The Senior House Officer (SHO) in a hospital plays a vital role in providing high-quality patient care across various clinical settings, under the supervision of senior medical staff.
The SHO is responsible for conducting patient assessments, formulating treatment plans, performing medical procedures, and coordinating with multidisciplinary teams to ensure optimal patient outcomes. This role involves regular interaction with patients, families, and healthcare professionals, contributing to the diagnosis, management, and monitoring of patients in both inpatient and outpatient settings.
The role will entail ward based, on-call duties for Urology, clinics, and manage the surveillance of cancer patients. Take part in urology ward rounds, and manage the surveillance of these patients. This would include reviewing blood results; escalating to service, undertaking prostate surveillance clinics and referring back to the Oncology Service as necessary. The service would also offer some urology training to ensure development and advancement of skills.
With a new hospital planned for Watford, work underway to update theatres at St Albans City Hospital and plans for a neighbourhood healthcare centre in Hemel Hempstead, this is an exciting time to join us.
We are building on the success of our award-winning virtual hospital and re-imagining models of care, working closely with partners and making the most of advances in digital healthcare.
Staff wellbeing and development are a priority, as is the role of innovation in improving clinical care, outcomes and patient experience.
Our vision is Excellent patient care, together and our values are to be empowered, compassionate, professional and inclusive. They capture an important balance across what we must all do as individuals and to support others.
We offer a variety of flexible working options as we recognise the importance of a good work life balance.
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