Full-timeHealthcare & care· Posted 13 Sept

Resident Physician (Orthopaedic Surgery)

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Full-time hours

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Yishun

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Start: Not stated
Work mode: On-site
Experience: Some experience

About the role

This role sits within the Hand and Reconstructive Microsurgery service of the Orthopaedic Surgery department at Khoo Teck Puat Hospital. You will work at the level of a junior surgeon, caring for patients in clinics, operating theatres and wards under the guidance of a consultant hand surgeon. It suits a doctor who already has several years of relevant experience and wants to deepen their surgical skills in a busy public hospital setting.

What you'll do

Manage an outpatient specialist hand clinic, seeing new and follow-up cases
Run a local hand surgery theatre list
Support orthopaedic residents in managing hand cases
Assist the consultant in the general anaesthesia hand list

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Cover at least three operating lists each week

Take part in clinic and preoperative assessment of patients

Serve periodic night and on-call duties as tag on-call with the orthopaedic on-call team

Keep your log book updated to track your work and experience

Take part in teaching undergraduates, interns and junior residents

Complete at least one research or audit project each year

Good to know

One half-day session each week is set aside for academic or research activities
There are thrice-weekly didactic lectures and teaching department meetings, plus regular national hand surgery teaching sessions
Additional practice time in the microsurgery laboratory can be arranged
You will present patients at surgical audits and morbidity and mortality meetings
You are expected to produce one educational resource on hand surgery for the department portal
Surgical case participation increases as your expertise grows

Requirements

Qualification from a university or medical institution listed in the Schedules of the Singapore Medical Council
Registered as a medical doctor in the country where the qualification was conferred and in the last place(s) of practice
At least 3 years of working experience as a Resident Physician or equivalent in the relevant discipline
Active clinical practice for the immediate past 3 years
Evidence of English proficiency meeting the Singapore Medical Council's acceptable score if the basic medical qualification was not taught in English
Medical registration granted by the Singapore Medical Council

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