Provide medical cover, routine and emergency, during hours of duty and work in conjunction with the other doctors to provide a 24 hour service to the hospital.
Has ultimate responsibility for patients under care, including where care is delivered as part of a patients pathway through multidisciplinary care.
Maintain good communications with all areas and disciplines within the health service and with local medical practitioners to ensure the smooth and effective operation of the hospital.
Participated in academic activities including teaching rounds, journal club, case presentations, tutorials, seminars and symposia. As a part of structured training rotated in Medical ICU. Cardiology, Neurology, Dermatology, Pulmonology.
Manage the administrative requirements of the hospital and patient care including ensuring discharge summaries and medico-legal correspondence are completed with minimal delay
Contribute to quality patient care by participation in case planning which includes appropriate pre-admission planning, in-hospital care and discharge planning.
To ensure comprehensive, accurate and concise medical records are maintained for patients with an appropriate signed and dated legible entry in the patient's medical record on every attendance upon a patient.
. Promotes new practices and lead innovation in new models of care for patients, new forms of treatments and use of new technologies.
Practices medical management, determining departmental structure, devising local protocols, service development, implementing national guidelines and research findings, junior and peer appointments, etc
Exercises strict control and supervision over the clerical and other staff of the section in the matter of their daily attendance, disposal of files, discharge of their duties, discipline, etc
. Make rearrangements/adjustments to the postings of the staff in the event of their sudden absence from duty.
Checking of the notes, drafts, proposals, etc. before putting up to Head of department and see that they are procedurally and factually correct.
Conversant with all the relevant acts, rules and regulations and government orders that may be in force from time to time and must see that they are fully observed so far as they relate to the working of her Department.
Provides, leads and oversees training and education for junior doctors, medical students and perhaps other healthcare professionals
Responsible for conducting training programmes and recommending/sponsoring officers/employees of the Department for various training programmes.