Responsibilities
* Duties include clerking of all admissions and discharging of all admissions unit/ward patients
* Maintain accurate record keeping for every patient seen and communication made with General Practitioners and other agencies.
* Keep up to date in advances in current knowledge and practice
* Work with and implement service policies, guidelines and protocols
* Participate in Trust training to improve the quality of service provision
* Work within and demonstrate an understanding of the Clinical Governance agenda
* Conduct or participate in regular audits and Quality Improvement projects
* Undertake other duties as may be considered reasonable and appropriate
* Attend and participate in staff and group meetings as required
* Responsible for admission / assessment of all routine and emergency admissions.
* Responsible for daily progress assessment of patients and responding to urgent request as appropriate
* Responsible for reporting on patient´s condition to Consultant as appropriate
* Participation in various investigation/treatments as required
* Liaison with other departments
* Participation in Consultant ward/board rounds
* Participation in Consultant outpatients clinic
* In-putting data as necessary on to patient related computer system
* Completion and dictation/signing detailed discharged letters
* Ensuring that all necessary statutory and professional standards are adhered to
* Participation in on call rotas (including nights and weekends)
Qualifications
We are recruiting a ST4+ Trust grade in Cardiology on the Cardiology wards with a special interest in acute cardiovascular medicine. The post will be available for an initial period of 12 months, with a possibility of an extension of contract.
Full GMC registration with a license to practice is required.
The post holder will be based at Glenfield Hospital, which delivers a cardio-respiratory take of approximately 60-80 patients per day.
The post holder will contribute to the provision of the outpatient service for general cardiology, support consultant-led ward rounds and cath lab sessions, and will look after patients with a variety of general and specialist cardiology conditions, offering excellent exposure for career development.
Benefits and Compensation
Basic salary of £65,048, plus allowances for working the out-of-hours on-call rota. All Trust doctors at UHL will be entitled to study leave and allocated funding for training and study. The role offers opportunities to develop clinical skills in a hospital with a track record of innovative service delivery, excellence in training and clinical research.
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