Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

Junior Clinical Fellow - Acute & General Medicine

The closing date is 29 May 2025

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Job summary

The posts are full-time, based at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woolwich site (QEH), one of the main hospital sites of Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust (LGT). Successful applicants can choose to work either as fixed term (4-12 months) or substantively. Candidates will work in 4 month blocks and can express a preference as to which departments they work for across the divisions of Acute, Emergency and Specialist Medicine, we will endeavour to accommodate candidate's specialty requests as much as possible but cannot guarantee this.

There is the option for some posts to be 80:20 clinical: educational or 80:20 clinical and managerial, to allow time for undergraduate education or management development. This can be discussed at interview.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate can work in one of several medical specialties, depending on the needs of the applicant and demands of the department. Participation in the general medical on-call rota is optional. We can provide experience in frailty, respiratory, neurology, diabetes and endocrine, acute medicine or general medicine. All posts are supervised by a specialist consultant. There is regular teaching that the successful applicant will be able to attend.

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:

  1. 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
  2. Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
  3. Improving the experience of staff with disability
  4. Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
  5. Making equalities mainstream

Details

Date posted

20 May 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£49,909 to £61,825 a year per annum plus London weighting

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

1 years

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

197-HF6820

Job locations

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Stadium Road

Woolwich

SE18 4QH


Job description

Job responsibilities

The primary duties of the post are to do Ward Rounds and the occasional clinic with ready access to support and supervision from more senior staff.

On duty 1 in 3 weekends and approximately the equivalent of 4 nights per month. No on-call responsibility.

Maintain continued professional development

Undertake and assist in audit projects at various times throughout the rotations

Attend weekly educational and multidisciplinary sessions

To co-operate with members of the HR department when monitoring hours of work. Attend induction in each new department. Comply with all local policies including dress code, annual and study leave. Medical staff will be expected to show qualities of leadership but also to know their limitations and call for help and advice appropriately.

Resident medical staff will also begin to work independently

Liaise between nurses, other junior doctors, patients, relatives and senior medicals

Job description

Job responsibilities

The primary duties of the post are to do Ward Rounds and the occasional clinic with ready access to support and supervision from more senior staff.

On duty 1 in 3 weekends and approximately the equivalent of 4 nights per month. No on-call responsibility.

Maintain continued professional development

Undertake and assist in audit projects at various times throughout the rotations

Attend weekly educational and multidisciplinary sessions

To co-operate with members of the HR department when monitoring hours of work. Attend induction in each new department. Comply with all local policies including dress code, annual and study leave. Medical staff will be expected to show qualities of leadership but also to know their limitations and call for help and advice appropriately.

Resident medical staff will also begin to work independently

Liaise between nurses, other junior doctors, patients, relatives and senior medicals

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Minimum Foundation Year 2 training on a HEE accredited training programme or demonstration of equivalent training competencies
  • At least one-year post-foundation experience in Medicine, Emergency Medicine, or Anaesthesia

Desirable

  • Evidence of participation in research and/or clinical audit projects
  • Experience in Intensive Care Medicine or Anaesthesia

General Skills

Essential

  • Basic IT skills; familiarity with software applications such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Qualifications

Essential

  • Medical Degree
  • Full Registration with GMC with license to practise

Desirable

  • At least one year post foundation year experience in Medicine, Emergency Medicine or Anaesthesia

Application form and interview

Essential

  • ALS provider (Advanced Life Support)
  • Airway management skills
  • Competency in vascular access, including central venous catheter insertion

Desirable

  • At least one year post foundation year experience in Medicine, Emergency Medicine or Anaesthesia
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Minimum Foundation Year 2 training on a HEE accredited training programme or demonstration of equivalent training competencies
  • At least one-year post-foundation experience in Medicine, Emergency Medicine, or Anaesthesia

Desirable

  • Evidence of participation in research and/or clinical audit projects
  • Experience in Intensive Care Medicine or Anaesthesia

General Skills

Essential

  • Basic IT skills; familiarity with software applications such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Qualifications

Essential

  • Medical Degree
  • Full Registration with GMC with license to practise

Desirable

  • At least one year post foundation year experience in Medicine, Emergency Medicine or Anaesthesia

Application form and interview

Essential

  • ALS provider (Advanced Life Support)
  • Airway management skills
  • Competency in vascular access, including central venous catheter insertion

Desirable

  • At least one year post foundation year experience in Medicine, Emergency Medicine or Anaesthesia

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.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

Address

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Stadium Road

Woolwich

SE18 4QH


Employer's website

https://www.lewishamandgreenwich.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

Address

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Stadium Road

Woolwich

SE18 4QH


Employer's website

https://www.lewishamandgreenwich.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Clinical Director Acute and General Medicine

Dr Jeeva Kukanesen

jeeva.kukanesen1@nhs.net

02088366000

Details

Date posted

20 May 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£49,909 to £61,825 a year per annum plus London weighting

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

1 years

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

197-HF6820

Job locations

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Stadium Road

Woolwich

SE18 4QH


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