Speciality Doctor E&B

Administrative Duties

• Prepare reports, letters and clinical summaries as required.
• Liaise with other agencies involved in care of patients.
• Adhere to documentation standards as part of contract and performance monitoring.
• Record all clinical activities and clinical notes on current record keeping system (RiO).
• Attend and contribute to team meetings.

Continuing Professional Development

• The postholder will be expected to participate in training and development activities which support the objectives of the service and which will contribute to his/her own personal development plan and continuing medical education.
• The postholder will be entitled to study leave in accordance with the terms and conditions of service for specialty doctors.
• There is a postgraduate centre at St Bartholomews Hospital and at Newham University Hospital. There is a medical library at The Royal London Hospital.
• The supervising consultant and lead clinician are available for advice on continuing postgraduate education and career counselling.

Appointment Procedures

• Person Specification Please see attached person specification
• The passing of an occupational health assessment is a condition of appointment.
• Because of the nature of work of this post, it is exempt from the provisions of section 4(2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exemption Order 1975). Applicants are, therefore not entitled to withhold information about convictions including those which for other purposes are spent under the provisions of the Act, and, in the event of employment, any failure to disclose such convictions could result in dismissal or disciplinary action by the Trust.
• Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks are a condition of appointment.
• An induction programme will be arranged for the successful candidate.
• The Trust has a legal responsibility to ensure that all employees are entitled to live and work in the UK.

Review of the Job Plan

The Job plan will be subject to regular review with the postholder.

Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust