We wish to appoint additional consultants in Emergency Medicine to our Trust, representing a combination of existing vacancies and a planned expansion of consultant numbers. These posts are substantive appointments. A specialist interest would be welcomed. The post is based at Royal Blackburn Hospital but the post holder may be required to work at other sites. If a consultant wishes to carry out on-call work from home, there is a requirement to live within 30 minutes of the Royal Blackburn Hospital. The post holder would be expected to provide clinical leadership within the department, as well as specialist emergency medicine expertise. The department prides itself on good governance and a philosophy of continuous improvement to which consultants are expected to contribute. Applicants should have completed higher training in Emergency Medicine and would either be on the specialist register or within 6 months of entry. Location The Emergency Department itself was commissioned in 2006, and became operational in July 2006. There has been substantial ongoing capital investment into the Emergency Department, including a £1.5 million refurbishment in 2012 to develop a dedicated paediatric area and expanded 8-bed resuscitation facility on the Royal Blackburn site. There has been a multi-million pound redevelopment of the Urgent Care Centre at Burnley, which is a new building completed in 2014.Most recently, there has been capital investment in new monitoring within the main Emergency Department. The principal location for the department is the Royal Blackburn Hospital, at which there is the main Emergency Department, and an associated Urgent Treatment Centre the latter effectively representing the ambulatory area of the department. Additionally, there is an Urgent Treatment Centre at the Burnley Hospital site. This is staffed by doctors and practitioners from the department. The department supports the Minor Injuries Unit at Accrington Victoria Hospital, which is nurse-practitioner-led.The Emergency Department has an 8 bedded resuscitation area (with 1 bed designated for Paediatric patients) and 42 majors cubicles. The two Urgent Treatment Centres have examination cubicles, staff base, separate adult and paediatric waiting areas, reception and GP Consultation Rooms all facilities to see minor injury and illness. The Trust has close links with Tertiary Centres. Of interest to Emergency Medicine are Neurosurgery and Plastic Surgery at Royal Preston Hospital, Cardiothoracic Surgery at Blackpool Victoria Hospital,and specialist services for Children at Royal Manchester Childrens Hospital. Activity The Emergency Department has annual attendances of approximately 180,000 patients per year, with a substantial proportion of ambulance attendances. The Burnley Urgent Care Centre sees afurther 50,000 patients. Clinical Duties Clinical duties will be shared with the other consultants and will include all duties normally expected of a consultant working in any major Emergency Department in the United Kingdom. These will include:- Reception, resuscitation, diagnosis and initial treatment of all emergencies as appropriate Referral of patients to other specialties and transfer of patients for admission into hospital beds, to special units, to other hospitals within or outside the Trust, as out-patients or back to the Community. Normally GP admissions go directly to the appropriate assessment unit. Providing supervision, teaching and support to trainees, students and other staff in the Emergency Department and Urgent Care Centres. During periods as lead consultant in the Emergency Department to coordinate all aspects of medical care provided from the Emergency Department and Urgent Care Centres.