Specialist Physician - Surgery-General (STMC)

Role Overview

Specialist Physician - Surgery-General at SEHA, delivering high quality, evidence-based and patient-centred care within the Division.

Role Purpose

The Specialist Physician shares the same responsibility of the Consultant Physician for delivering high quality, evidence-based and patient-centred care. The post holder is expected to be an example of clinical excellence within the Division and contributes to the supervision and training of junior medical staff.

Key Responsibilities

Clinical Care

• Diagnose and treat patients according to established standards of best practice for the specialty 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.
• Ensure preparation of patients for all procedures including obtaining informed consent.
• Accept clinically appropriate referrals from the Emergency Department, primary care, other departments, specialty clinics, walk-in patients, and patients referred from other hospitals.
• Review results of all investigations regularly and modify treatment as required.
• Liaise with other medical specialties and support services for additional input as required.
• Communicate clinical information to patients and the patient's family and friends (with patient consent) in a timely manner.

Supervision & Training

• 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.
• Keep abreast of current relevant literature and latest trends and technologies in the industry.

Multidisciplinary Collaboration

• Actively participate in multidisciplinary meetings to help plan effective, safe and holistic care for individual patients.
• Maintain a good working relationship with members of staff and promote collaboration and a team-based approach to patient care.

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.

Compliance & Documentation

• Comply with all hospital policies regarding admissions, consultations, daily patient care, surgical procedures, discharge protocols, outpatient and follow-up practices.
• Accurately document all relevant clinical information in a clear and timely fashion in accordance with established procedures.
• Practice appropriate utilization of the organization's resources.

Managerial & Administration

• Support and adhere to all hospital departmental and divisional initiatives, policies and procedures.
• Support and participate in the organization's performance management system, including peer review and the productivity and utilization review processes.
• Assist Consultant staff in ensuring that adequate medical coverage is provided within the Division at all times.
• Attend Divisional meetings as invited.
• Support the reporting, investigation and response to untoward incidents.
• Assume other administrative or clinical duties as requested by Consultant staff.

Quality & Safety

• Help 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 & Research

• Promote and participate in clinical research and publication.

Qualifications & Experience

Board certification in General Surgery is required.

Experience requirements vary by tier and nationality

• Tier 1: No additional experience required post board certification.
• Tier 2: Not less than 2 years of clinical experience post qualification in an internationally accredited institute. UAE nationals require no additional experience post board certification. Non-UAE nationals enrolled in HAAD accredited residency programs require no additional experience post board certification.
• Tier 3: Not less than 3 years clinical experience as Specialist post qualification in an internationally accredited institute.