GENERAL INTERNIST

To provide general internal medical care to patients within the Cheshire Hall Medical Center and Cockburn Town Medical Center on a shared and rotational basis.

The post holder will do or cause to be done the activities below.  These activities are not exhaustive and other duties which are within the realms of his/ her qualifications, experience and ability may be required.

1. Clinical

1.1.    Provide evidenced based care to Internal Medicine in-patients and those patients referred to Internal Medicine for consultation as part of multidisciplinary care.

1.2.    Provide evidenced based care to Internal Medicine out-patients via the Out Patient clinic

1.3.    Provide evidenced based care to High Dependancy Unit patients.

1.4.    Provide Internal Medicine emergency coverage on an on-call basis and in accordance with the roster

1.5.    Provide ethical, competent, empathetic and evidence based patient care within acceptable regional and evidenced based standards

1.6.    Facilitate, where neccessary, visiting consultants

1.7.    Assist colleagues in a collegiate and respectful manner where neccessary

1.8.    Advise and supervise the delivery of nursing and junior level staff to the Intenral Medicine patients.

1.9.    Attend daily ward rounds on patients admitted to Internal Medicine