Trust Doctor in General Medicine

☞ Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust

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Update day: 01-06-2024

Location: Torquay South West

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Industry: Hospitals Health Care

Position: Associate

Job type: Full-time

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This is a fantastic opportunity to join General

Medicine at Torbay Hospital, working alongside a

range of specialist clinical teams to gain experience

in the assessment and management of patients

with general medical problems.

The main posts on offer are ward-based roles covering

General Medicine inpatient work, with some posts

including the care of patients with Covid-19 infection.

These are ideal jobs for applicants looking for an “F3”

year prior to application to Internal Medicine training,

or for those looking for some good general medical

experience to aid personal and career development.

We support less-than-full time working. We can also

support your professional development by funding a

postgraduate qualification (see section on overview of

non-clinical role for more information).

Duties will include a combination of assessment, investigation and management of the general medical patient, from their admission to specialty ward to the point of discharge.

Detailed Job Description And Responsibilities

You will be expected to abide by the GMC code “Good Medical Practice”

and to continue to improve on the generic competencies outlined in the Foundation Programme.

Other Responsibilities Include
  • Taking a complete medical history in a holistic way, with a focus on the patient’s agenda
  • Performing a complete systems examination while maintaining the dignity of the patient
  • Requesting and interpreting appropriate investigations including radiological tests, biochemistry and haematology tests and basic microbiological tests
  • Working as part of a multidisciplinary team in patient management, with a focus on effective communication
  • Learning to prioritise tasks to enable safe and high quality patient care
  • Supervising, training and assisting junior clinical staff when required
  • Participating in ward rounds and multidisciplinary rounds as timetabled
  • Referring on to specialty inpatient teams by telephone or electronic referral system
  • Completing discharge summaries
  • Attending weekly educational and multidisciplinary sessions
  • Supervising medical students
  • Complying with all local policies including
dress code, annual and study leave

We are Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust. We are an

integrated health and care organisation.

We provide health and social care services

to our people in their own homes or in their

local community. We also run Torbay Hospital

(providing acute hospital services) as well as

five community hospitals, stretching from

Dawlish to Brixham.

We support around 500,000 face-to-face

contacts with patients in their homes and

communities each year and see over 78,000

people in our A&E department annually.

We serve a resident population of approximately

286,000 people, plus about 100,000 visitors at

any one time during the summer holiday season.

We are passionate about creating a fairer and

more inclusive NHS for everyone.

We employ over 6,500 staff, including doctors,

nurses, occupational therapists, social workers,

consultants, and physiotherapists, as well as

highly skilled managers, administrators and

technical experts. Our people work in a wide

range of settings and locations across our

communities, depending on their individual role

or circumstances.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Mr Jeremy White Job title: Postgraduate Medical Education Manager Email address: jeremy.white1@nhs.net Telephone number: 01803 656665
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Deadline: 16-07-2024

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