Job summary
We are currently seeking 1x FY1 equivalent, 1x FY2 equivalent and 1x SHO for a 4-month post until August 2024 in acute, General Medicine and geriatrics. There is also the exciting opportunity to gain experience in a clinic setting. The successful candidate would be on a rotation identical to the medical trainees, including an educational supervisor and study budget. The post includes out of hours work.
Main duties of the job
This position involves managing patient's medical illnesses under consultant supervision, requesting investigations and organising treatments for ward patients. To promote good liason with primary care, the candidate would provide detailed discharge summaries. They would participate in the training of medical students attached to "the firm".
The role would involve communication with patients and liaising with patients' relatives.
The position involves oncall services and the clerking of new patients as well as attending emergencies and managing acutely unwell patients under supervision.
About us
Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:
- Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
- Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
- Improving the experience of staff with disability
- Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
- Making equalities mainstream
Job description
Job responsibilities
University Hospital Lewisham itself is in the centre of the London Borough of Lewisham and provides a wide range of elective and emergency healthcare to an urban residential population including people from a broad sweep of socio-economic and ethnic backgrounds.
It is a busy friendly District General Hospital and attracts excellent trainees due to its links with tertiary centres such as Kings and Guys and St Thomass.
Job description
Job responsibilities
University Hospital Lewisham itself is in the centre of the London Borough of Lewisham and provides a wide range of elective and emergency healthcare to an urban residential population including people from a broad sweep of socio-economic and ethnic backgrounds.
It is a busy friendly District General Hospital and attracts excellent trainees due to its links with tertiary centres such as Kings and Guys and St Thomass.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
- Full GMC Registration with License to Practice
- Evidence of achievement of Foundation Competencies in line with GMC Standards/Good Medical Practice
Desirable
- 1st class honors for BSc
- Distinction, merits or equivalent throughout undergraduate medical program
- MRCP Part 1
Clinical Experience, Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Appropriate knowledge base and ability to apply sound clinical judgement to problems
- Able to prioritise clinical need
Language and Communication Skills
Essential
- Good Listening, reading, writing and speaking in English language that enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues, as set out in the GMC's Good Medical Practice (2013)
- Able to build rapport, listen, persuade and negotiate
- Capacity to use logical/lateral thinking to solve problems/make decisions Capacity to work effectively with other.
- Able to work in multi professional teams
- Capacity to take in others' perspectives and treat other with understanding
- Sees patients as people
Research & Academic Skills
Essential
- Demonstrate understanding of the importance of audit and research
- Evidence of teaching experience
- Evidence of active participation in audit
Desirable
- Evidence of relevant academic and research achievement
Attributes
Essential
- The ability to prioritize tasks and information and take appropriate decisions
- Initiative and ability to deal with pressure and/or challenge
- Commitment to learning and continued professional development
- Self-awareness and insight into the boundaries of their own abilities
- An understanding of equality and diversity
Probity
Essential
- The applicant must demonstrate appropriate professional behavior as set out in the GMC's Good Medical Practice (2013), i.e. o Integrity o Honesty o Confidentiality
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
- Full GMC Registration with License to Practice
- Evidence of achievement of Foundation Competencies in line with GMC Standards/Good Medical Practice
Desirable
- 1st class honors for BSc
- Distinction, merits or equivalent throughout undergraduate medical program
- MRCP Part 1
Clinical Experience, Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Appropriate knowledge base and ability to apply sound clinical judgement to problems
- Able to prioritise clinical need
Language and Communication Skills
Essential
- Good Listening, reading, writing and speaking in English language that enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues, as set out in the GMC's Good Medical Practice (2013)
- Able to build rapport, listen, persuade and negotiate
- Capacity to use logical/lateral thinking to solve problems/make decisions Capacity to work effectively with other.
- Able to work in multi professional teams
- Capacity to take in others' perspectives and treat other with understanding
- Sees patients as people
Research & Academic Skills
Essential
- Demonstrate understanding of the importance of audit and research
- Evidence of teaching experience
- Evidence of active participation in audit
Desirable
- Evidence of relevant academic and research achievement
Attributes
Essential
- The ability to prioritize tasks and information and take appropriate decisions
- Initiative and ability to deal with pressure and/or challenge
- Commitment to learning and continued professional development
- Self-awareness and insight into the boundaries of their own abilities
- An understanding of equality and diversity
Probity
Essential
- The applicant must demonstrate appropriate professional behavior as set out in the GMC's Good Medical Practice (2013), i.e. o Integrity o Honesty o Confidentiality
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).
