Locally Employed Doctor / Trust Grade Registrar LED - Acute Medicine

Job description

Job responsibilities

Responsibilities in Acute Medicine include:

• Taking telephone referrals for medical admissions:
  • Providing clinical advice over the phone
  • Suggesting alternatives to admission where appropriate
  • Directing caller to specialist teams if available
  • Deciding appropriate admission destination (ED/AMU)
• Identifying and reviewing patients from the take that could be rapidly discharged
• Daily review of admitted patients who have already been seen by a consultant (post-PTWR)
• Opportunistic bedside teaching and assessments for junior clinicians/medical students
• Supporting nursing staff on the unit with clinical or management queries
• Assisting with procedures as required e.g lumbar punctures
• Manage flow through the unit by monitoring the O drive and admissions board
• Ensuring effective handover between medical and nursing teams and evening clerking doctors
• Supporting junior clinicians in ensuring effective communication with colleagues in primary care
• Working alongside consultant colleagues as senior decision makers and to oversee the running of the unit.

The rota is a fixed cycle incorporating blocks of nights (4 maximum), on call long days, weekends and Specialty Days. The weekend commitment is approximately 3 weekends in every 12 weeks.

On-call shifts are 12.5 hours long either day shifts or night shifts. As the on-call registrar, you are expected to manage the medical take, which consists of around 60 medical referrals over a 24-hour period. You will have a junior team of medical trainees working with you (F1 to CT2 grade), and you will be supported by a consultant in Acute or General Medicine between 8am and 8.30pm. In the later evening and overnight, the consultant will be on call from home.

Person Specification

Essential

Essential

• Registration with the GMC at time of starting the post
• Has achieved MBChB or equivalent medical qualification
• Satisfactory completion of core training/post or equivalent
• ALS training or equivalent
• Ability to assess, recognise and initiate management of the acutely ill patient and play an effective part in advanced life support
• Able to establish good working relations with patients, carers and staff
• Able to discuss treatment options with patients and carers in a way they can understand
• 4 years of postgraduate experience (and not more than 10)
• Have worked in UK for at least 12 months
• Some time in UK role spent in Acute Medicine

Desirable

• 12 Months continuous experience within the NHS
• Knowledge of UK health systems, practices and values; awareness of current issues in the NHS
• Evidence of continuous professional development

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Torbay Hospital

Newton Road

Torquay

TQ2 7AA

Employer's website

https://www.torbayandsouthdevon.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)