

Bolton Hospital comprises approximately 800 in-patient beds including 22-day care and 9 endoscopy beds. There is a 7-bedded intensive care unit; a 6-bedded HDU, a 7-bedded CCU and a 100-bedded maternity unit.

The Emergency Department has recently undergone modernisation to provide a new 6 bedded resuscitation area, ambulance handover area, Urgent Treatment Centre, new staff facilities and two seminar rooms.

There is a separate Paediatric Emergency Department which opened in late 2007 (see below).