Resident Medical Officer (rmo)

Clinical Management of Patients - Complete a brief admission examination on each patient when appropriate and document clinical findings. - Attend ward rounds with consulting staff, as required, and be available to discuss patient treatment plans. - Provide a 24-hour medical service within the hospital on an on-call basis permanently. - Inform admitting consultants of changes in medical condition of patients and of relevant action taken. - Follow the instructions of consultants for their specific regime for each individual patient. - Perform clinical procedures as requested by consultant medical staff and nursing staff, these may include phlebotomy and the giving of intravenous drugs to patients. - Initiate and alter in-patient prescriptions at consultants request. - Write up to take home prescriptions for patients as required. - Visit patients as required at the request of the nursing staff. - Visit all in-patients daily and document in clinical notes. - To be familiar with all relevant procedures/policies. - To be familiar with centre and company clinical policies. To be aware of the centres clinical risk programme and report clinical incidents, drug errors and near misses. - To participate in clinical audit and implementation of clinical governance. - To participate and assist with operations as required. Operational - To be completely familiar with emergency equipment. - To dispense drugs with senior nurse on duty in absence of pharmacist. - To record all treatments performed in patient notes. - To provide a full report to Resident Medical Officer commencing the next shift. - To participate in pre-admission clinics. Emergency - To carry out Cardiac Arrest and other Emergency Procedures as per hospital policy. - To initiate emergency treatments for patients, staff and visitors and complete appropriate documentation. - Only in extreme emergency situations would the RMO be permitted to assist consultants in theatre

Can initiate emergency medical care as required within the hospital for medical and surgical emergencies