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.
Clinical/ On-call Responsibilities
* Maintain the highest clinical standards in the practice of Medicine
* Cover for colleagues’ annual leave and other authorised absences
* Provide supervision of junior medical staff and medical students
* Active involvement in audit
* Involvement in research and weekly teaching sessions
* Continuing professional development.
* Any other duties which may be required
Please note, this vacancy may close once sufficient applications have been received.
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.
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Bernadette Johnson
Job title: Clinical Director- Acute/Nurse Consultant
Email address: bernadette.johnson.5@nhs.net
Telephone number: 07878 620961
James Dunbar - 07967 136632
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