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University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust was formed on the 1st October 2020 when Royal Bournemouth & Christchurch Hospital NHS Foundation Trust merged with Poole Hospital.
Hospitals covered by the Trust include:
* Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Castle Lane East, Bournemouth, Dorset BH7 7DW
* Poole Hospital, Longfleet Road, Poole BH15 2JB
* Christchurch Hospital, Fairmile Road, Christchurch, Dorset BH23 2JX
Key details
Location: Royal Bournemouth Hospital & Poole Hospital
Contract: 12 months (Fixed Term)
Hours: 40 hours per week
Salary: £55,329 Per Annum
Main area: Acute Medicine
As University Hospitals Dorset, we are a three site acute trust with university hospital status through our partnership with Bournemouth University. We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff.
Job Overview
University Hospitals Dorset is looking to recruit a Senior Clinical Fellow to work in the Department of Acute Medicine. This is an exciting opportunity for a doctor working at the level of a registrar/middle grade to gain experience in a busy DGH.
The post holder will join the Acute Medicine team on a rota, which includes medical registrar on call shifts including day, evening, weekend and night shifts.
Responsibilities:
* Actively assess and manage patients presenting to the medical take, SDEC and admissions on the AMU.
* Provide senior review of cases presented by doctors in training.
* Run the medical take out of hours with distant supervision.
* Be competent in the full spectrum of Acute Medicine patients including the resuscitation & assessment of seriously ill patients.
* Provide onward referral of patients needing other specialty input.
* Seek appropriate advice from Consultants and inpatient specialities as required.
* Engage in a patient safety project or audit.
* Be amenable to flexibly covering colleagues' unexpected/unscheduled absences.
* Help implement changes needed as set by Trust objectives or patient safety project/audit.
* Ensure all treatments/tests needed for patients are in line with Trust policy and are cost effective.
* Maintain professional standards and obligations as set out by the GMC.
Applicant requirements:
* MBBS or equivalent medical degree.
* ALS/ACLS, ATLS/ETC, APLS/EPLS.
* At least 3 years post-registration, in training posts or posts with equivalent training and consultant supervision.
* Minimum of 24 months working in medical specialities.
* Excellent time management and ability to organise workload and prioritise.
Further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Craig Prescott
Job title: Consultant Acute Physician
Email address: [email protected]
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