Job openings for speciality doctor in united kingdom

Job title: Junior Doctor
Reports to: Medical Director
Location: England & Scotland
Main function of the job:
To provide support to the Associate Specialists and Consultants in the medical assessment and treatment of patients who are
admitted either formally as detained under the MHA2007 or informally, ensuring safety, privacy and dignity is paramount.
Main duties of the role: - Junior doctors have responsibilities for all inpatients within the unit.
Responsibilities within this role include:
• Daily visits to units to check if there is any work outstanding for allocated patients and to provide appropriate medical cover for
colleagues in their absence.
• Liaise with the nursing team to address identified deficits of care and treatment to promote the wellbeing of the patient at all times.
• Re-writing of medication prescription charts and TTOs according to Hospital policy and agreed standards and when required in
consultation with the Responsible Clinician.
• Ensuring that the Drug Allergy Status is known in relation to all individuals receiving an inpatient service.
• Undertaking work required in terms of the admission of new patients. This includes the completion of a standard admission
document which will include a full psychiatric history, physical examination and initial risk assessment.
• Contacting family, carers and relevant professionals in the community to obtain any information required to plan the patients care.
• Ensuring that all inpatients have had a physical health check, liaising with nursing staff to identify when checks are due.
• Undertaking physical health checks in conjunction with the dedicated physical health lead and request further screening/testing or
referral to third party departments as required.
• Attendance at Multi-disciplinary meetings and daily morning meetings when allocated the assistance pager.
• To undertake weekly 1:1 reviews with allocated patients outside the MDT meeting receiving care in the unit.

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