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Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

Junior Clinical Fellow

The closing date is 28 July 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) orsubstantively. Candidates will work in 4-month blocks and can express a preferenceas to which departments they work for across the divisions of Acute, Emergency andSpecialist Medicine, we will endeavour to accommodate candidate's specialtyrequests as much as possible but cannot guarantee this.

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

Main duties of the job

  • Medical management of inpatients on a General Medicine ward, and out of hours includes general and acute medical wards.
  • 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.
  • Liaison and communication with other Medical and Surgical Units and other disciplines within the hospital. liaise with patients' relations Participation in the General Medical on-call rota to 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.

About us

Working for your organisation

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

28 July 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£49,909 a year per annum plus London weighting

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

197-HF7099

Job locations

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Woolwich

London

SE18 4QH


Job description

Job responsibilities

Within the Emergency Department:

The successful candidate will work in a EWTD compliant full shift rota covering average of less than 48 hours including three hours of paid teaching and study time per week and on duty for approximately 1 in 3 weekends and approximately the equivalent of 4 nights per month. There is no on-call responsibility.

A team of Senior Clinical Decision makers are present on the clinical shop floor to provide support and clinical supervision 24 hours a day. ED Consultants presence, supervision and support are available from 0800 to 2200 every day.

Within the Medical Department:

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 gastroenterology, frailty, respiratory, neurology, diabetes and endocrine, acute medicine or haematology/oncology.

All posts are supervised by a specialist consultant. There is regular teaching that the successful applicant will be able to attend.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Within the Emergency Department:

The successful candidate will work in a EWTD compliant full shift rota covering average of less than 48 hours including three hours of paid teaching and study time per week and on duty for approximately 1 in 3 weekends and approximately the equivalent of 4 nights per month. There is no on-call responsibility.

A team of Senior Clinical Decision makers are present on the clinical shop floor to provide support and clinical supervision 24 hours a day. ED Consultants presence, supervision and support are available from 0800 to 2200 every day.

Within the Medical Department:

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 gastroenterology, frailty, respiratory, neurology, diabetes and endocrine, acute medicine or haematology/oncology.

All posts are supervised by a specialist consultant. There is regular teaching that the successful applicant will be able to attend.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Medical Degree
  • Full current GMC registration with a licence to practice

Competencies

Essential

  • ALS provider (Advanced Life Support)

Desirable

  • Airway management skills
  • Competency in vascular access, including central venous catheter insertion

Experience

Essential

  • As a minimum Foundation Year 2 training on a HEE accredited training programme

Desirable

  • At least one year post foundation year experience in Medicine, Emergency Medicine or Anaesthesia
  • Experience in Intensive Care Medicine or Anaesthesia
  • Evidence of participation in research and/or clinical audit projects

Audit

Essential

  • Through understanding of principles of medical audit

Desirable

  • Evidence of participation in audit project

Administration

Essential

  • Familiar with current structure of health service and knowledgeable about recent initiatives and changes

Desirable

  • Some understanding of clinical risk management
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Medical Degree
  • Full current GMC registration with a licence to practice

Competencies

Essential

  • ALS provider (Advanced Life Support)

Desirable

  • Airway management skills
  • Competency in vascular access, including central venous catheter insertion

Experience

Essential

  • As a minimum Foundation Year 2 training on a HEE accredited training programme

Desirable

  • At least one year post foundation year experience in Medicine, Emergency Medicine or Anaesthesia
  • Experience in Intensive Care Medicine or Anaesthesia
  • Evidence of participation in research and/or clinical audit projects

Audit

Essential

  • Through understanding of principles of medical audit

Desirable

  • Evidence of participation in audit project

Administration

Essential

  • Familiar with current structure of health service and knowledgeable about recent initiatives and changes

Desirable

  • Some understanding of clinical risk management

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

Woolwich

London

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

Woolwich

London

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 Medicine

Jeeva Kukanesen

jeeva.kukanesen@nhs.net

07939530870

Details

Date posted

28 July 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£49,909 a year per annum plus London weighting

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

197-HF7099

Job locations

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Woolwich

London

SE18 4QH


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