Job summary
We are looking for applicants with experience in acute
and/or general internal medicine who also have excellent team-working skills
with the abilities and professional skills to work well in a multi-professional
team. The posts would ideally suit a post Fy2 level doctor who wishes to gain
further experience and skills before considering their next career move, and
who is keen to enhance their skills within the management of the acutely unwell
adult patient. Each post holder will have a supervisor and encouraged to enrol
onto a generic E-Portfolio.
Based at University Hospital North Durham, the
post-holder will be a key junior member of the urgent and emergency care team
with a clear role in ensuring comprehensive care for their inpatients and
providing acute assessment on presentation. They will be working primarily with
in the Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) team under the supervisions of
Consultants based in a speciality but with flexibility to move within the remit
of general medicine. As part of a multidisciplinary team, you will be committed
to delivering clinical and quality targets agreed both nationally and locally.
Main duties of the job
1. Liaise between nurses, junior doctors, patients,
relatives and senior medical staff.
2. Attend and participate in ward rounds as timetabled
3. Study for higher examination and maintain continued
professional development.
4. Attend weekly educational and multidisciplinary sessions.
5. Undertake audit at various times throughout the
rotations.
6. To supervise and manage junior medical staff
8. To assist in the teaching and training
programmes for Junior Staff and Postgraduate Medical Education
About us
If you are being interviewed you must accept an interview slot in the system to continue, even if you have arranged with the manager
You must be able to produce ALL certificates stated essential in the person specification or you will not be able to complete pre-employment checks
We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients' homes.
We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented
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have a current visa expiring within 3 months)
Job description
Job responsibilities
We provide services from three main hospital sites, six
community hospitals, and around 80 locations across the area plus the care
delivered at home.
Our range of services includes hospital based emergency and
planned care, including surgery, medical treatment for serious and
life-threatening conditions, paediatrics and women services, community based
services for long term conditions like diabetes or respiratory illness; and
health and well-being services to improve health and prevent illness, such as
smoking cessation and alcohol reduction. So now, whatever the health care needs
of our community, and wherever they need them in County Durham, our commitment
is to provide these to the best standard and quality.
We provide acute services, for the most seriously ill or
injured patients through our Accident & Emergency departments at Darlington
Memorial and University Hospital of North Durham. Planned patient care,
rehabilitation and recovery, and an urgent care centre are provided at Bishop
Auckland Hospital. Outpatient and diagnostic facilities are provided at all
these sites.
We aim to treat patients as close to home as possible so
provideoutpatient and community facilities, including inpatients and day care
at six community hospitals.
The Trust in its aim to continue to drive the quality of
service provided to the community is to develop greater interdependence between
our hospitals by creating centres of excellence in a range of specialties on
each site, and greater integration between hospital and community services.
Recent developments in this area includes the approval to
centralise hyper-acute stroke services on a single site, at University Hospital
of North Durham allowing us to improve emergency stroke care during the first
72 hours and the development of a specialist bariatric service at Darlington.
University Hospital of North Durham has 366 beds and
provides a wide range of acute specialties including Accident & Emergency,
Anaesthetics and ITU, General Medicine, General Surgery, Urology (Day case
only), Orthopaedics, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Paediatrics, Plastic
Surgery, Rheumatology, Dermatology and Genito-Urinary Medicine. Additional
out-patient facilities exist for ENT, Nephrology, Neurology,
Radiotherapy/Oncology, Ophthalmology, Oral Surgery and Plastic Surgery.
Clinical support departments of Imaging (including PACS digital radiology, CT,
MRI and ultrasound), Coronary Angiography, Medical Physics, Pathology, Pharmacy
and Allied Health Professions are all on site.
Recent approval will see Durham provide a hyper-acute stroke
unit, supporting 24/7 emergency stroke care, including administration of
thrombolysis where appropriate, on a sustainable basis
The Hospital was built under the Private Finance Initiative
and opened in 2001, replacing the former Dryburn Hospital that has been
demolished. It serves a population of c250, 000. For Plastic Surgery and
Dermatology the population served is c750, 000, covering Sunderland and South
Tyneside as well.
This role is alligned to the Urgent and Emergency Care team
and will be based in the SDEC Department at University hosptial North Durham.
There are 220 beds in the University Hospital for medical specialities, with a
further 68 rehabilitation beds in satellite hospitals. There is a full range of
diagnostic support with access to CT, MRI and Ultrasound including carotid
imaging.
There is a 40 bed acute medical unit receiving
over 40 admissions/24 hours plus a co-located ambulatory care service. The AMU
is supported by acute care physicians. There is a dedicated 24 bedded hyper
acute stroke unit with support from Stroke consultants with direct admissions
24/7 for all acute stroke admissions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We provide services from three main hospital sites, six
community hospitals, and around 80 locations across the area plus the care
delivered at home.
Our range of services includes hospital based emergency and
planned care, including surgery, medical treatment for serious and
life-threatening conditions, paediatrics and women services, community based
services for long term conditions like diabetes or respiratory illness; and
health and well-being services to improve health and prevent illness, such as
smoking cessation and alcohol reduction. So now, whatever the health care needs
of our community, and wherever they need them in County Durham, our commitment
is to provide these to the best standard and quality.
We provide acute services, for the most seriously ill or
injured patients through our Accident & Emergency departments at Darlington
Memorial and University Hospital of North Durham. Planned patient care,
rehabilitation and recovery, and an urgent care centre are provided at Bishop
Auckland Hospital. Outpatient and diagnostic facilities are provided at all
these sites.
We aim to treat patients as close to home as possible so
provideoutpatient and community facilities, including inpatients and day care
at six community hospitals.
The Trust in its aim to continue to drive the quality of
service provided to the community is to develop greater interdependence between
our hospitals by creating centres of excellence in a range of specialties on
each site, and greater integration between hospital and community services.
Recent developments in this area includes the approval to
centralise hyper-acute stroke services on a single site, at University Hospital
of North Durham allowing us to improve emergency stroke care during the first
72 hours and the development of a specialist bariatric service at Darlington.
University Hospital of North Durham has 366 beds and
provides a wide range of acute specialties including Accident & Emergency,
Anaesthetics and ITU, General Medicine, General Surgery, Urology (Day case
only), Orthopaedics, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Paediatrics, Plastic
Surgery, Rheumatology, Dermatology and Genito-Urinary Medicine. Additional
out-patient facilities exist for ENT, Nephrology, Neurology,
Radiotherapy/Oncology, Ophthalmology, Oral Surgery and Plastic Surgery.
Clinical support departments of Imaging (including PACS digital radiology, CT,
MRI and ultrasound), Coronary Angiography, Medical Physics, Pathology, Pharmacy
and Allied Health Professions are all on site.
Recent approval will see Durham provide a hyper-acute stroke
unit, supporting 24/7 emergency stroke care, including administration of
thrombolysis where appropriate, on a sustainable basis
The Hospital was built under the Private Finance Initiative
and opened in 2001, replacing the former Dryburn Hospital that has been
demolished. It serves a population of c250, 000. For Plastic Surgery and
Dermatology the population served is c750, 000, covering Sunderland and South
Tyneside as well.
This role is alligned to the Urgent and Emergency Care team
and will be based in the SDEC Department at University hosptial North Durham.
There are 220 beds in the University Hospital for medical specialities, with a
further 68 rehabilitation beds in satellite hospitals. There is a full range of
diagnostic support with access to CT, MRI and Ultrasound including carotid
imaging.
There is a 40 bed acute medical unit receiving
over 40 admissions/24 hours plus a co-located ambulatory care service. The AMU
is supported by acute care physicians. There is a dedicated 24 bedded hyper
acute stroke unit with support from Stroke consultants with direct admissions
24/7 for all acute stroke admissions.
Person Specification
Special Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Clinical competences equivalent to FY1
Desirable
- Quality Improvement activity relevant to Emergency Medicine
Experience
Essential
- Previous general medicine experience in UK
Desirable
- Completion of Core Training (ACCS)
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Special Requirements
Essential
Statutory Registration
Essential
- Full Registration with the GMC Leave to work in UK Evidence of compliance with standards of Good Medical Practice
Person Specification
Special Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Clinical competences equivalent to FY1
Desirable
- Quality Improvement activity relevant to Emergency Medicine
Experience
Essential
- Previous general medicine experience in UK
Desirable
- Completion of Core Training (ACCS)
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Special Requirements
Essential
Statutory Registration
Essential
- Full Registration with the GMC Leave to work in UK Evidence of compliance with standards of Good Medical Practice
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
