Trauma Foundation Year 1 Doctor

The appointee will complete a 12‑month placement within Trauma and cross‑cover Acute General Surgery on call. This is a standalone Foundation Year 1 post that is suitable for any medical graduate with full GMC registration. The post offers robust clinical experience, including emergency takes, inpatient and day‑surgery lists, clerking, ward rounds, and discharge summaries. It provides a smooth transition into F2 training or Junior Clinical Fellow posts.

Main duties of the job

• Take patient histories and perform routine examinations
• Communicate with patients and family members
• Provide day‑to‑day medical care under supervision
• Clerking of patients admitted on emergency take days
• Participate in inpatient and day‑surgery operating lists
• Request investigations and treatments for patients
• Attend and undertake ward rounds as required
• Provide cover for colleagues during emergencies, annual and study leave
• Train medical students attached to the firm
• Write discharge summaries to promote liaison with general practitioners
• Liaise with patients’ relatives

Job responsibilities

• Work collaboratively to provide comprehensive patient care and manage the care group’s services
• Provide 24/7 cover (rotational basis) and cover colleagues’ leave and sickness periods
• Participate in multidisciplinary meetings, audit and clinical governance programmes
• Attend outpatient clinic commitments in peripheral hospitals as scheduled by management
• Support the trust’s research interests and quality improvement initiatives
• Ensure compliance with infection prevention and control policies and uphold patient safety standards
• Assist in staff appraisal processes and promote job satisfaction within the specialty

Person Specification

Qualifications – Essential

• Medical degree
• Full GMC registration with a license to practice

Qualifications – Desirable

• Additional higher degree or diploma (e.g., MD)

Training & Experience – Essential

• Experience in the day‑to‑day organisation of trauma services in a busy teaching hospital

Training & Experience – Desirable

• Research and publication record
• Distinctions or prizes during undergraduate training

Administration – Essential

• Strong organisational skills

Administration – Desirable

• Knowledge of the current health service structure and recent initiatives

Audit & Quality Improvement – Desirable

• Experience of audit
• Management course or relevant qualification

Personal Skills & Attributes – Essential

• Effective communicator capable of working in a close‑knit team and cooperating with all medical and paramedical staff
• Professional attitude, reliability, good attendance record, and tidy personal appearance

Personal Skills & Attributes – Desirable

• Familiarity with information technology and general computer skills

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