SHO Training Rotations in Acute, Specialty & Intensive Care Medicine

Job overview

SHO Training Rotations in Acute, Specialty & Intensive Care Medicine

12 months contract - Aug 26 - Aug 27

The Trust is recruiting to its award winning Trust Trainee rotations including emergency medicine, acute medicine, medical specialties (including respiratory, gastroenterology, endocrinology, rheumatology, haematology, infectious diseases, oncology) and intensive care. Each rotation will be 12 months and include 2-3 specialties & acute medicine.

While not London Deanery funded rotations, these will all be training posts with full educational and clinical supervision.  All trainees will be enrolled into the RCP-portfolio (Foundation or IMT) and entitled to study leave. PACES teaching, medical SHO procedures course and Reg Ready sim will be available.

Trainees have the opportunity to achieve sign off for Alternative Certificate for Foundation Competence* (F2) or Alternative Certificate to Enter Higher Specialty Training (IMT) depending on their stage of training and performance

All trainees will undergo a mid-year GMC approved SARD appraisal and end of year ARCP with  training programme directors.

Main duties of the job

Foundation trainee already in a UK Foundation School, permission from this school is required before you transfer your training to us.

These posts will be attractive to both those post F2 (F3), pre IMT, ACCS or Core Anaesthetic training. All trainees will be expected to progress through MRCP (or FRCA) examinationsand/or apply for core medical, anaesthetic or specialty training during these posts. For those not applying for deanery posts there will be the option of renewing the contract for another year. Such an arrangement would be made before the next recruitment cycle.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will be responsible for the regular clinical assessment and management of all patients, in conjunction with consultants and anaesthetic trainees. Close supervision will be available at all times but incumbents of the posts will be trained and encouraged to develop initiative in clinical assessment, diagnosis and active management of their patients, rather than being limited to carrying out a daily list of tasks. This clinical commitment extends beyond the unit to support that Critical Care Outreach nurses and the care of critically ill patients throughout the hospital.

The post holder will have a prime responsibility for the regular and accurate documentation of history, examination, clinical progress, and results of investigations. This will include computerised record keeping in the near future, and an ability to cope with basic computer text entry will be expected. This role will also include the day-to-day audit of practice and standards of care.

The post holder will work closely with nursing staff, physiotherapists and other associated health professionals, and act as a primary point of contact and referral with other medical teams and diagnostic services. Intensive care is a potentially stressful environment and much of the activity occurs out of hours. Appointees will be expected to communicate effectively and professionally at all times, both with members of the public and with fellow staff of all ranks and disciplines.

To view the main responsibility, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification