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Salary for this role£113,565 – £150,569 a year
Health and Care route minimum£25,000 a year
Pay basisNational pay scales (NHS bands)
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Role description
Job summary
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals is an acute hospital with many community supporting functions across the Fylde Coast and wider Lancashire. Blackpool Hospital sits within Blackpool itself close to the picturesque Stanley Park and within walking distance of the town centre. Blackpool has a highly transient population due to being a very busy seaside resort, which makes this role both unique and challenging for the right candidate.
It is an exciting time to become part of the Blackpool Teaching Hospitals Family as we embark on a transformational change journey in the way which we provide services to our patients and their families across our Integrated Care System.
Main duties of the job
There are two wards within the acute hospital setting dedicated to Care of The Older Person, however the Trust will also have several outliers across other medical wards in the hospital. We also have a rehabilitation hospital based in the seaside resort of Lytham St. Annes. The Division boasts a revolutionary Community Frailty Service as part of our out of hospital services, which provides support to our frail local population in their homes and supports our Frailty Virtual Ward. The Trust has recently seen the introduction of a dedicated Acute Frailty Unit which is supported by both acute, community and social care multi-disciplinary teams. Care of the Older Person services include Parkinson's Disease, Ortho geriatrics and Older Adult Mental Health in-reach. The Trust has seen significant developments in its Emergency Department and Medical Assessment Centre (MAC).
About us
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.
Details
Date posted
25 September 2026
Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade
Consultant
Salary
£113,565 to £150,569 a year
per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
382-DOC112-26
Job locations
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals
Whinney Heys Road
Blackpool
FY3 8NR
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be part of a medical consultant team and supported by a team of junior and trainee medical staff. In addition, we have a variety of other clinical support teams who we work alongside through an MDT approach to care ensuring the best possible outcomes for our patients. Our multi-disciplinary team in Geriatric Medicine is highly motivated and friendly and they have worked together towards establishing frailty and geriatric services in this Trust. We now want to continue building on this positive work by assessing more frail patients at the front door, thus improving patient outcomes.
We have developed a video with some of our key roles within the Directorate to tell you in their words what it is like working for Blackpool Teaching Hospitals within the attached link:
Whether you aspire to set down some roots in a seaside resort or in one of our more rural towns across the Fylde Coast, there are plenty of good local schools and some very competitive house prices to allow you to maximise your NHS salary to get an excellent standard of living. Preston City Centre is only 20 miles away and we have excellent train links for travel across the United Kingdom. Manchester and Liverpool are both within easy reach for airport access to travel internationally.
Person Specification
Education and Qualification
Essential
Full registration with the General Medical Council (GMC)
Member of the Royal College of Physicians (MRCP)
Higher training in General (Internal) Medicine and Geriatric medicine as required for Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR)
Entry onto the Specialist Registrar or a UK SpR within 6 months of CCT or significantly progressing CESR
Desirable
Post Graduate Degree (e.g. MD, PhD, MSc)
Formal qualification in medical education
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
Broad exposure to general and geriatric medicine in the UK.
Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a full range of acute medical conditions including medical emergencies
Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients.
Good practical clinical skills
Competency in Intermediate Life Support
Desirable
Competency in Advanced Life Support
Skills and Ability
Essential
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Ability to communicate effectively in English.
Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to deal with challenging situations
Basic training in management skills
An understanding of management in the context of Health Service including clinical governance
Ability to manage risk and end of life decisions
Evidence of good organisation and leadership skills
Experience of teaching junior trainees, medical students and Allied Health Professionals
Evidence of audit work and where this has brought about improvement
Evidence of understanding research methodology
An awareness of current specialty specific developments and initiatives
Having or planning to obtain National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Good Clinical Practice certification
Desirable
Attendance of management courses
Ability to participate in committees
Ability to initiate and lead service developments
Attendance of teaching course(s)
Evidence of work submitted for peer review
Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
Evidence of publications
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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