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This is a full-time (9am–5pm) appointment working within the Medicine Division team, with additional participation in the medical registrar on-call rota to provide acute medical take and out-of-hours ward cover.
Working alongside Specialty Doctors, Consultants, and the wider multidisciplinary team (MDT), the post holder will provide high-quality care for general inpatients on the Care of the Elderly wards. These wards are well supported with daily consultant-led ward rounds and a team of junior doctors.
Responsibilities
* Lead and coordinate consultant ward rounds, ensuring effective prioritisation of patients.
* Review acutely unwell patients promptly and escape as necessary.
* Identify patients fit for discharge and support timely discharge planning.
* Lead the MDT in the consultant’s absence, ensuring collaborative working and effective communication.
* Provide middle grade cover for junior doctors, offering guidance, supervision, and teaching.
* Participate in the medical registrar on-call rota, including acute medical take and ward cover for general medical patients.
* Liaise with MDT members, attend and lead family meetings, and provide patient and relative updates.
Working for Your Organisation
With a new hospital planned for Watford and upgrades underway at St Albans City Hospital, this is an exciting time to join us. We are building on the success of our award-winning virtual hospital, reimagining models of care, and embracing digital healthcare innovations.
We are committed to staff wellbeing, professional development, and fostering an environment that encourages innovation to improve clinical care, patient outcomes, and experience.
Our vision is Excellent patient care, together, underpinned by our values of being empowered, compassionate, professional, and inclusive. We offer a range of flexible working options to support work-life balance.
For more information about flexible working at West Herts, visit: https://www.westhertshospitals.nhs.uk/flexibleworking/
If you have a disability, long-term health condition, or are part of the Armed Forces community, please indicate this in your so we can provide appropriate support.
If you do not hear from us within 3 weeks of your application, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dr Alim Samji Job title: Clinical Lead for Care of Elderly Email address: alim.samji@nhs.net Telephone number: 01923 244366
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