Job summary
- Main area
- LED - Trust Registrar
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Trust registrar
- Contract
- 12 months (12 Month Fixed Term. On-Calls)
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week (On-Call Rota)
- Job ref
- 388-7277840-CW
- Employer
- Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Torbay Hospital
- Town
- Torquay
- Salary
- £61,825 pro rata, per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Trust Grade Registrar LED - HOP/Stroke
NHS Medical & Dental: Trust registrar
Job overview
This is a fantastic opportunity to join the Geriatric department at Torbay Hospital, working alongside a dynamic and enthusiastic clinical team.
Applicants will be offered a 12-month post at registrar level in HOP/Stroke, with a commitment to the GIM registrar on-call rota.
Main duties of the job
You will be expected to abide by the code set out in the GMC “Good Medical Practice” and to continue to improve on the generic competencies outlined in the Foundation Programme
- Taking a complete medical history in a holistic way, with a focus on the patient’s agenda
- Performing a complete systems examination while maintaining the dignity of the patient
- Requesting and interpreting appropriate investigations including radiological tests, biochemistry and haematology tests and basic microbiological tests
- Working as part of a multidisciplinary team in patient management, with a focus on effective communication
- Learning to prioritise tasks to enable safe and high quality patient care
- Supervising, training and assisting junior clinical staff when required
- Participating in ward rounds and multi-disciplinary rounds as timetabled
- Referring on to specialty inpatient teams by telephone or electronic referral system
- Completing discharge summaries
- Attending weekly educational and multidisciplinary sessions
- Supervising medical students
- Complying with all local policies including dress code, annual and study leave
Working for our organisation
8 Consultant Gastroenterologists
3 Specialist registrars
Minimum staffing level of 4 other doctors composed of foundation trainees, IMT’s and trust doctors.
Wide range of allied health professionals including specialist nurses, dieticians and clinical endoscopists.
This is an exciting time to join the team with lots of opportunity for involvement in service development, QI, and research with the rapid evolution of the virtual ward and introduction of national lung cancer screening. We are also a research-active department with a range of opportunities for involvement in a variety of clinical trials.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The successful candidate would be working at IMT3/ST4-equivalent level within the Geriatric department. The role includes participation in the 1:12 General (Internal) Medicine registrar rota.
· To support the wards within GIM and Geriatrics
· To support our outpatient and Unit (Hutchings) with Gastroenterology practical procedures and supervision of junior team drains
· To undertake outpatient Gastroenterology clinics
· To have opportunity to train in diagnostic endoscopy or continue to perform endoscopic procedures (depending on applicants prior experience and career aspirations)
Person specification
essential
Essential criteria
- GMC
- NHS experience
- UK experience
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jonny Hacon
- Job title
- Consultant Geriatrics
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01803 655602
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