Resident Medical Officer

Job overview

The PPU is based on the 12th Floor of the Royal Free Hospital where there are 4 private wards, a private dialysis unit, a private chemotherapy suite and dedicated RMO on call 24 hour accommodation with en suite facilities. Hadley Wood Hospital, High Barnet has 2 theatres, endoscopy suite and outpatient facilities. All RMOs will be part of a rota to provide 24-hour resident medical support to patients of admitting consultants and nursing Staff within our diverse and expanding unit. This is a unique clinical role working extremely closely with consultants from a range of specialities in particular nephrology, transplant, general, plastics, orthopaedic and vascular surgery, medical specialties and health care of the elderly. The post holder is required to provide first-line medical care to patients at the Private Patients Unit at The Royal Free supported directly by the admitting consultant and the acute medical facilities of a major NHS teaching hospital.

Main duties of the job

All RMOs are integral to the will form part of a rolling rota to provide 24-hour resident medical support at RFH as well as day shifts at Royal Free (9am-5pm) and the Hadley Wood site (8am-8pm).

• To follow Consultant’s instructions for the specific regime for each individual patient.
• Work with the patient’s multi-disciplinary team to provide holistic patient-centred care.
• To be a continuous presence on the ward, performing ward rounds and checking in with the nursing team at regular intervals
• To attend the morning Board Rounds at the Royal Free site to discuss patients with the multi-disciplinary team and provide medical updates
• To co-ordinate & prioritise own clinical workload.
• To facilitate timely discharge of patients by prescribing TTAs by 15:00pm the day before planned discharge date to assist efficient bed management.
• To provide emergency medical intervention when required.
• To participate in resuscitation (possessing ALS), cardiac arrest and other emergency procedures as per hospital policy.
• Send medical discharge summaries to GP at the point of discharge.

This post is ideally suited to someone undertaking a break from formal registrar-level training.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.