Job overview

We are recruiting for Specialty Doctors in the Urgent Treatment Centre to support the Trust’s strategy in developing and supporting delivery of excellent emergency clinical care in West London.

We are looking for someone who wants to work in a dynamic, innovative and evolving team. This is a full-time post but less than full time applicants willing to job share are welcomed.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will:

• provide excellent direct clinical care for patients presenting to the UTC, while working to maintain operational standards

• be responsible for the assessment, management and discharge or referral of patients to specialist teams, SDEC or Emergency Department

• Help in streaming to assess acuity of undifferentiated patients when needed (streaming nurse overwhelmed by high volumes of patients): similarly to see minor injuries when the ENPs need help.

• To complete clinical notes and discharge letters proactively and contemporaneously.

• participate in the Clinical Governance role of the Department, including quality improvement, risk management and the investigation of formal complaints and incidents when allocated by the CSL

Working for our organisation

The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute Hospital in the London Borough of Hillingdon and offers a wide range of services including accident and emergency, inpatient care, day surgery, outpatient clinics and maternity services. The Trust’s services at Mount Vernon Hospital include routine day surgery, delivered at a modern treatment centre, a minor injuries unit and outpatient clinics.

The safety and well-being of our patients and of our staff is paramount and we are making urgent improvements to address this – particularly in infection prevention and control. We are making progress and going forward by working in partnership with local GPs, charities,
community services, academic partners, our local authority, neighbouring hospitals and the wider North West London Integrated care system, and ensuring that we listen and work in partnership with our local population. We are absolutely focused on ensuring that our hospitals
provide high quality, safe and compassionate care, while drive forward the building of the new Hillingdon Hospital.

We have over 3,500 members of staff that are proud to care for nearly half a million people, with a vision to be an outstanding provider of healthcare through leading health and academic partnerships, transforming services, to provide the best care where needed.