South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
The appointee will complete on calls on the Clinical Decisions Unit, where twice daily consultant ward rounds take place. They will be expected to supervise the CDU medical team and provide support and advice to more junior doctors. When not on call the appointee will provide medical support to Ainderby and Romanby wards and SDEC, working flexibly across the hospital.
Main duties of the job
Clinical/on-call responsibilities
1. Maintain the highest clinical standards in the practice of Medicine
2. Cover for colleagues' annual leave and other authorised absences
3. Provide supervision of junior medical staff and medical students
4. Involvement in research and weekly teaching sessions
5. Any other duties which may be required
Please note, this vacancy may close once sufficient applications have been received.
About us
The Friarage Hospital The post is based at the Friarage Hospital, Northallerton, which is a fully equipped district general hospital with 160 beds. The hospital offers in-patient and out-patient facilities in general medicine and general surgery as well as an in-patient rehabilitation unit. The Urgent Treatment Centre provides a walk-in service for minor injuries and illness. Ambulatory care provides Same Day Emergency Care and receives referrals from Primary Care, the UTC and Paramedics. The Friarage also has a brand new Renal Dialysis Unit and Eye Outpatients Department. There is a brand new education centre with state of the art facilities, a well-equipped medical library, computer room and a doctors mess. The education centre provides regular training including access to simulation equipment. There are full clinical support services on site including radiology, ultrasound, CT and MRI scanning, haematology, chemical pathology, histopathology, microbiology, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, etc. Out-patient clinics in dermatology, neurology, medical oncology and genito-urinary medicine are provided by visiting consultants from adjacent hospitals.
Job responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.
Person Specification
Clinical experience and effectiveness
* Evidence of clinical audit
* Wide range of experience in general and acute medicine
* Min 2 Years NHS Experience
Qualifications and Training
* Full GMC registration
Management and administrative experience
* Good organisational and management skills
Teaching and training experiences
* Experience of supervising junior medical staff
Personal attributes
* Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies
* Enthusiasm and ability to work under pressure
* Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team
* Caring attitude to patients
* Commitment to good team working and relationships
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.
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