Job overview
Be mainly based in general surgical wards.
Work at least at the level of an SHO doctor and contribute to the day to day running of wards.
Partaking in the emergency on call rota.
Professional development through attendance at Integrated Surgical and local specialty teaching, core surgical training and grand rounds.
Undertaking audits and quality improvement projects.
Developing interests in General Surgery specialty, however we encourage other specialty interests alongside.
Work closely within the multidisciplinary teams to provide a high quality daily and general surgical service to patients in the local area and to support the Trust in achieving all national targets.
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· To conduct daily ward rounds with the medical team, review patients and formulate appropriate clinical plans.
· To be part of the seven day working model adopted by the Trust.
· To be part of the emergency on call rota
· To ensure continuity of a high standard of care, assessing the health needs of the patients and taking appropriate actions including:
· Ordering of diagnostic tests.
· Making and receiving referrals.
· Discharging patients within agreed protocols.
· To provide advice and support to patients, their families and other healthcare professionals following diagnosis through to treatment.
· To accept responsibility for own caseload, ensuring all patients have an accurate plan of care recorded, which reflects the assessments undertaken and incorporates the issues and recommendations made, ensuring clear documentation in the patient's records.
· To be actively involved in in-patient care, liaising with ward staff and other members of the clinical team as appropriate.
· To assess patients in the surgical pre-assessment clinic and arrange appropriate investigations including radiological imaging.
· To review patients for discharge and prepare appropriate documentation of their in-patient stay for the information of their family practitioner.
· To carry out procedures which will include:
· Venepuncture
· Intravenous cannulation
· Blood gas sampling and analysis
· ECG
· To work with the supervising surgeon('s) to ensure appropriate medications are prescribed to patient
Working for our organisation
Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.
Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.
We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.
Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at ASPH. We are committed to providing continuous professional development and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.
We are expanding our theatres at Ashford Hospital and moving towards this becoming our dedicated elective centre. We want to create a state-of-the-art centre for excellence for planned surgical procedures.
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
* Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
* On-site Nurseries
* On-site staff cafes
* On-site parking
* Support in career development
* Salary Sacrifice schemes including wage stream, lease cars, Cycle to Work schemes and home electronics
Adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Be mainly based in general surgical wards.
Work at least at the level of an SHO doctor and contribute to the day to day running of above wards.
Partaking in the emergency on call rota.
Professional development through attendance at Integrated Surgical and local specialty teaching, core surgical training and grand rounds.
Undertaking audits and quality improvement projects.
Developing interests in General Surgery specialty, however we encourage other specialty interests alongside.
Work closely within the multidisciplinary teams to provide a high quality daily and general surgical service to patients in the local area and to support the Trust in achieving all national targets.
Key working relationships:
Internally, the post holder will develop effective working relationships and will be expected to have excellent communication skills. Interacting with nursing staff, medical staff from other specialties and allied health professionals in addition to other members of the surgical team. Externally, to include relationships with colleagues in other NHS Trusts and organisations. Both written and verbal communication will be expected to meet these high standards.
Key Result Areas:
To have made an effective contribution to reaching the Trust's vision, strategic objectives and key work programs.
To help run an effective ward.