Specialty Doctor Treatment Centre

There is a CESR programme in place for those doctors who are interested in pursuing a CESR in Emergency Medicine to gain entry to the Specialist Register. Also offered is the opportunity to undertake quality improvement roles within the department to help gain exposure to management and develop individuals into experienced Speciality Doctors. There is an active programme of multi‑disciplinary teaching within the department that successful candidates will be expected to both attend and deliver.

We also take part in regular Journal Club meetings with Emergency Department staff from neighbouring Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Trust. Specialty doctors are encouraged to undertake Clinical & Educational Supervisor training and have the opportunity to formally supervise junior doctors and medical students from UCLAN and Lancaster Universities. A Consultant mentor will be provided as support for individual development.

• Work on the middle grade tier in the Urgent Treatment Centre to provide the relevant expertise and experience needed to ensure efficient primary management of urgent treatment cases.
• Collaborate with the team to manage departmental workload and provide supervision to junior members.
• Undertake full clinical duties, including running clinics and assessing and managing acutely unwell patients, as well as patients presenting with injuries (both major and minor).
• Occasionally perform initial resuscitation where appropriate and manage the caseload within urgent treatment, organising immediate management and discharge plans or referral where required.
• Act in a team leadership role in major trauma, cardiac arrests and critically ill patients, following appropriate life‑support guidelines.
• Maintain certifications in ALS, ATLS, APLS or recognised equivalents.
• Participate in teaching, audit and research activities as directed by the Clinical Lead.
• Attend relevant postgraduate courses in accordance with local and national CME requirements.
• Perform duties in occasional emergencies and unforeseen circumstances without additional remuneration, in accordance with the Clinical Lead’s guidance.

• Full registration and licence to practice with the General Medical Council.
• Minimum of four years of post‑registration training, including at least two years in a speciality training programme in Emergency Medicine (e.g., ACCS) or equivalent experience such as completion of General Practitioner Training.
• Experience in acute medicine, paediatrics, anaesthetics, ICU and other relevant areas.
• Evidence of undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.
• Experience and training in audit and basic research methods.
• Familiarity with evidence‑based practice.
• Ability to communicate and liaise effectively with patients, relatives and colleagues across all disciplines.
• Experience supervising junior staff and leading service development.
• IT skills and ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team.

• A higher qualification such as MD or MSc.
• MRCEM qualification.
• Additional experience in other areas of medicine or health‑care delivery.
• Participation in continuous professional development courses, including teaching, appraisal and mentorship.
• Previous research projects or publications.
• Membership of appropriate postgraduate societies.
• Attendance at management or leadership workshops (e.g., Death/Bereavement, Breaking News).

ELHT is a large integrated health‑care organisation established in 2003, providing high‑quality acute secondary healthcare for the people of East Lancashire and Blackburn with Darwen. With over 8,000 staff and approximately 700,000 patient attendances annually, the Trust operates three sites, including the Royal Blackburn Hospital, Burnley General Hospital and a site co‑located within the Emergency Department at Royal Blackburn Hospital. The department is a teaching unit for all grades of staff and supports medical students from UCLAN and Lancaster Universities.

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