Medical Officer

Role & responsibilities

• Complete a brief admission history of each patient when appropriate and document that

ensure the highest standards of patient care for all patients attending/admitted to the hospital.

• Attend ward rounds with consulting doctor, as required, and follow the advice.
• Inform admitting Consultants of changes in medical conditions of patients & of action taken.
• Follow the instructions of consultants for their specific regime for each individual patient.
• Visit patients as required at the request of the nursing staff.
• Visit all in-patients daily and document in clinical notes.
• To be familiar with all relevant procedures/policies.
• Liaise closely with nursing staff and other relevant clinical or administrative staff.
• Ensure that comprehensive handover, with full patient rounds, has taken place at the beginning and end of each shifts.
• Ensure comprehensive, accurate and concise medical records are maintained for patients with and appropriate signed and dated legible entry in patients medical record on every attendance upon a patient.
• To coordinate by consultant investigations, surgical treatment, medical treatment and discharge as directed by the Registrar and/or consultant to which assigned.
• Ensure that discharge summaries and other correspondence are completed with minimum delay and that all such correspondence is complete prior to leaving the unit.
• Participate in compulsory Hospital based training, i.e., Fire, BLS/ACLS.
• Keep abreast of new developments, skills, technology, and current literature in order to initiate and respond to changes in the work environment, e.g. data analysis, clinical audit, research etc.
• Under no circumstances should Associate (Assistant to Doctor) seek consent for operations or procedures on behalf of a consultant.
• To remain on the hospital premises whilst on duty. In the event of an Associate (Assistant to Doctor) not attending for duty, the previous Associate (Assistant to Doctor) must remain until a reliever is found ensuring continuous cover.

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Perks and benefits