Duties of the Post
a) Documentation
It is essential to appropriately document history taking, examination, investigations requested with results and a plan of action to discharge after treatment or admit (document time of action for every step).
b) Immediate Discharge Letters (IDL)
The postholder will be trained in the techniques of composing discharge letters which should be completed electronically before discharge and sent promptly to the General Practitioners.
c) Cardiac Arrest
The postholder may form part of the Cardiac Arrest team on site and as such may be required to undergo resuscitation training.
d) Rota
The posts are full shift and involve working both in-hours and out of hours.
Doctors should not leave the hospital when on duty without permission from the Consultant or his / her Deputy.
The Trust has a robust absence management policy which must be followed e.g. if calling in sick. Absence is always followed up with a return to work interview to ensure that support is in place.
e) Supervision/Training
Trust doctors will have a named clinical supervisor, and will be supervised in addition by consultants, registrars and senior nursing staff as appropriate. Consultants, Associate Specialists and Registrars are available on the shop floor to provide supervision and opinions for patient management.
f) Unforeseen Duties
In exceptional circumstances, e.g. colleagues’ sickness, the post holder may be required to undertake duties more frequently than anticipated, but in such circumstances every effort will be made to contract locums. If it is necessary to cover colleagues’ duties, internal locum rates will be paid. It has been agreed between the professions and the department that while juniors accept that they will perform such duties, the Secretary of State stresses that additional commitments arising under this subsection are exceptional and, in particular, that juniors should not be required to undertake work of this kind for prolonged periods or on a regular basis.
g) Policies/Protocols
Postholders are expected to acquaint themselves with relevant policies which may be changed from time to time. Current policies are available on the intranet.
h) Audit
You may be required to attend the departmental audit sessions and become involved in this process.
i) Educational Objectives of the posts
To build upon undergraduate and early postgraduate education
To gain experience and familiarity in dealing with a wide variety of medical conditions
To develop the skills of history taking, physical examination, appropriate investigation and rational prescribing
To master several basic medical and surgical techniques
To improve communication skills with patients, relatives and colleagues
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.
For Further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification
This advert closes on Wednesday 26 Feb 2025