The posts are full-time 12 months fixed term positions from August based at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woolwich site (QEH), one of the main hospital sites of Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust (LGT).
Candidates will be allocated a rota within AMU/GIM and can express interest to complete a taster period in a specialist area.
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.
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, 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.
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:
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
Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
Improving the experience of staff with disability
Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
Making equalities mainstream
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
