Working alongside our consultants in this role you would assess and manage Acute medical common presentations.
We are keen to develop our junior doctors, alljunior clinical fellowsareallocatedan educational supervisor who will work with you to ensure you are developing your skills and knowledge within the role, you will support you tomaintainlogbooksand portfolio.
Our consultant team is flexible and understanding and of individual training requirements and we support in the bestpossible way.
The Junior Trust Doctor on the MAUis responsible forthe admission and care of patients referred from General Practitioners and the Emergency Department.
Junior medical cover on MAU consists of fourClinical Fellows working alongside three Foundation Year 2 doctors in a full shift rota. They are expected to present their cases during consultant led post take ward rounds,maintainfull, clear clinical notes, and makeappropriate handoverarrangements when going off duty. They are also responsible for lookingafter wardpatients out of regular hours.Middle grade doctors will be present on site tosupervise them at all times. The post-holder will be requiredto be as flexible as possible in respect of working hours,in order toallow some flexibility in the MAU rota.
Junior Doctors may be asked to work on either hospital sitein the event ofemergencies.
The evolution of working practices may also lead to changes in the planned rotations which might involve working on both sites
As a junior clinicalfellow,you wouldbe requiredtosupport Senior doctors with our ward jobs and help with clerking asrequired.
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust forms one of the major acute trusts in theNorthwestof England withall ofthe usual specialties on site, as well as being a Tertiary Centre for Lancashire and South Cumbria in the Departments of Neurosciences, Nephrology, Oncology, Plastic Surgery and Burns. Undergraduate medical student teachingcommencedin 2003.
Services are provided across two sites: Royal Preston Hospital and Chorley & South Ribble District General Hospital.
MAU at Chorley has 23 beds with 2 GP lounges. There is a designated team led by consultants who perform daily ward rounds.There are opportunities to perform basic medical procedures and get involved in day-to-day care of patients and ward jobs.
MAU in Royal Preston Hospital has 33 beds and is managed by Acute Physicians and outlier teams jointly. As major cohort of patients are at front door, Acute Medicine team provides in reach into ED and performs post takes and Day 2 patient reviews.
Please refer to the attached Job description, Person specification and Specialty/ Trust Brochure for further details on:
• What we can offer
• Job Plan/On-call Requirements
• The Team
This advert closes on Friday 28 Feb 2025