Job summary
Senior Clinical Fellow (Internal Medicine Trainee 3 IMT3 - ST3+/ SPR level) within Acute, General & General Medicine
Commencing As soon as possible, for 6 months (with a view to extend)
Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust are offering an exciting opportunity to become part of a vibrant, forward-thinking team within Acute, General and Geriatric medicine on our Lewisham site. Successful applicants will be able to develop individualised educational goals, including a focus within the specialty of your choice.
Main duties of the job
- Medical management of inpatients on the acute medical wards of managed under the COTE and General Medicine teams.- Providing day to day cover for the wards and units they are directly assigned to, as an integral member of a consultant-led team. This includes review of new patients, follow-up of investigations and treatment and overseeing the day to day management of patients within these wards and units, attending Consultant ward rounds and participating in multi-disciplinary meetings, maintaining accurate, complete and legible notes, prescribe medicines in the drug chart and issuing timely discharge letters / e-discharges and discharge medications (TTO's) to promote good liaison with General Practitioners- To attend outpatient clinics as required- Liaison and communication with other Medical and Surgical Units and other disciplines within the hospital. liaise with patients' relatives- Participation in the General Medical on-call Rota. provide cover for colleagues in an emergency and when on annual / study leave,- Attending all training opportunities provided by the department. Opportunities will be available to plan and organise own continuing medical education within financial resources available.- To take active part in all aspects Clinical Governance.- To participate in induction and regular appraisal, assessment and continuing professional development throughout the contract.
About us
The Division of Acute and Emergency Medicine is responsible for services in the Emergency Departments, Acute General Medicine, Medicine for the Elderly, Stroke, Therapies, Pharmacy, and Intermediate care. Within the Division, University hospital Lewisham (UHL) has 295 beds including a 46-bed Medical Admissions Unit, a 24-bed Frailty Unit, 6 General Medical wards (including high dependency and cardiac beds), 4 Medicine for the Elderly wards and 2 Stroke rehabilitation Units (28 bedded and 24 bedded units)..Page 6 of 13The Division is led by the Divisional Director of Medicine (Dr B McCall). The General Management Team is led by a Divisional General Manager with the assistance of site specific Deputy General Managers.- The Division's Nursing Team is led by the Heads of Nursing; each is assisted by a Senior Nurse and "Modern Matrons" who have clinical supervisory roles across the Division. As well as the Ward and Departmental Nursing teams, there are Nurse Consultants in Cardiology, Diabetes and Respiratory Medicine and Nurse Specialists in Cardiology, Respiratory Medicine, Cystic Fibrosis, Gastroenterology, Cancer & Palliative Care, Diabetes, Dermatology, Rheumatology, Parkinson's Disease/Dementia, Falls and Multiple Sclerosis.- There is also a 24 hour Clinical Site Management Team, managed by the Division of Critical Care, Women, Children and Pathology to reduce the number of calls on junior doctors and assist with bed management especially out of hours and at weekends
Job description
Job responsibilities
This is an exciting opportunity to become part of a Trust which is committed to delivering the highest standards of acute care to our local population, to develop new services, and to enhance links with our tertiary partners.
Clerk patients admitted on emergency take daysManage patients medical illnessesRequest investigations / treatments for patientsCommunicate with patientsAttend and undertake ward rounds as requiredProvide cover for colleagues in an emergency andwhen on annual / study leaveParticipate in the training of medical studentsProvide discharge summaries etc.To promote good liaison with General Practitioners,Liaise with patients' relatives and provide on-callservices as requiredAlthough this post does not have a recognizedtraining number, the educational opportunities arethe same and can count towards training experience
Job description
Job responsibilities
This is an exciting opportunity to become part of a Trust which is committed to delivering the highest standards of acute care to our local population, to develop new services, and to enhance links with our tertiary partners.
Clerk patients admitted on emergency take daysManage patients medical illnessesRequest investigations / treatments for patientsCommunicate with patientsAttend and undertake ward rounds as requiredProvide cover for colleagues in an emergency andwhen on annual / study leaveParticipate in the training of medical studentsProvide discharge summaries etc.To promote good liaison with General Practitioners,Liaise with patients' relatives and provide on-callservices as requiredAlthough this post does not have a recognizedtraining number, the educational opportunities arethe same and can count towards training experience
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oMBBS or equivalent medical qualification
- oMRCP (UK) Part 2 written or equivalent desirable
- oCompletion of IMT Stage 1 (IMT1 and IMT2) desirable
Eligibility
Essential
- oEligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment
- oEvidence of achievement of Foundation competences by time of appointment in line with GMC standards/ Good Medical Practice including Good clinical care Maintaining good medical care Good relationships and communication with patients Good working relationships with colleagues Good teaching and training Professional behavior and probity Delivery of good acute critical care
- oEvidence of achievement of CT/ST1 competences in medicine at time of appointment, supported by evidence from work based assessments of clinical performance (DOPS, Mini-CEX, CBD, ACAT) and multisource Feedback of equivalent.
- oEligibility to work in the UK
Language Skills
Essential
- All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues demonstrated by one of the following: That applicants have undertaken undergraduate medical training in English; or Have the following scores in the academic International English Language Testing System (IELTS) - Overall 7.5, Speaking 7, Listening 7, Reading 7, Writing 7
Health
Essential
- Meeting professional health requirements (in line with GMC standards/Good Medical Practice)
Career Progression
Essential
- oAbility to provide complete details of employment history
- oEvidence that career progression is consistent with personal circumstances
- oEvidence that present achievement and performance is commensurate with totality of period training
- oAt least 24 months experience at ST/SHO level (not including foundation modules)
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oMBBS or equivalent medical qualification
- oMRCP (UK) Part 2 written or equivalent desirable
- oCompletion of IMT Stage 1 (IMT1 and IMT2) desirable
Eligibility
Essential
- oEligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment
- oEvidence of achievement of Foundation competences by time of appointment in line with GMC standards/ Good Medical Practice including Good clinical care Maintaining good medical care Good relationships and communication with patients Good working relationships with colleagues Good teaching and training Professional behavior and probity Delivery of good acute critical care
- oEvidence of achievement of CT/ST1 competences in medicine at time of appointment, supported by evidence from work based assessments of clinical performance (DOPS, Mini-CEX, CBD, ACAT) and multisource Feedback of equivalent.
- oEligibility to work in the UK
Language Skills
Essential
- All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues demonstrated by one of the following: That applicants have undertaken undergraduate medical training in English; or Have the following scores in the academic International English Language Testing System (IELTS) - Overall 7.5, Speaking 7, Listening 7, Reading 7, Writing 7
Health
Essential
- Meeting professional health requirements (in line with GMC standards/Good Medical Practice)
Career Progression
Essential
- oAbility to provide complete details of employment history
- oEvidence that career progression is consistent with personal circumstances
- oEvidence that present achievement and performance is commensurate with totality of period training
- oAt least 24 months experience at ST/SHO level (not including foundation modules)
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).
