Senior House Officer / FY2 SHO / StR 1 Medicine - Acute NHS Herefordshire - United Kingdom – via Workplace Doctors on a fixed term/ permanent basis.

***Location: Herefordshire - United Kingdom
***Speciality: Acute Medicine
*** Role: Senior House Officer / FY2 / StR 1 / SHO
***Duration: Fixed Term / Permanent (NOT Locum Basis)
*** GMC Registration Required (General Medical Council) Essential
*** PLAB 1 & 2 (Essential)
***Pay rate: £NEGOTIABLE (dependent on experience £37,068 to £57,650 per annum)
***Start date: Flexible

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Overview

As a SHO (Senior House Officer) you will be working closely with other junior doctors and a team of registrar’s doctors and Consultants within your department. You must maintain liaison with colleagues who are on duty immediately before and after you to ensure adequate communication and continuity of patient care.  You will instruct the nursing staff in the care of patients, also the professional technical staffs in the investigations Etc.; that is necessary for patient care and take care that other departments are fully acquainted with all necessary information.

The hospital offers an excellent salary with pay enhancements for any overtime, shift and out of hours work that you do- average 39 hours per week plus overtime opportunities as and when required.

You will be responsible to the Consultant (s) and Registrar(s) for ensuring that the Department is adequately covered by the juniors in the unavoidable absence from duty of your colleagues or junior colleagues.  The Senior House Officer must be dedicated to developing their career as the Consultants provide an excellent training programme as they are devoted to career progression within their medical staffing team as per your speciality.

Tier 2 Certificate of Sponsorship (formerly a Work Permit)

Applications from job seekers who require Tier 2 sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications, upon appointment the relevant paperwork with be issued to the successful applicant (if required for NON-EU Doctors)

General Duties- guideline only

The duties will be carried out within the Department and working hours will be negotiated on appointment consistent with the needs of the Acute Medicine Department.

• He/she will be expected to work with the multidisciplinary team to assess undifferentiated emergency patients, institute time critical interventions and to arrange admission or discharge with appropriate follow up. He/She will be involved in the full spectrum of Acute Medicine Department patients including the resuscitation & assessment of seriously ill and injured patients, dealing with complex cases, paediatrics and minor injuries.

•To actively participate in staff meetings, forums and development programmes in order to support development of service and maintenance of high quality care.

•He/she will be expected to work with the multidisciplinary team to assess undifferentiated emergency patients, institute time critical interventions and to arrange admission or discharge with appropriate follow up.

•He/she will recognize their own limitations and seek advice from the Consultants and Middle grades in their management of patients.

•He/she will take part in an audit project, supervised by a Consultant

The duties/rota of the post may change from time to time to suit the Department’s requirements.

•Other duties as directed by the Consultant in Charge

•The post holder undertakes exceptionally to be available for such irregular commitments outside normally rostered duties as are essential for continuity of patient care.

•To provide safe and effective care of patients.

•He/she will share the responsibility of ongoing care of patients on the observation ward

•He/she will be encouraged to attend teaching sessions

•Applying specialist knowledge and skills across a range of impairments, procedures and practices gained through practical experience, underpinned by theoretical knowledge.

•Have a continuing responsibility for the care of patients and the functioning of the department.

•Providing diagnosis and treatment for all categories of patient in the department.

•He/She will be involved in the full spectrum of Department patients including the resuscitation & assessment of seriously ill and injured patients, dealing with complex cases, paediatrics and minor injuries.

•The post holder undertakes exceptionally to be available for such irregular commitments outside normally rostered duties as are essential for continuity of patient care.

•He/she will recognize their own limitations and seek advice from the Consultants and Middle grades in their management of patients.

•He/she will take part in an audit project, supervised by a Consultant

•He/she will share the responsibility of ongoing care of patients on the observation ward

•He/she will be encouraged to attend teaching sessions

•The duties/rota of the post may change from time to time to suit the Department’s requirements.

•Other duties as directed by the Consultant in Charge

You will have delegated responsibility for all the patients under the care of the Consultant to whose firm you are attached at the time, and for the patients of all the Consultants when undertaking emergency cover or when the other SHOs are off duty.  You will refer to the Consultant(s) when problems arise which are beyond your authority and/or experience, and will oversee and advise the House Officers.             

Salary

The salary is based on the national salary scale as outlined in the Medical and Dental Terms and Conditions and mentioned above.

Personal & Professional Development

The Trust supports the requirements for continuing professional development as laid down by the Royal College of Physicians and is committed to providing time and financial support for these activities.

The post-holder will be required to keep himself/herself fully up-to-date with their relevant area of practice and be able to demonstrate this to the satisfaction of the Trust.

Medical revalidation is the process by which the General Medical Council (GMC) confirms the continuation of a doctor’s licence to practise in the UK, provides greater assurance to patients, the public, employers and other healthcare professionals that licensed doctors are up-to-date and fit to practise. It is a key component of a range of measures designed to improve the quality of care for patients. 

The Trust fully supports the GMC’s Revalidation agenda and we have a dedicated Revalidation Support Team who support the co-ordination of Revalidation and medical appraisal activity, providing personalised support for all doctors, which includes the facilitation of 360° Multi-Source Feedback, providing advice and guidance on completing appraisal documentation and sourcing evidence.  

Personal Responsibilities

Infection Control

All staff working for the Trust must promote and maintain the highest standards of Infection prevention and control practice at all times. This includes adhering to all Trust policies and procedures relating to Infection prevention and control. These policies include all staff must be ‘bare below the elbow’ when assessing or treating patients, and washing hands with antibacterial gel between patients. It is the responsibility of the post-holder to take reasonable care not to endanger him/herself or anybody else on the premises by an act or omission.

Fire Procedure

The post-holder must adhere to the Trust’s Fire Policy.

No Smoking Policy

This Trust has adopted a no smoking policy. This restriction applies to patients, staff and visitors alike. Whilst the Trust will not discriminate against employing smokers, all prospective employees should be aware of this policy. Standards This Trust aims towards maintaining the goodwill and confidence of its own staff and the general public. To assist in achieving this objective it is essential that, at all times, employees carry out their duties in a courteous, sympathetic manner.

Confidentiality

All confidential information, including patient records, individual staff records, details of contract prices and terms and any other confidential information, must under no circumstances be divulged or passed on to any unauthorised person or persons. The penalty for breach of confidentiality will normally be summary dismissal.

Conflict of Interest

The Trust is responsible for ensuring that the service provided for patients in its care meets the highest standards. Equally, it is responsible for ensuring that staff do not abuse their official position for personal gain or to benefit their family or friends. The Trust's Standing Orders require any officer to declare any interest, direct or indirect, with contracts involving the Trust. Staff are not allowed to further their private interests in the course of their NHS duties.

Data Protection and IM&T Security

If this post requires you to obtain process and or use information held on a computer then this must be undertaken in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1984. This Act requires that you should hold data only for the specific registered purpose and not use or disclose it in any way incompatible with such a purpose. In accordance with Trust and Departmental policy you should only disclose data to an authorised person/s or organisation. Changing data when unauthorised to do so is forbidden. You must also comply with the Trust’s IM&T Security and PC Policies which outline an individual responsibility for all members of staff to ensure the security of information they obtain, use or process. It outlines your responsibility to maintain the confidentiality and security of all verbal, written and computerised information. If this post requires you to use a computer you will also have an individual responsibility to ensure the security of the software and hardware as well as your password. Breaches of confidence and security in relation to data or information will normally result in disciplinary action which may lead to dismissal. Only memory sticks encrypted by the IM&T department are allowed to be used on any Trust PC. Internet services within Trust offices are only to be used for official purposes.

HEPATITIS B

The successful candidate will be required to provide documentary evidence of natural or acquired immunity to Hepatitis B, before taking up employment.  Where this is not possible, the post holder will be required to demonstrate by recent (within the last year) evidence of serology showing the absence of Hepatitis B surface antigen. 

Workplace Doctors are looking for medical professionals with UK or Overseas experience: that possesses the following qualities:

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENT

****Ability to act part of a team
****Ability to cope with a varying work load
****IELTS or OET (IELTS, overall score 7.5 or OET Grade ‘B’ ) for IMG’s
****GMC Registration Essential (General Medical Council) – We can provide guidance if needed

Note: The trust operates a policy whereby all employment for staff that have access to children / venerable adults will be subject to satisfactory DBS Disclosure ( Disclosure and Barring Service) The Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) and the independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA) have merged to become the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Overseas candidates will require an international police check or character reference.

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