Clinical Trust Fellow ST1ST2 - General Surgery

He/she will check the House Surgeons admissions and treatments giving advice and arranging treatment or operation after consulting the Registrar or Consultant concerned. He/she will normally seek advice from his/her Registrar or Consultant before referring patients to other specialties. The SHO is responsible for all the patients under the care of the Consultant Surgeon(s) to whose firm he/she is attached at the time and for the patients of all the Consultant Surgeons when 'on-call' and when covering for his/her colleagues. He/she will refer to his/her Specialist Registrar or Consultant when problems exceed his authority and experience and he/she will support and advise the House Surgeon who will refer to him/her. He/she must maintain liaison between other SHOs who are on duty before and after him/her to maintain adequate continuity and communication of patient care. He/she is responsible for arranging the patients' care, ordering their treatment and investigations. He/she will instruct the nursing staff in the care of patients. Ensure that, based on the needs of the patients and their families, care is delivered to the highest standard, maintaining the patient's dignity at all times. Wherever possible, the aim is to promote independence and restore healthy living. Assist in establishing and maintaining a high quality environment for patients and staff that delivers excellent care to patients and supports the achievement of all local and national access targets. Through personal leadership and influence, contribute to maintaining the highest standards of clinical and environmental hygiene, to assure infection control standards and eliminate hospital-acquired infections. Assist in promoting and developing the culture of a learning organisation, that is fully committed to providing excellence in both health and customer care, and to providing continuous improvement. Participate in Continuous Professional Development, thus enabling the Trust to enhance its reputation for high quality education, learning and development, and research. Use all resources wisely, and promote a culture of value for money and return on investment. The department has a commitment to the quality indicators set out by the Government. The applicant will be expected to contribute to achieving that goal through development of policies and pathways and by innovation in the service provision.