VICTOR OBONG

• I work an average of 40 hours per week across Provided patient care in an emergency department setting and Participated in general surgery procedures and patient care/Urology in Southport and Formby District Hospital and General Surgery/Urology in Whiston Hospital.
• Emergency Department
• Oversaw care of emergency department patients from initial assessment to discharge or admission, ensuring timely interventions and continuity of care.
• Rapid patient assessment, conduct immediate evaluations, obtain histories, perform physical exams, and triage based on severity.
• Order and interpret labs, imaging, ECGs, and other tests to identify acute conditions.
• Management of diverse medical, surgical and trauma-related emergencies, such as cardiac arrest, ACS, stroke, CAP, IECOPD, Sepsis, bowel obstruction, acute appendicitis, biliary sepsis, acute diverticulitis, lacerations, fractures and dislocations, etc.
• Provided emergency treatment and stabilization, delivering life-saving interventions including airway management, CPR, trauma resuscitation, and fracture reduction.
• Collaborate with nurses, specialists, and other healthcare professionals to ensure efficient patient flow and comprehensive care.
• Determine whether patients require admission, transfer, specialist referral, or discharge with follow-up instructions.
• Maintain accurate and detailed medical records for all patient encounters.
• Documenting all patient care and treatment in medical records
• Ensuring adherence to all hospital protocols and guidelines for patient care
• General Surgery
• Conducted daily ward rounds with surgical team, juniors, and consultants, leading discussions to optimise patient management and care approaches.
• Update unit lists before the ward rounds and ensure patient's location, investigations and NEWS score are up to date.
• Review of patients, monitoring vital signs, fluid balance and blood results.
• Prescribe medications and IV fluids.
• Clerk and review of surgical patients in A/E during the on calls and formulating management plan.
• Request and review of investigations like U/Es, FBC, CT Scans etc.
• Initial management and resuscitation of surgical/ urologic emergencies.
• Undertake minor procedures like Venepuncture, IV access, Urethral Catheterization, NG/Ryles tube insertion, drainage of abscesses, chest tube insertion etc.
• Assist the registrar and consultant in surgical procedures example laparoscopic Appendectomy, Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy, Laparotomy + Hartman's Operation etc.
• Carry out Post take plans.
• Complete discharge letters.
• Participate in audit

Clerked new patients in A/E, managed acute emergencies including acute coronary syndromes, diabetic emergencies, and exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Attended crash calls and participated in resuscitation of cardiac arrest patients.

Contributed to daily board rounds and handovers, collaborating with multidisciplinary team members to ensure comprehensive patient care.

Ensuring accurate documentation and implementation of management plans by liaising with nurses and other staff. Requesting appropriate investigations, interpretation of results and drawing up management plans, to be reviewed by the supervising consultants.

Assessed clinical conditions of patients, reviewed charts, investigation results, and medications to inform management decisions.

Participating and making contributions in board rounds/ handovers daily, alongside other members of the team

Procedures routinely performed include IV cannulation, venipuncture, urethral catheterization, IV fluid administration, NGT insertion, Ascitic fluid drainage.

Drafting discharge summaries for all my patients prior to discharge.

Sending referrals to relevant specialties via phone calls and writing.

Procedures routinely performed include IV cannulation, venipuncture, urethral catheterization, IV fluid administration, NGT insertion, Ascitic fluid drainage.

• Reviewed general surgical emergencies in A&E, obtaining patient history, performing examinations, requesting relevant investigations, and independently performing emergency surgeries, collaborating with the consultant when necessary.
• Review of General Surgical emergencies in A&E; obtaining history, examining and requesting relevant investigation and performing emergency surgeries independently and occasionally with the consultant depending on the nature of the case.
• Perform Weekly Elective General Surgical operations example, Excision of Lumps, Haemorrhoidectomies, etc.
• Pre-operative review of general surgical patients.
• Managed emergency surgical conditions, including abdominal and chest traumas and acute appendicitis, ensuring timely and effective interventions.
• General Surgery outpatient consultations.
• Assisted the consultant in major general surgical operations, including laparoscopic cholecystectomy and abdominoplasties, contributing to successful surgical outcomes.
• Management of Medical problems in surgical patients. Example Diabetes, Hypertension, Asthma etc in surgical patients.
• Teaching interns and resident doctors.

• Review of General Surgical emergencies in A&E; obtaining history, examining and requesting relevant investigation and performing emergency surgeries independently and occasionally with the consultant depending on the nature of the case.
• Managed surgical conditions across breast, oncology, endocrinology, and gastrointestinal tract, including outpatient consultations for general surgery.
• Review of General Surgical emergencies in A&E; obtaining history, examine and request relevant investigation and performing emergency surgeries independently and occasionally with the consultant depending on the nature of the case.
• Performed weekly elective general surgical operations, including excisions of lumps and haemorrhoidectomies.
• Perform Weekly Elective General Surgical operations example, Excision of Lumps, Haemorrhoidectomies, etc.
• Assist the Consultant in Major General Surgical operations example Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy, Abdominoplasties etc.
• Management of Medical problems in surgical patients. For example Diabetes, Hypertension, Asthma etc.
• Post -operative care of surgical patients.
• Post -operative care of surgical patients.
• Conducted training sessions for interns and resident doctors to enhance their clinical skills.

Surgical Management of patients spanning all surgery specialties viz, General Surgery, Urology, Orthopaedics, Cardio Thoracic, Paediatric Surgery and Burns and Plastic Surgery.

Management of Medical problems in surgical patients. Example Diabetes, Hypertension, Asthma etc.

Managed medical problems in surgical patients, including diabetes, hypertension, and asthma.

Post-operative care of surgical patients

Performed weekly elective surgical operations, such as excision of lumps, in a clinical setting to provide patient care.

Assisted in emergency surgical operations, including appendectomy and exploratory laparotomy, within a high-pressure hospital environment.

Assist the Consultant/Senior Registrar in Major Surgical

operations, both elective and emergency

Rotations in General Surgery, Urology, Orthopaedics, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Paediatric Surgery, Burns and Plastics, Accident and Emergency, and Anaesthesia.

Teaching medical students and house officers

• Assist in elective and emergency caesarian sections.
• Routine in-patient and out-patient management of medical conditions.
• Assist in elective and emergency caesarean sections.
• Routine resuscitation and stabilization of emergency medical and surgical cases.
• Provision of day to day support related to Clinical Management of HIV/AIDS, PMTCT, TB, and integrated medical services at the facility level.
• Scheduled appointments, staff meetings, and presentations.
• Provided daily clinical care to patients, monitoring their health and addressing medical needs.
• Assist in elective and emergency caesarian sections.
• Provision of day-to-day support related to Clinical Management of HIV/AIDS, PMTCT, TB, and integrated medical services at the facility level.
• Diagnosed HIV/AIDS and TB, facilitating prompt referrals to secondary facilities for advanced treatment.
• Assist in organisation of seminars, workshops and training of other healthcare workers.
• Assisted in organising seminars, workshops, and training sessions for healthcare workers to enhance their skills and knowledge.

• Managed in-patient and out-patient care for diverse medical conditions, ensuring comprehensive patient support.
• Routine in-patient and out-patient management of medical conditions.
• Assisted in performing elective and emergency caesarean sections in a clinical setting.
• Routine resuscitation and stabilization of emergency medical and surgical cases.
• Diagnosis of HIV/AIDS and TB, and prompt referral to Secondary facilities.
• Scheduled appointments, staff meetings, and presentations.
• Provided daily clinical care to patients, addressing their medical needs and monitoring health status.
• Assist in elective and emergency caesarean sections.
• Supported clinical management of HIV/AIDS, PMTCT, TB, and integrated medical services, enhancing facility-level healthcare delivery.
• Conducting medical fitness tests for Oil company workers.
• Assist in organisation of seminars, workshops and training of other healthcare workers.
• Assisted in organising seminars, workshops, and training sessions for healthcare workers to enhance their skills.

• 1. PAEDIATRICS (Rotated through Paediatric Nephrology, Neonatology and Children's Emergency Unit)
• D. Attending paediatric emergencies such as bronchiolitis, seizures, malaria, under supervision.
• Conducted history taking, examinations, and collaborated with seniors on patient care.
• F. Procedures learned and performed under supervision include: episiotomy repairs, urethral catheterization, IV cannulation, speculum.
• B. Ward rounds, documentation and investigation review.
• C. Attendance at the paediatric outpatient clinic and specialist clinic weekly.
• E. Learned and performed procedures such as IV cannulation, blood transfusions, venipuncture, and nebulization.
• F. Admitted and discharged patients under supervision.
• 2. INTERNAL MEDICINE (Cardiology Unit and Emergency Department)
• A. Clerking, physical examinations and presentations to my seniors. I ensured that all the new patients at the clinics and wards were clerked.
• D. Actively participated in management of cases under adequate supervision.
• C. Daily ward rounds, documentation and following up with investigations.
• B. Outpatient specialist clinic attendance.
• E. Writing and delivery of consults to other units. Attending to consult with other members of the team when invited to review a patient.
• E. Writing and delivery of consultss to other units. Attending to consult with other members of the team when invited to review a patient.
• G. Scheduled patients and observed my seniors perform procedures h. Procedures performed by me under supervision included venipuncture, IV cannulation, urethral catheterization, NGT insertion.
• G. Scheduled patients and observed my seniors perform procedures h. Procedures performed under supervision under supervision included venipuncture, IV cannulation, urethral catheterization, NGT insertion.
• E. Involved in the management of surgical emergencies such as acute abdomen, bowel obstruction, burns, acute urinary retention, head injuries etc.
• A. Conducted comprehensive patient clerking and examinations during rotations.
• B. Pre and post-operative care of patients.
• C. Participated in outpatient clinic sessions to assist with patient consultations.
• C. Outpatient clinic attendance.
• Managed surgical emergencies, including acute abdomen, bowel obstruction, burns, acute urinary retention, and head injuries, under supervision.
• F. Procedures learned and performed include: Nasogastric intubation, urethral catheterisation, per rectal examination, venipuncture, IV cannulations, blood transfusions, aseptic wound dressing, wound debridement.
• D. Labour ward: monitored normal labour, carried out induction, stimulation, augmentation of labour, and took deliveries under supervision.
• E. Involved in pre and post-operative care of patients requiring surgery.
• F. Procedures learned and performed under supervision include: episiotomy repairs, urethral catheterization, IV cannulation, speculum.
• A. History taking and examination.
• Monitored normal labour and assisted in induction, stimulation, augmentation, and deliveries under supervision.
• C. Antenatal and postnatal clinic attendance.
• F. Procedures learnt and performed under supervision include: episiotomy repairs, urethral catheterization, IV cannulation, speculum.