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Trust Junior Doctor (SHO) in Acute Medicine
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 27 Awst 2024 |
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| Cyflog: | £37,068.00 i £48,637.00 bob blwyddyn |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £37068.00 - £48637.00 a year |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 10 Medi 2024 |
| Lleoliad: | London, HA1 3UJ |
| Cwmni: | NHS Jobs |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | C9337-24-1354 |
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JOB SUMMARY Northwick Park is a Major Acute Hospital with a busy medical take and anestablished reputation for patients presenting with a very wide range ofmedical conditions with a high degree of acuity. Successful candidates will join our Acute Medicine team and will rotatebetween AMU, Medical Same Day Emergency Care, Medical HighDependency Unit and the medical take based in the EmergencyDepartment. You will work as part of a rota that will include a number of different shiftsincluding standard days, twilights, long days, weekends and nights. These posts will have full educational and clinical supervision and will beenrolled onto the Royal College of Physicians e-portfolio and be entitled tostudy leave. The Trusts PACES teaching, medical SHO procedurescourse and Reg Ready sim will be available. ACUTE MEDICINE DEPARTMENT The Acute Medicine service at Northwick Park University Healthcare NHSTrust has seen an exponential rise in demand over the last two decades,including increase in the medical take and Same Day Emergency Care(SDEC) services. The Acute Medicine service is an integral part of the Urgent & EmergencyMedicine Division. The service cares for a range of patients across SDEC,the Acute Medical Unit and the Medical High Dependency Unit. Medical take Northwick Park is a major acute hospital with a busy medical take and anestablished reputation for patients presenting with a very wide range ormedical conditions with a high degree of acuity. The successful candidateswill work as part of the admissions team, supported by 24/7 registrarsupervision and 12 hour a day, seven day a week, consultant oversight. Acute Medical Unit Currently there is a 56-bedded Acute Medical Unit based over two wards(Crick and Darwin) next to the Emergency Department, which has beenextensively developed within the last five years to provide a state of the artenvironment. In early 2024 there will be a further 32 bedded AMU opening. The appointees will work as a member of the Acute Medical team with F1trainees, IMTs, F2s, GPVTSs and SpRs. There is seven-day consultantcover across the acute floor. Same Day Emergency Care Unit (SDEC) Northwick Park SDEC currently reviews up to 500 patients per week (40-50% of the acute medical take). A variety of conditions are treated on theunit, which is manned by acute physicians as per rota, supervisinga dedicated team of advanced nurse practitioners, medical registrarsand core trainees, seven days per week. The SDEC is open seven days aweek and is comprehensively equipped with diagnosticsincluding ultrasound, ECHO and access to CT with specialist teaminput. The unit is continuing to grow and develop novel means of treatingacute medical disease. As part of this development there is a Single Point of Access (SPA) thatreceives all external medical referrals to acute medicine. Staffed by trainedANPs, they triage the call to SDEC, medical take for admission or to otherservices within the Trust. Medical High Dependency Unit The Medical HDU is located within Dryden ward. Patients with critical careneeds including nasal high flow oxygen, CPAP, NIV and vasosuppressorsupport can be cared for in the unit, which has up to 10 level 2 beds, andan additional 12 level 1 beds. mHDU is run by a combination of respiratoryand acute physicians. Key responsibilities Clinical The post holder will be responsible for the regular clinicalassessment and management of all patients, in conjunction withconsultants and SPRs. Close supervision will be available at all times butincumbents 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 clinicalcommitment extends beyond the unit to support that Critical Care Outreach nurses and the care of critically ill patients throughout the hospital. Administrative The post holder will have a prime responsibility for theregular and accurate documentation of history, examination, clinicalprogress, and results of investigations. This will include computerisedrecord keeping, and an ability to cope with basic computer text entry willbe expected. This role will also include the day-to-day audit of practice andstandards of care. Communication The post holder will work closely with nursing staff,physiotherapists and other associated health professionals, and act as aprimary point of contact and referral with other medical teams anddiagnostic services. Intensive care is a potentially stressful environmentand much of the activity occurs out of hours. Appointees will be expectedto communicate effectively and professionally at all times, both withmembers of the public and with fellow staff of all ranks and disciplines. Please see attached job description for this vacancy for more information on the requirements of this role.