Pulse Acute Doctors - Template
Core
Assess, investigate, diagnose, and manage critically ill or injured patients presenting to the Emergency Department overnight.
Role type
Locum Emergency Medicine Doctor (Acute Care)
Builds
Patient stabilization and acute care delivery in a hospital Emergency Department
Domain
Healthcare / Emergency Medicine
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Clinical assessment and diagnosis, immediate patient stabilization, interpretation of investigations (blood tests, ECGs, imaging), clinical documentation, escalation of deteriorating cases, patient handover
Preferred skills
ALS/ATLS/APLS certification, experience with NHS electronic patient record systems, night-shift experience
Technologies
Electronic patient record systems
Responsibilities
Assess and manage patients in the Emergency Department overnight, deliver immediate treatment and stabilisation for critically ill patients, request and interpret investigations, maintain accurate clinical documentation, escalate complex cases, participate in patient handovers
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC