Job summary
Job Summary
This is an innovative post rotating through clinical departments giving a broad exposure to medicine mirroring the Internal Medicine Training Programme.
This is a standalone one-year post of 4 clinical rotations in respiratory medicine and is structured and administered as per the internal medicine training programme. These posts are at junior clinical fellow level equivalent to IMT1-2. For this reason, applicants must have undertaken work in the NHS in medical specialties prior to application. This must be equivalent to completion of the Foundation Programme and ideally additional work in a medical specialty at 'FY3/junior clinical fellow' level post Foundation competency sign off.
Role may close early if a sufficient number of applications have been received.
Main duties of the job
The posts rotate through a combination of 4 posts per 12 months of the programme:
- Asthma (3 months)
- Airways (3 months)
- Cystic fibrosis (3 months)
- Host Defence (3 months)
- Interstitial Lung Disease [ILD] (3 months)
- Sleep & Ventilation (3 months)
About us
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust (GSTT) is one of the largest hospital trusts in the country, comprising two of London's oldest and best-known teaching hospitals. The hospitals have a long history, dating back almost 900 years, and have been at the forefront of medical progress and innovation since they were founded. Both hospitals have built on these traditions and continue to have a strong national and international reputation for clinical excellence, teaching, research, and innovation.
GSTT includes St Thomas' Hospital, Guy's Hospital, Evelina London Children's Hospital and both adult and children's community services in Lambeth and Southwark. Royal Brompton and Harefield hospitals also became part of Guy's and St. Thomas' in February 2021, bringing together world-leading expertise and research in heart and lung disease.
We are part of King's Health Partners (KHP), one of only eight accredited UK Academic Health Sciences Centres (AHSC), and a pioneering collaboration between one of the world's leading research-led universities and three of London's most successful NHS Foundation Trusts.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Doctors in this post will have access to the full programme of Internal Medicine Training teaching, including weekly teaching and skills and simulation teaching. You will be encouraged to maintain an equivalent portfolio which could be used to demonstrate experience equivalent to one year of the IMT programme.
Job Plan
Provisional respiratory rotations are as follows:
Rotation 1
Asthma
Cystic fibrosis
ILD
Sleep & Vent
Rotation 2
Airways
Host defence
Sleep & Vent
ILD
Rotation 3
Host defence
Sleep & Vent
Asthma
Cystic fibrosis
Rotation 4
Sleep & Vent
ILD
Cystic fibrosis
Airways
Job description
Job responsibilities
Doctors in this post will have access to the full programme of Internal Medicine Training teaching, including weekly teaching and skills and simulation teaching. You will be encouraged to maintain an equivalent portfolio which could be used to demonstrate experience equivalent to one year of the IMT programme.
Job Plan
Provisional respiratory rotations are as follows:
Rotation 1
Asthma
Cystic fibrosis
ILD
Sleep & Vent
Rotation 2
Airways
Host defence
Sleep & Vent
ILD
Rotation 3
Host defence
Sleep & Vent
Asthma
Cystic fibrosis
Rotation 4
Sleep & Vent
ILD
Cystic fibrosis
Airways
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC Registration with a licence to practice at the time of application.
Desirable
- MRCP Part 1
- Advanced Life Support certification
- Wish to train in a group 1 or group 2 medical specialty
Previous experience
Essential
- Successful completion of a UK medical Foundation Programme (or equivalent)
- Prior NHS experience working at FY2 or junior clinical fellow level in a medical specialty.
Desirable
- Previous experience at FY3/JCF level in a relevant medical specialty
- Previous experience in ED
- Previous experience in ICU
- Previous contribution to audit
- Undertaken research in relevant field
Skills/Knowledge/Ability
Essential
- Team Player
- Effective verbal and written communication
Desirable
- Commitment to teaching
- Commitment to ongoing personal development
- Clear decision-making ability in a busy environment
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC Registration with a licence to practice at the time of application.
Desirable
- MRCP Part 1
- Advanced Life Support certification
- Wish to train in a group 1 or group 2 medical specialty
Previous experience
Essential
- Successful completion of a UK medical Foundation Programme (or equivalent)
- Prior NHS experience working at FY2 or junior clinical fellow level in a medical specialty.
Desirable
- Previous experience at FY3/JCF level in a relevant medical specialty
- Previous experience in ED
- Previous experience in ICU
- Previous contribution to audit
- Undertaken research in relevant field
Skills/Knowledge/Ability
Essential
- Team Player
- Effective verbal and written communication
Desirable
- Commitment to teaching
- Commitment to ongoing personal development
- Clear decision-making ability in a busy environment
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
