Resident Medical Officer

NHS Jobs; Scunthorpe; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Supportive multidisciplinary team

Modern elective surgical environment

Professional development opportunities

Funded mandatory training

GMC registration reimbursement

Company pension

Generous annual leave

Free onsite parking

Employee wellbeing support

Job summary

NHS Jobs in the United Kingdom is seeking a motivated doctor with strong clinical skills to care for adult surgical patients in a modern elective environment.

You'll hold Full GMC registration and appropriate life-support certifications, with experience in acute hospital medicine, surgery, or critical care. The role emphasises patient-centred care, governance, and collaboration within multidisciplinary teams.

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration with licence to practise.
• Current ILS or ALS certification (or willingness to obtain).
• Experience in acute hospital medicine, surgery or critical care.
• Experience managing post-operative surgical patients.
• Excellent assessment and decision-making skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently while recognizing when senior advice is required.
• Experience working in multidisciplinary teams.
• Commitment to safe, patient-centred care.
• Understanding of clinical governance, audit and risk management.

Responsibilities

• Provide care for adult surgical patients.
• Manage post-operative patients.
• Work within multidisciplinary teams.
• Deliver safe, patient-centred care.
• Support clinical governance, audits and risk management.

Skills

GMC registration

ILS/ALS certification

Acute hospital/surgical/critical care

Post-operative care

Assessment and decision-making

Communication and interpersonal skills

Independent work with escalation

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Safe patient-centred care

Governance, audit and risk management

Job description

We are looking for a motivated doctor with excellent clinical skills and experience caring for adult surgical patients.

You will have:

• Full GMC registration with a licence to practise.
• Current Immediate Life Support (ILS) or Advanced Life Support (ALS) certification (or willingness to obtain).
• Experience working within acute hospital medicine, surgery or critical care.
• Experience managing post-operative surgical patients.
• Excellent assessment and decision-making skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently whilst recognising when senior advice is required.
• Experience working effectively within multidisciplinary teams.
• Commitment to delivering safe, patient-centred care.
• Understanding of clinical governance, audit and risk management.

Specialist Knowledge and Skills

You will have knowledge and experience of:

• Management of elective orthopaedic and spinal surgical patients.
• Recognition and management of deteriorating patients.
• Post-operative pain management.
• Fluid balance and electrolyte management.
• Venous thromboembolism (VTE) prevention and treatment.
• Infection prevention and antimicrobial stewardship.
• Interpretation of blood investigations, ECGs and radiology.
• Safe prescribing and medicines management.
• Documentation and clinical record keeping.
• Medical emergencies and resuscitation procedures.
• National patient safety standards and clinical governance.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary.
• Supportive multidisciplinary team.
• Modern purpose-built elective surgical environment.
• Opportunities for professional development.
• Funded mandatory training.
• GMC registration reimbursement (subject to policy).
• Company pension.
• Generous annual leave.
• Free onsite parking.
• Employee wellbeing support.

If you are passionate about delivering outstanding medical care and would like to be part of building a specialist elective surgical service, we would welcome your application.