About this role
Job summary
This job is for a Resident Doctor who provides care to inpatients, at Mildmay Hospital UK, at ST1 ST2 level under the supervision of the Medical Director. This involves providing medical care for a complex mix of patients admitted for rehabilitation following illnesses related to HIV infection, with the majority of patients suffering from some degree of neurocognitive impairment, and for medical care to the intermediate care unit for the homeless. The doctor will work as part of a large interdisciplinary team to provide holistic care in order to gain the best outcome for patients health and integration into the community
Main duties of the job
Able to take responsibility for inpatients at Mildmay including daily ward rounds. Other duties include day to day management, administration and patient education and psychological support if applicable.
Able to assess patients with acute problems, liaising with Consultant. When appropriate, referring to emergency services at patients acute centre or the Royal London Hospital. Upon transfer preparing an appropriate letter or report to accompany the patient.
About us
Mildmay Mission Hospital is at the forefront of care and development of services in relation to complex HIV related conditions for patients across the UK and step-down care for Homeless patients across London.
Mildmays hospital team is multi-disciplinary and operates a reactive and fast- moving service. It aims to provide enhanced inpatient care and ensure safe, appropriate and sustainable hospital discharges that meet the needs of individual homeless patients. Through this approach, the team also aims to reduce delayed and premature discharges, and reduce unscheduled admissions, repeat admissions and A&E attendances.
The Care Quality Commission rated us good. Rehabilitation is our passion with a focus on Neuro cognitive impairment. We use a multidisciplinary (MDT) team approach to provide a range of holistic services to our patients and clients.
Job description Job responsibilities
Responsibility for inpatients at Mildmay including daily ward rounds. Other duties include day to day management, administration and patient education and psychological support if applicable.
Clerking of new patient admissions, and planning their care whilst at Mildmay in conjunction with nursing staff, and other members of the IDT.
Assessment of patients with acute problems, liaising with Consultant. When appropriate, referring to emergency services at patients acute centre or the Royal London Hospital. Upon transfer preparing an appropriate letter or report to accompany the patient.
Ensuring discharge summaries for all patients are dispatched within 48 hours.
Writing referral letters for patients attending outpatient sessions at other hospitals, whilst at Mildmay.
Liaising with medical staff at other centres e.g. acute centre, as appropriate, to clarify the ongoing management of Mildmay patients.
Providing on-call cover for patients attending Covid care. The level of care for these patients is similar to that of an emergency GP.
Prescribing patients medications on ward charts. Checking patients medications, especially antiretroviral therapies, on admission, and corroborating any unconventional regimens with the Medical Director / their acute centres as appropriate.
Informing the acute centre of relevant changes to their patients whilst at/ upon discharge from Mildmay.
For medications prescribed at Mildmay, checking and signing appropriate forms to request these from either Fairdale Pharmacy or the patients acute centre.
Input to the IDT/ward round meeting with a brief review of each new patient and a short summary for other patients. Contributing to discussion of how medical issues may interact with other aspects of the patients care. Recording in the patients file a note of each IDT/medical ward round.
1. Attending review meetings and discharge planning meetings and preparing written reports summarising the medical issues affecting the patients.
2. At the request of the admissions team, where necessary speaking with referring doctors before a patients admission.
3. Performing relevant venepuncture and chasing results.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
MBBS or equivalent Full GMC Registration
Experience Essential
Completion of foundation programme Knowledge of NHS systems and procedures Experience in HIV/GU Medicine Experience in psychiatry, rehabilitation or general practice Experience in general medicine
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.
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 Mildmay Mission Hospital
Address 19 Tabernacle Gardens
London
E2 7DZ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://mildmay.org (Opens in a new tab)