Junior Clinical Fellow - Acute & General Medicine

Job overview

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 (12 months) or substantively.

Candidates will work 9 months in AMU/GIM and can express a preference as to which other departments they would like to work with for up to 3 months.

We will endeavour to accommodate candidate’s specialty requests as much as possible but cannot guarantee this.

The successful applicant will be given a dedicated Consultant Clinical Supervisor to oversee their time at LGT.

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.

Detailed job description and main 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 the on-call 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