Registrar of Orthopedics

Job Description

1. To assess patients from the Emergency Department.
2. To attend daily ward rounds with the Orthopedic team.
3. To review patients on a regular basis in accordance with the plan of care made by the attending consultant and inform the consultant of any issues or problems.
4. Document review findings in clinical notes in a timely and legible manner.
5. To cover Operating Room duties as assigned.
6. To attend to pre and post operative work.
7. To write orders as required for e.g., Radiology, Laboratory.
8. To discharge patients on consultants’ instructions and write discharge summaries.
9. To respond to any adverse occurrences e.g., injuries, falls, sudden illnesses etc., suffered by patients, visitors, or staff.
10. To contribute to quality improvement; risk management initiatives and policy development so that the overall Orthopedic Service is of the highest quality and reflective of best practice.
11. To participate in work related projects at Taiba Hospital.
12. To adhere to Hospital Policies and Procedures e.g., JCI, Code Blue, infection control, work hours and time back.
13. To comply with Health and Safety Regulations, ensuring safe working practices in a safe working environment.
14. To undertake any other duties that may be required, which could include assisting medical colleagues throughout the hospital and acting as a resource for more junior colleagues.
15. Report and discuss all unusual findings, complication, or alterations in the management plan, with the Specialist and Consultant.
16. Performs other applicable tasks and duties assigned within the realm of your knowledge, skills, and abilities, within the hospital and/or affiliated medical.
17. Must work in shifts.
18. Assist in covering for unexpected absence.
19. Handling unscheduled emergency cases.
20. Participation in Registrar on call Rota and to provide cover in exceptional circumstances for colleagues’ absence. Although a timetable will be provided, you will be expected to be flexible, in the interest of patient care and to meet the needs of the department as decided by the HOD and CMO.