# Foundation Year 1 Trust Doctor

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Archived / closed
- **Employer:** King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Princess Royal University Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Medical doctor
- **Speciality:** General Internal Medicine
- **Grade:** Junior
- **Salary:** £40,190 per annum plus London Weighting £2,162 & oncall supplement TBD
- **Contract type:** Fixed term: 12 months (n/a)
- **Employment type:** Full time - 40 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-17T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-09-03T09:11:15.575Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Orpington/Kings_College_Hospital_NHS_Foundation_Trust/general_medicine/general_medicine-v8270232
- **Employer website:** https://www.kch.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

This post would be suitable for any trainee who has, or are on course to, successfully complete a 1-year Foundation School programme or has achieved equivalent competencies who will join at Foundation Year 2 level (MT02). Ideally trainees will have an up to date certification for Adult Life Support training, or be able to fulfil the necessary qualification upon appointment. Although this appointment is not accredited for training through HEE, the appointee will be expected to participate fully in the educational and training programmes within the department and the hospital. The appointee will have a named clinical/ education supervisor.

Annual leave and study leave is commensurate with other post foundation doctors. The experience and opportunities offered would be excellent experience for applicants planning a career in any medical specialty. Previous post holders have been successful in gaining entry to training programmes upon completion as well as completing their Royal College membership exams.

### Main duties of the job

This post would be suitable for any trainee who has, or are on course to, successfully start a 1-year Foundation School programme or has achieved equivalent competencies. Ideally trainees will have an up to date certification for Adult Life Support training, or be able to fulfil the necessary qualification upon appointment.

Although this appointment is not accredited for training through HEE, the appointee will be expected to participate fully in the educational and training programmes within the department and the hospital.

The appointee will have a named clinical/ education supervisor. Annual leave and study leave is commensurate with other post foundation doctors. The experience and opportunities offered would be excellent experience for applicants planning a career in any medical specialty.

Previous post holders have been successful in gaining entry to training programmes upon completion as well as completing their Royal College membership exams.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

- Together with other colleagues to provide a service for patients.
- This includes all aspects of treatment and relevant management duties for the proper functioning of the Care Group.
- Shared responsibility with other colleagues for providing 24 hours, 7 days a week cover for the Unit on a rota basis. leave and short-term sickness.
- Participation in Multi-disciplinary Meetings.
- Contribution to audit and clinical governance programmes.
- Responsible for outpatient clinic commitments in peripheral hospitals as agreed with the Care Group management team framework.
- Contribute to the audit programmes, Morbidity and Mortality, clinical governance programs and learning from Deaths.
- Conduct all activities within the contracted level of service and operating plan for service(s).
- Work in conjunction with clinical and other professional colleagues to ensure that the productivity of staff within the specialty is maintained and their job satisfaction is enhanced. This may include involvement in the appraisal process for peers and/or junior colleagues.
- Be aware of, and comply with, all Trust infection prevention and control policies, to include hand hygiene, personal hygiene, environmental and food hygiene.
- Prepare for and undertake the protective interventions that you are responsible for in a manner that is consistent with evidence-based practice and maintaining patient safety.

### Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- Experience within General Medicine or Acute Medicine recent observership within NHS

**Desirable**

- Recent observership at Kings with Epic experience

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Full registration with GMC/GDC with License to Practice
- MRCP part 1

**Desirable**

- MRCP part 2

## Documents

- [denmark hill site map (pdf, 1.2mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=606)
- [jd & person specification (pdf, 151.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10585236)
- [princess royal (pruh) site map (pdf, 1.4mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=607)
- [visa and sponsorship information (pdf, 344.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2817)

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