Specialist Family Medicine

Required Skills

Position Summary:Being one of the clinical roles within the Clinical Services of the hospital, the position will require a person who has practiced for at least 3 years of Clinical Experience Beyond Completion of Internship and. It is a pivotal role in the establishment of services at the hospital to ensure services are at an International standard and to meet and exceed accreditation standards.Responsibilities:Admitting patients to hospital under the supervision of the consultant/specialist and ensuring that full admission documentation (history and physical, Admission note and initial integrated plan, diet order…) are recorded.Documentation of handover notes.Initiating appropriate investigations as instructed by the consultant/specialist.Ordering treatments and medications as instructed by the consultant/specialist.Liaising with non-clinical/ clinical staff.Conducting ward rounds at least once daily and as appropriate and if required with the consultant.Preparing for and participating in consultant/senior staff rounds.Keeping daily records of inpatient progress.Following up patients in inpatients.Following up the results of investigations and adjusting patient treatment/management accordingly.Preparing patients for procedures or surgery, where applicable.Obtaining patients informed consent.Receiving calls and seeing patients from the Emergency Department and specialty clinics.