Registrar in Acute Medicine

Blue Sky Marketing; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 61,000 - 62,000

Job description

Job Summary

This post is central to delivering effective patient care at Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The post will be primarily based in Basingstoke but you may be asked to attend other sites as required. The post will be involved in all aspects of diagnosis and treatment of patients. The candidate will rotate through Ambulatory Care and Acute assessment area.

Ambulatory Care Unit (ACU)
Since going live in 2016 ACU has had a significant positive impact in terms of avoiding admissions via the Emergency Department and primary care at BNHH. You will be part of a multidisciplinary, consultant led team providing same-day assessments, investigations, treatments and follow up via a virtual ward system. Our ACU offers easy access to early diagnostic tests, specialist staff, and review by a hospital consultant in one place. Appointees will have the opportunity to work in a purpose built, state of the art Ambulatory unit which was opened in May 2018.

Acute Assessment area (AAU)
The Acute assessment unit has 30 assessment areas (trollies/beds) where patients through the acute take are assessed and are managed. You will also have the opportunity to assess these patients in resuscitation areas and provide continuation of care to specialty medicine and critical care teams. You will develop skills and confidence in the ongoing management of acute medical patients through consultant led ward rounds, formulating skills in preparation for future independent practice.

Main duties of the job

1. Provide medical cover to the Acute Medical Service covering Acute Assessment Unit and Medical SDEC 7 days per week
2. Patient assessment
3. Clerk and post take administration; writing in patients notes
4. Undertake patient reviews
5. Promptly update patient systems
6. Attend clinics (Acute Medicine)
7. Attend Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) meetings
8. Facilitate daily board round with MDT
9. Triage to medical teams/acute physicians as appropriate
10. Troubleshoot patients on the ward
11. Participate in ward rounds
12. Take part in the medical on-call shift system

About Us
Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.

Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.

The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.

Date posted
24 March 2025

Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade
Doctor - other

Salary
£61,825 a year pa

Contract
Fixed term

Duration
12 months

Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time

Reference number
251-MD25057

Job locations
Basingstoke & North Hampshire Hospital
Aldermaston Road
Basingstoke
RG24 9NA

Job Description
Job responsibilities
For further information about this role please see Job Description document attached.

Person Specification
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Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name
Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address
Basingstoke & North Hampshire Hospital
Aldermaston Road
Basingstoke
RG24 9NA

Employer's website
https://www.hampshirehospitals.nhs.uk/