Job summary
Are you looking to progress your career in Medicine whilst working at a major London teaching hospital? This is an exciting time for you to join Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and to work in our leading medical teams as we introduce our local Internal Medicine training (IMT) programme.
We are now recruiting for year 1 stage 1 IMT (CT1/2 equivalent) medicine rotations. We anticipate appointing to 6 posts in the first year, commencing August 2025.
Candidates will be appointed to a 36-month (or 24-month by agreement) rotational programme so that on successful completion of the programme they will be able to apply for Specialty and/or Internal Medicine Stage 2 training in the range of medical specialties.
The programme will mirror and meet the requirements for Internal Medicine Stage 1 training, providing exposure to the key components of geriatric medicine, critical and intensive care, acute medicine and simulation while allowing you to gain experience of a range of additional sub-specialties.
Suitable candidates will have completed Foundation Training or equivalent and have a career interest in medicine.
We are an organisation committed to providing high quality, expert and safe care but also importantly, we value and take our role in medical education and research very seriously.
Main duties of the job
The Internal Medicine Training local rotations commence in August 2025 and are designed so that you can obtain the required core IMT training equivalence and experience (but these are not numbered training posts).
Rotations for years 1 and 2 are currently offered based in
Endocrinology, Medicine for the Elderly, Oncology, Gastroenterology, Respiratory, Neurology, Renal, Intensive Care Medicine and Haematology. Additional and alternative placements may be possible by discussion and agreement with our local TPD.
Successful candidates can expect
o Appointment to a 3-year contract (or 2-year by agreement) with 4-month or 6-month rotations across ICHT services
o Regular scheduled outpatient clinics
o A named Educational Supervisor (ES)
o 10 days study leave/ year with an enhanced personal study budget
o Simulation and PACES training
o Access to e-portfolio (Trust funded)
o Annual Review Process and support to achieve the requirements of IMT training
o Access to opportunities for quality improvement, research, leadership medical education/ training, digital health experience/training/qualifications/fellowships
o Support and mentoring from our local IMT TPD, your ES and specialty consultants withcareer and competency development and mentoring
Successful completion of the programme will equip you to apply for Specialty and/or Internal Medicine Stage 2 training
About us
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The local Internal Medicine programme will mirror and meet the requirements for Internal Medicine Stage 1, providing exposure to the key components of geriatric medicine (MoE), critical and intensive care, acute medicine and simulation while allowing you to gain experience of a range of additional sub-specialties.
All of our local IMT doctors will be offered the opportunity to obtain additional experience across our centres and via our networks in training or fellowships in
- Medical education and training
- Improvement science and methodology
- Leadership
- Digital health and transformation
- Research
You will be based in North-West London where we can offer a commitment to high quality training in world class clinical teams and services and with the stability of knowing where you will be living and working for the next 3 years.
The programme is managed, quality assured, supported and mentored by our local training programme director and education team and progress will be assessed via the local ARCP process. Successful completion of the programme and assessment at the final local ARCP could culminate in the award of an Alternative Certificate to Enter Higher Physician Specialty Training to indicate achievement of the required competencies and experience
Job description
Job responsibilities
The local Internal Medicine programme will mirror and meet the requirements for Internal Medicine Stage 1, providing exposure to the key components of geriatric medicine (MoE), critical and intensive care, acute medicine and simulation while allowing you to gain experience of a range of additional sub-specialties.
All of our local IMT doctors will be offered the opportunity to obtain additional experience across our centres and via our networks in training or fellowships in
- Medical education and training
- Improvement science and methodology
- Leadership
- Digital health and transformation
- Research
You will be based in North-West London where we can offer a commitment to high quality training in world class clinical teams and services and with the stability of knowing where you will be living and working for the next 3 years.
The programme is managed, quality assured, supported and mentored by our local training programme director and education team and progress will be assessed via the local ARCP process. Successful completion of the programme and assessment at the final local ARCP could culminate in the award of an Alternative Certificate to Enter Higher Physician Specialty Training to indicate achievement of the required competencies and experience
Person Specification
Audit
Essential
- oUnderstanding of the basic principles of audit, clinical risk management, evidence-based practice, patient safety, and clinical quality improvement initiatives.
- oKnowledge of evidence-informed practice.
Desirable
- oEvidence of involvement in undertaking clinical audit (second cycle/closed audit loop).
- oEvidence of formal research or a quality improvement initiative.
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- oBachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (BMBS, MBBS) degree or other equivalent medical qualification.
Desirable
Language
Essential
- oAble to communicate in spoken and written English to the standard necessary to fulfil the job requirements.
Clinical Skills
Essential
- oAbility to work in multi-professional teams and supervise colleagues.
- oAbility to lead, make decisions, organise and motivate other team members.
- oAbility to manage/prioritise own and others' time effectively.
- oAbility to work safely under pressure and deliver good clinical care in the face of uncertainty.
- oAbility to monitor developing situations and anticipate issues.
- oGood basic IT skills, including Microsoft Office, email, and ability to learn new systems.
- oExcellent decision making and the ability to identify and to offer support where needed.
Desirable
- oDemonstrates experience of teaching colleagues and/or medical undergraduates
Higher Quaifications
Essential
- oHold full registration with a current licence to practise from, the General Medical Council (GMC) by the advertised post start date for the vacancy.
- oMeet the standards set out in Good Medical Practice, and not be subject to fitness to practise conditions which would prevent you taking up the post or performing fully within it.
- oYou must be able to provide complete details of your employment history, including any gaps.
- oYou must have evidence of achievement of foundation competences in the three and a half years preceding the advertised post start date for the vacancy.
- oYou must be able to demonstrate at the time of your application that you meet (or that you will meet, by the advertised post start date) all of the criteria and competences required for the role.
Speciality Interest / Experience
Essential
- oAt least 24 months NHS experience or equivalent
- oDemonstrates an interest in and understanding of one or more of the rotations mentioned in the job description and have an understanding of the training programme.
Academic Achievements Including Reserch / Publications
Essential
- oUnderstanding of research, including awareness of ethical issues.
- oKnowledge of evidence-informed practice.
Desirable
- oEvidence of academic achievements relevant to medicine e.g. presentations/PubMed-cited publication.
- oEvidence of formal research or a quality improvement initiative.
Person Specification
Audit
Essential
- oUnderstanding of the basic principles of audit, clinical risk management, evidence-based practice, patient safety, and clinical quality improvement initiatives.
- oKnowledge of evidence-informed practice.
Desirable
- oEvidence of involvement in undertaking clinical audit (second cycle/closed audit loop).
- oEvidence of formal research or a quality improvement initiative.
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- oBachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (BMBS, MBBS) degree or other equivalent medical qualification.
Desirable
Language
Essential
- oAble to communicate in spoken and written English to the standard necessary to fulfil the job requirements.
Clinical Skills
Essential
- oAbility to work in multi-professional teams and supervise colleagues.
- oAbility to lead, make decisions, organise and motivate other team members.
- oAbility to manage/prioritise own and others' time effectively.
- oAbility to work safely under pressure and deliver good clinical care in the face of uncertainty.
- oAbility to monitor developing situations and anticipate issues.
- oGood basic IT skills, including Microsoft Office, email, and ability to learn new systems.
- oExcellent decision making and the ability to identify and to offer support where needed.
Desirable
- oDemonstrates experience of teaching colleagues and/or medical undergraduates
Higher Quaifications
Essential
- oHold full registration with a current licence to practise from, the General Medical Council (GMC) by the advertised post start date for the vacancy.
- oMeet the standards set out in Good Medical Practice, and not be subject to fitness to practise conditions which would prevent you taking up the post or performing fully within it.
- oYou must be able to provide complete details of your employment history, including any gaps.
- oYou must have evidence of achievement of foundation competences in the three and a half years preceding the advertised post start date for the vacancy.
- oYou must be able to demonstrate at the time of your application that you meet (or that you will meet, by the advertised post start date) all of the criteria and competences required for the role.
Speciality Interest / Experience
Essential
- oAt least 24 months NHS experience or equivalent
- oDemonstrates an interest in and understanding of one or more of the rotations mentioned in the job description and have an understanding of the training programme.
Academic Achievements Including Reserch / Publications
Essential
- oUnderstanding of research, including awareness of ethical issues.
- oKnowledge of evidence-informed practice.
Desirable
- oEvidence of academic achievements relevant to medicine e.g. presentations/PubMed-cited publication.
- oEvidence of formal research or a quality improvement initiative.
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).
