Locally Employed Doctor

Please ensure you read the Job description and Person Specification attached to the advert in full before applying., Please ensure you read the Job description and Person Specification attached to the advert in full before applying. Job description

Essential

• Experience in General Medicine or Surgery
• Empathy, understanding, listening skills, patience, social skills appropriate to different types of client
Desirable
• Cardiothoracic Surgery or General Surgery experience
Audit Essential
• Understanding of principles of clinical audit
Skills Essential
• Excellent written and spoken communications, ability to build rapport, work with others.
• IT Skills and computer literacy
• Ability to work well with colleagues
Person Specification Qualifications Essential
• GMC Registration with licence to practice
Experience Essential
• Experience in General Medicine or Surgery
• Empathy, understanding, listening skills, patience, social skills appropriate to different types of client
Desirable
• Cardiothoracic Surgery or General Surgery experience
Audit Essential
• Understanding of principles of clinical audit
Skills Essential
• Excellent written and spoken communications, ability to build rapport, work with others.
• IT Skills and computer literacy
• Ability to work well with colleagues
  
  The successful candidate will join a multi-professional team with 11 Cardiothoracic Consultants based at the Lancashire Cardiac Centre, Blackpool Victoria Hospital and be employed by the Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Blackpool Victoria Hospital is one of four Regional Centres for Cardiothoracic Surgery and Cardiology. The Lancashire Cardiac Centre, comprises a £50m state of the art facility which incorporates 4 catheter laboratories, currently 4 (but with a possibility of commissioning a 5th), 4 operating theatres and 20 critical care beds, together with associated ward beds and a dedicated educational and research facility., Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is ideally situated just a forty five minute drive from Manchester. The Trust provides services to the 440,000 residents of Blackpool, Fylde & Wyre and North Lancashire, as well as specialist tertiary care for Cardiac and Haematology patients. As one of the United Kingdom's largest coastal resort, Blackpool has plenty to offer its residents -it's not just a good place to work; it's a great place to live. In addition to its bustling centre and historic seafront, the town is world famous for its many attractions, including the famous Blackpool Tower. Blackpool also offers a number of scenic cycling routes round our local parks and across the surrounding countryside, as well as boasting panoramic views of the coast on its picturesque Promenade. Further afield, Blackpool also benefits from less than three-hour connections via rail to Edinburgh in the north and London in the south.