Job overview

Medicine IM3 / ST3+ Trust Grade Registrar in Infectious Diseases

Duration: 12 months rolling fixed term

Rota: Full time with on calls.

UK Experience & minimum MRCP part 1 is ESSENTIAL to apply.

These are posts at the level of a Specialist Registrar in Medicine. The posts also include opportunities to partake in an on-call Registrar rota covering medical wards at Leicester Generla Hospital, Acute Medicine and Ambulatory Assessment Areas (GPAU).  These will appeal to those who have completed SHO level training and are wishing to pursue a higher  career in Acute Medicine &/or Medical Specialties.

The responsibilities of the post are identical to that of an ST3 in Medicine.

The main duties and responsibilities of this post are to

• Ensure a safe and high standard of care of all patients
• Participate in the running of the department/ward
• Provide clinical supervision of Junior doctors on medical wards &/or in the on-call team
• Provide senior medical input for the on-call Medical Team (especially Out of Hours) and potentially lead the cardiac arrest team
• Assist with achieving the DOH Clinical Quality Indicators

Main duties of the job

All posts have a service element and the following covers the majority of duties. There will be minor variations in different hospitals but the list is aimed at covering the majority of duties:

1. Supervise, monitor and assist Junior Medical Doctors in the day-to-day management of in-patients in posts.
2. Liaise between nurses, junior doctors, patients, relatives and senior medical staff.
3. Attend and participate in ward rounds as timetabled.
4. Take part in timetabled Emergency work. This will involve contributing senior input to the on-call team and may include any combination of leading the arrest team, supervising a medical admissions unit, reviewing medical patients on base wards and providing a medical opinion for patients in other specialities.
5. Participate in Medical Outpatient Clinics.
6. Independently perform basic medical procedures including Lumbar Puncture, Abdominal Paracentesis and Ascitic drain insertion.
7. Dictate discharge summaries.
8. Attend weekly educational and multidisciplinary sessions.
9. Teach medical students as directed.
10. Co-operate with members of the personnel department when monitoring hours of work and other personnel issues.
11. Attend induction in each hospital or new department.
12. Comply with all local policies including dress code, annual and study leave.

Working for our organisation

All employees must comply with the Trust’s Equal Opportunities Policy and in line with the Equality Act 2010, must not discriminate on grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, sexual orientation or sex.  Other grounds on which they should not treat others unfavourably include trade union membership (or non-membership) or political affiliation, or any other grounds which cannot be shown to be justifiable.

This job description is not to be taken as an exhaustive list of duties and it may be reviewed in the light of changed service needs and development.  Any changes will be fully discussed with the post holder.  The post holder will be required to carry out the duties appropriate to the grade and scope of the post.

Your normal place of work will be as discussed at interview and will be confirmed in Section 1 of your contract but you may be required to work in other locations of the Trust. In particular, flexibility is required across the three main Hospital sites (Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester General Hospital, Glenfield Hospital).  If your initial location is based at one of these sites, excess travel reimbursement will not apply for a permanent/temporary change to base.