Senior LED in General Medicine

Overview

The role of this post is to support Manchester Royal Infirmary in the delivery of care for inpatients on General Medicine wards. The Clinical level is expected to be at IMT 3 or equivalent, although this role is not recognised as an official training post by the JRCPTB or Royal College of Physicians. The Candidate must have a desire to work in the field of medicine.

They should have a good experience, competencies and background of this area and be prepared to work independently with the support of consultants.

• Providing supervision, assistance and instruction to the junior medical staff e.g. Foundation trainees.
• Maintaining the highest clinical standards at all times and in accordance with accepted good medical practice and the various clinical policies of the Service.
• Transmission of relevant clinical information to other medical, technical and nursing staff both within and external to the department, regarding patients referred to other places for further treatment of follow-up.
• Supervision of nursing staff in matters relating to the treatment of patients.
• Teaching and supervision of medical students, nurses and Foundation level doctors working within the department.
• The post holder is expected to provide cover for the occasional absences of colleagues as far as practicable.
• The post will consist of a basic working week of 40 hours.
• The post is expected to participate in the out of hours and weekend on call medical registrar rota.

Clinical level expected to be at IMT 3 or equivalent. The Candidate must have a desire to work in the field of medicine and be prepared to work independently with the support of consultants.

Basic working week of 40 hours, with participation in out of hours and weekend on call medical registrar rota.

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