Job summary
- Main area
- General Medicine
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Registrar (ST3)
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week (Normal Working Days with On Call commitments)
- Job ref
- Trust Grade ST3+
- Employer
- Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Dorset County Hospital
- Town
- Dorchester
- Salary
- £55,329 Per 12 month rota
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Trust Specialty Registrar in Medicine
NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Registrar (ST3)
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Job overview
The post will be a part of the Acute/General Medical Registrar team at Dorset County Hospital, taking a share of the on call duties. This will include full and equal access to educational and clinical supervision as well as internal educational and training opportunities and funded study leave. Access to an ePortfolio will be offered. The successful applicant will be offered the opportunity to gain experience in the specialty of their choice, on an inpatient, outpatient or procedure basis (subject to capacity in a few specialties).
Main duties of the job
The post has a core service purpose to support the safe delivery of care to the wards and acute unselected medical on call rota. It is recognised that access to specialty training posts can be limited and prior experience can be valuable. Exposure to a specialty at Registrar grade can help to clarify the level of interest in obtaining a training post and for some people the choice between specialties may not yet be fully formed.
Working for our organisation
Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust’s purpose is to deliver compassionate and safe health care to our patients. We are the acute and specialist healthcare provider for our communities, delivering high quality care to meet our patients’ expectations.
The Trust has received positive and improving feedback from its junior doctors on GMC and deanery training surveys. It has a strong track record of past trainees returning to the trust to take up consultant posts and of innovative approaches to patient care, such as the Acute Hospital At Home (AHAH).
‘The DCH Way’ – Integrity, Respect, Teamwork and Excellence. Are the Trust Values that staff have signed up to, to further improve care for patients and continue to make DCH a great place to work.
The hospital has an active and inclusive doctors mess, who arrange frequent social activities. The hospital has a friendly ethos, with a good relationship between junior doctors and consultants. This extends to social and sporting activities such as the annual consultants vs juniors cricket match, various balls and the annual hospital sketch show
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Provide core services to support the safe delivery of care to the wards and acute medical on-call rota. The candidate will be required to take part in the consultant led ward rounds, as well as, other daily ward duties specific to the ward area.
On-call duties will include liaising with GP colleagues with regards to unselected medical intake patients and those that are generated by the Emergency Department to ensure the appropriate, high quality delivery of care.
Person specification
EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Essential criteria
- Medical Degree (MBBS, MChB or equivalent)
- Full GMC registration and a license to practice is required
- Postgraduate training in medicine
- Full MRCP or equivalent
KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
- At least 3 years clinical experience in general medicine
- Evidence of good oral and written communication skills
Desirable criteria
- Ideally some experience in an area being recruited to
- Experience of multidisciplinary working.
- Ideally at least 1 year clinical experience in UK
- Evidence of working independently.
SKILLS & ABILITIES
Essential criteria
- • Ability to develop effective working relationships on an individual, multi-professional and team basis with all levels of staff
- • Understanding of clinical governance and the individual responsibilities it implies
AUDIT AND RESEARCH
Essential criteria
- • Knowledge of medical and clinical audit principles and evidence of direct involvement in 2 specific medical audits in the last 18 months.
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of principles of scientific research
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Rebecca Kelly
- Job title
- Rota Co-ordinator
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01305 253199
- Additional information
For enquiries please liaise with Rebecca Kelly.
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