Resident Physician(5588)

Job Description

• As a Resident Physician, the candidate shall be responsible for the following activities:
• The provision of patient care and overall supervision of day-to-day running of clinical wards
• The supervision and teaching of House Officers, Medical Officers, and Trainees
• The management of cold and urgent referrals that may not be specially referred to any consultant by name
• The escalation of difficult and complex patient cases to a Consultant on call, where specialist intervention is required
• The overseeing of write out and endorsement on consultation/referral letters during emergency situations that may arise outside of office hours
• The participation in departmental ward rounds, combined hospital teaching seminars, and clinical case conferences
• The representation on behalf of the Hospital at Coroner’s inquests or medico-legal hearings involving patients admitted to their wards
• The involvement in ward rounds at night or outside of office hours when they are on call
• The compilation of confidential mortality reports for submission to the Chairman Medical Board through the Head of Department
• The involvement in night duty where necessary, and commitment to other duties as directed by the Head of Department of the Chairman Medical Board of the hospital
• For surgical disciplines, the Resident Physician may be involved in the following duties:
• performing elective and emergency operations to the level of complexity permitted by senior staff of the department
• Teaching House Officers and Medical Officers basic operative procedures, providing guidance when necessary

Requirements

• Candidate shall possess a basic or post-graduate medical qualification from an accredited medical school, that is registrable with the Singapore Medical Council (https://www.healthprofessionals.gov.sg/smc); and
• Have completed at least 1 year of housemanship and 3 years of medical officer posting (or equivalent).

Other ideal qualities/traits

• Candidate shall take charge of their learning to provide quality care to all patients
• Candidate shall demonstrate good diagnostic and clinical management acumen
• Candidate shall demonstrate strong teamwork and motivate their team members at work