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Trust Doctor ST1 / 2 Level within Acute Medicine and Emergency Medicine

Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Chester

Trust Doctor ST1 / 2 Level within Acute Medicine and Emergency Medicine

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Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Chester

  • Full time
  • Temporary
  • Onsite working

Posted today, 30 Oct | Get your application in now to be one of the first to apply.

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 2cc3ef3b37194fb98d20429c3c7f7686

Full Job Description

  • Assessment of new patients.
  • Plan medical treatments and appropriate outpatient investigations.
  • Attendance on ward rounds and on occasion medical opinions provided for other specialties.
  • Completion of discharge summaries.
  • Provide senior support to junior members of the team particularly for deteriorating patients or procedures.
  • The post-holder will be expected to assist with any other aspects of patient care as appropriate.
  • Outpatient Clinics or Ambulatory clinic attendance as directed.
  • Assessment, treatment and transfer or discharge of patients attending the Emergency Department.

    Opportunities to work within a supportive environment within both Acute Medicine and Emergency Medicine. The Division is committed to providing a training environment to support post holders in sitting specialty exams.
    • This post will provide excellent experience and training opportunities and would be ideal for doctors who have completed foundation training or equivalent and wishing to gain experience. The post-holder will be allocated a Supervising Consultant with regular meetings to discuss educational goals and achievements. You will be expected to participate in regular teaching that is available in line with your level of experience. Desirable that candidates have previous NHS experience at min of F2 level or equivalent. The successful applicants may be required to cross cover within the various medical specialties. Posts involve the participation on one of the General Medicine on call rotas. This is an ideal opportunity for those intending to make a career in either Acute or Emergency Medicine, those preparing for MRCP or for anyone wanting to follow the ACCS pathway.

    The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:
  • The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds
  • Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility
  • Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.
    • The Trust employs over 6258 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 407,000. This includes 357,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000. The Trust is a busy district general hospital and in 2022/2023, there were more than 503,342 patient attendances (inpatient, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery. This is an increase of nearly 10,000 compared to the previous year when there were 494,387 patient attendances.

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