RMO - Anaethetist

Medacs Healthcare

Job Description

Experience at NHS Senior House Officer level in a range of specialities
A clear understanding of clinical governance and risk management.

Two years experience in Anaesthetics within the last five years of practice.

• To attend outpatient clinics and pre-assess patients for surgery from a medical and anaesthetic requirement.
• To be familiar with the location and use of emergency resuscitation equipment.
• To demonstrate competency in Adult Advanced Life Support [ALS] skills.
• To respond immediately to clinical emergencies within the Centre. In the absence of a more experienced Medical Practitioner to lead the resuscitation team during emergency situations.
• In an emergency undertake urgent investigations and procedures in accordance with Centre policy or as directed by the Consultant in charge of the case.
• To be available at all times during the duty periods within the hospital and manage all emergencies on behalf of the patients consultant.
• Document and assess patients on admission in accordance with procedures.
• Meet the Centre requirements for routine care of patients, regular ward rounds and other duties detailed by the Centre.
• Attend hand-over rounds at the beginning and end of the shift.
• Keep contemporaneous clinical notes on all patients attended in accordance with best practice for record keeping.
• To complete comprehensive discharge letters within the format as required by the NHS Board.
• Respond promptly to requests from Consultants and nursing staff to attend any patient within the Centre, and to initiate or advise on treatment as required.
• To provide urgent medical attention to staff in case of accident or illness whilst on duty.
• Administer medications intravenously when requested to do so by the consultant.
• Take blood samples from patients, as requested by the nurse in charge.
• Undertake ECG tests when required.
• To ensure that requests to visit suites at any other time are responded to quickly and courteously.
• To prescribe patients medication as and when necessary. To rewrite drug charts as requested by the Nursing or Medical staff.
• To cover for absent colleagues.
• To maintain legible and professional medical records ensuring appropriate facts are documented after each patient visit.
• To be acquainted with the ongoing clinical status of patients.
• To inform Nursing Administration if relief RMO is late reporting on duty.
• To conform with all reasonable regulations and policies of the hospital and to comply with any other duties reasonably assigned by the Treatment Centre Manager or their nominated deputy.