Trust Doctor FY1

Job summary

This approved training post provides a range of practical and educational opportunities for the first year of a two-year foundation programme. The post holder will develop a variety of generic and core specialist competencies that focus upon the appropriate skills, knowledge and attitudes required in order to ensure high quality & safe care is experienced by every patient. Achievement of these competencies will be further developed during the second year of the foundation programme

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be expected to clerk patients who attend under the General Surgery department. This unit manages both acute and elective patients with general surgical complaints. You will manage patient's medical illnesses under supervision, request investigations / treatments for patients, take patient histories and carrying out routine patient examinations, communicate with patients, and provide discharge summaries etc. to promote good liaison with General Practitioners, liaise with patients' relatives and provide on-call services as required. You will be supervised by senior colleagues with timely consultant review. You will also participate in the acute on call rota on a 1:11 basis, where you will be part of the team.

About us

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Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:

1. Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
2. Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
3. Improving the experience of staff with disability
4. Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
5. Making equalities mainstream

Job responsibilities

The post holder will be expected to clerk patients who attend under the General Surgery department. This unit manages both acute and elective patients with general surgical complaints. You will manage patients medical illnesses under supervision, request investigations / treatments for patients, take patient histories and carrying out routine patient examinations, communicate with patients, and provide discharge summaries etc. to promote good liaison with General Practitioners, liaise with patients' relatives and provide on-call services as required. You will be supervised by senior colleagues with timely consultant review. You will also participate in the acute on call rota on a 1:12 basis, where you will be part o

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
• Full GMC Registration with License to Practice

Desirable

• 1st class honours for BSc
• Distinction, merits or equivalent throughout undergraduate medical programme
• Peer reviewed publications

Clinical Experience, Knowledge & Skills

Essential

• Understanding of the major principles the GMC's Good Medical Practice (2013) including
• Knowledge, skills and performance
• Safety and quality
• Experience working in the UK
• Communication, partnership and team work
• Understanding of the outcomes to be achieved in UK Foundation programme as set out in the GMC's The Trainee Doctor (2011)

Language and Communication Skills

Essential

• Good Listening, reading, writing and speaking in English language that enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues, as set out in the GMC's Good Medical Practice (2013)

Attributes

Essential

• An understanding of the importance of the patient as the central focus of care
• The ability to prioritise tasks and information and take appropriate decisions
• An understanding of the importance of working effectively with others
• Initiative and ability to deal with pressure and/or challenge
• An understanding of equality and diversity
• The ability to communicate effectively with both colleagues and patients
• Commitment to learning and continued professional development
• Self-awareness and insight into the boundaries of their own abilities

Desirable

• An understanding of the principles of ethical medical research
• An understanding of the importance of effective teaching

Probity

Essential

• The applicant must demonstrate appropriate professional behavior as set out in the GMC's Good Medical Practice (2013), i.e.
• Integrity oHonesty oConfidentiality