DOCTOR JOB DESCRIPTION
Description varies greatly depending on the area of specialism. However, generic
duties of the job include:
Monitoring and providing general care to patients on hospital wards and in
outpatient clinics;
Admitting patients requiring special care, followed by investigations and
treatment;
Examining and talking to patients to diagnose their medical conditions;
Carrying out specific procedures, e.g. performing operations and specialist
investigations;
Making notes and preparing paperwork, both as a legal record of treatment
and for the benefit of other healthcare professionals;
Working with other doctors as part of a team, either in the same department
or within other specialties;
Liaising with other medical and non-medical staff in the hospital to ensure
quality treatment;
Promoting health education;
Undertaking managerial responsibilities such as planning the workload and
staffing of the department, especially at more senior levels;
Teaching and supervising junior doctors and medical students;
Carrying out auditing and research.
I have read the job description and understand the functions and objectives of the position.
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