Location: United Kingdom – South London, Birmingham & West Midlands, Cheshire

Rate: £ 93.5 to £ 117 K (Contract) – £1800 – £2250 per week

More than 230 private hospitals all over the United Kingdom will be looking for Resident Medical Officer’s in 2012.
We currently have 40 positions starting in March 2012 with contract lasting from 6 months up to 2 years. The specific skills required include having 6 months surgical and post-operative care experience in the last 2 years. These may be
in
• Anaesthesiology
• Obstetrics and Gynaecology
• General Surgery
• Traumatology
• Orthopaedics
• Urology
Although RMO’s do not work in theatre, 90% of the work is related to the post-operative care of patients.

The RMO is responsible for leading the Crash Team in the event of a cardiac arrest situation. The RMO is expected to take total charge of the situation and advise the other clinicians on what action to take. These situations do not constantly
occur and so the majority of the RMO role is taken up by:
Seeing and interacting with patients
• Prescribing (and often dispensing) appropriate medication (as directed by the consultant)
• Taking bloods
• Insert IV drips and cannulations
• Carrying out ECG’s and analysing
• Liaising with Consultants about their relevant patients
• General monitoring of patient’s while in your care
RMO’s usually work 168-hour shifts, during which time they are required to remain on the hospital site at all times. Meals and accommodation are provided free whilst on duty and the on-call room will usually have satellite TV. RMO’s cover private hospital for emergencies and general ward work; some hospitals may require RMO’s to assist in theatre.
The hospitals vary in size, medical complexity and workload but a typical private hospital will handle elective surgery only. There are relatively few acute medical admissions, as private hospitals
generally do not accept myocardial infarcts, etc. Only the larger hospitals (>60 beds) will have ICU and most of the clinical workload is geared towards general ward work and managing post-operative complications.

Pay ranges from £93,600 – £117,000 PA (pro rata)