Specialty Doctor - Acute Medicine

This is an outstanding opportunity to join our team at the Acute Medicine Department at Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital. The acute medical unit (AMU) in Blackburn was established in 1993 and has been the longest continuously operating AMU in the country.

The Acute Medicine Department currently consists of a 73-bedded Acute Medical Unit (AMU), an Ambulatory Emergency Care Unit (AECU) with 10 assessment cubicles, and a Short Stay Ward with 23 beds. Our most recent expansion in 2020 was a purpose-built modern AMU-B with continuous cardiac monitoring in high observation areas and point-of-care ultrasound.

Our AECU provides an outstanding service in same-day ambulatory emergency care. Together with Hospital at Home sessions, we provide acute medical care to a significant number of non-hospitalised patients. The unit has also a dedicated outreach service into the emergency department.

Our weekly departmental teaching programme and twice-weekly radiology teaching sessions are highly valued within the team.

The department has actively embraced the use of point-of-care ultrasound in acute medicine, and we have become an accredited centre for delivering the FAMUS course.

Out-of-hours consultant cover is provided by the on-call medical consultant.

Weekend duties are long-day shifts Saturday and Sunday on AECU every 6 weeks.

The appointment is full-time and there will be a requirement for flexible hours in accordance with service needs as they develop.

• Sharing the overall responsibilities of the AMU.
• Hands-on involvement with medical admissions ensuring the timely development of appropriate management plans for patients.
• Employing alternatives to in-patient management where clinically appropriate.
• Supervision and co-ordination of junior doctors within the unit.
• Helping to maintain multi-professional systems of care for common conditions.
• Teaching and training of medical and nursing staff, both informal and formal.
• Adherence to the clinical governance framework.
  
  

When you walk through the door, one of the first things you’ll notice is that the organisation is full of talented people. Not just in the fields of medicine, nursing or diagnostics but in every part of the organisation. Professional and committed people who are all working together in an open and supportive culture. We don’t just look at you for who you are now; we look at you for who you could be in the future. We take training seriously and encourage you to do the same. We want staff to develop their capabilities to the full with a range of learning and development opportunities.

Our main sites include the Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital and Burnley General Teaching Hospital as well as a number of smaller community led sites.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Andreas Jostel Job title: Clinical Director Acute Medicine Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 01254 732761