وصف الوظيفة
Role Overview
Specialist Physician – Cardiology at SEHA Clinics. The post holder delivers high-quality, evidence-based, patient-centred care and serves as an example of clinical excellence within the Division, contributing to the supervision and training of junior medical staff.
Key Responsibilities
Clinical Care & Patient Management
- Diagnose and treat patients according to established standards of best practice for cardiology under the supervision of the Consultant Physician.
- Lead ward rounds and reassess both inpatients and outpatients on a regular basis in line with established best practice.
- Accept clinically appropriate referrals from the Emergency Department, primary care, other departments, specialty clinics, walk-in patients, and patients referred from other hospitals.
- Ensure preparation of patients for all procedures including obtaining informed consent.
- Regularly review results of all investigations and modify treatment as required.
- Communicate clinical information to patients and the patient's family and friends (with consent of the patient) in a timely manner.
- Comply with all hospital policies regarding admissions, consultations, daily patient care, surgical procedures, discharge protocols, outpatient and follow-up practices.
- Practice appropriate utilization of the organisation's resources.
- Accurately document all relevant clinical information in a clear and timely fashion in accordance with established procedures.
Supervision & Team Leadership
- Assist the Consultant Physician in supervising the activities of junior medical staff and jointly assume responsibility for the care they provide.
- Promote and assist in the instruction, guidance and supervision of junior medical staff.
- Maintain a good working relationship with members of staff and promote collaboration and a team-based approach to patient care.
Interdisciplinary Collaboration
- Liaise with other medical specialties and support services for additional input as required.
- Actively participate in multi-disciplinary meetings to help plan effective, safe and holistic care for individual patients.
On-Call & Coverage
- Participate in and support the Consultant Physician in ensuring the provision of out-of-hours (on-call) coverage on a rotational basis including evenings, nights, weekends and public holidays as required.
- Assist with Consultant staff in ensuring that adequate medical coverage is provided within the Division at all times.
Quality & Safety
- Support quality improvement initiatives within the Division.
- Support a culture of regular audit and encourage the use of audit results for improving clinical practice.
- Support the reporting, investigation and response to untoward incidents.
Education & Professional Development
- Promote and participate in clinical research and publication.
- Keep abreast of current, relevant literature and the latest trends and technologies in the industry.
Administrative & Governance
- Support and adhere to all hospital departmental and divisional initiatives, policies and procedures.
- Support and participate in the organisation's performance management system, including peer review and the productivity and utilisation review processes.
- Attend Divisional meetings as invited.
- Assume other administrative or clinical duties as requested by the Consultant Staff.
Qualifications & Experience
Special Certificate – Tier 1
No additional experience required post board certification.
Special Certificate – Tier 2
Not less than 2 years of clinical experience post qualification in internationally accredited institute.
UAE nationals: No additional experience required post board certification.
For UAE Nationals and Non-UAE Nationals enrolled in HAAD accredited residency programs: No experience required post board certification.
Special Certificate – Tier 3
Not less than 3 years clinical experience as Specialist post qualification in internationally accredited institute.