Job summary
The post holders will be attached to Medicine for the Elderly for 6 months, during which time they will spend 4 months carrying out additional duties in General Medicine and 2 months gaining additional experience in Dermatology.
Main duties of the job
The posts are approved for specialty training in General Practice. Ward-based clinical commitments of the post are based exclusively at St Mary's Hospital.
The General responsibilities of post-holders are to:
1. Daily to review all patients admitted in their ward areas and to supervise the FY1 and FY2's.
2. Provide medical cross-cover to the all patients in the elderly care department where necessary
3. To attend multidisciplinary meetings and lead these meetings in the absence of the consultant or registrar
4. To review daily, dermatology inpatients (in addition twice weekly ward rounds with the SpR and attend and present patients at a weekly at a weekly consultant ward round on a Thursday).
5. To attend Dermatology outpatient clinics as specified on the timetable.
6. To clerk in acute Dermatology admissions including organisation of investigations and handover to the on-call ward ST.
7. To cover the on-call Dermatology bleep every Thursday afternoon (SpRs at teaching). ST not expected to see patients but to hand over referrals to the SpR on Friday morning.
8. To take part in the General (Internal) Medical on call rota
9. To teach junior medical/paramedical staff and Year 3 and Year 5 medical students of Imperial College School of Medicine.
About us
On 1st October 2007, the UK's first Academic Healthcare Science Centre (AHSC) was established in Northwest London when merging the Hammersmith Hospitals NHS Trust (Hammersmith, Queen Charlotte's and Charing Cross Hospitals) and St Mary's NHS Trust (St Mary's Hospital and Western Eye Hospital), and integrating with Imperial College London created Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. The Trust is now the largest in the country with an annual turnover of over £700M.
Job description
Job responsibilities
See attached job description for full details on duties, key responsibilities, and role expectations.
Job description
Job responsibilities
See attached job description for full details on duties, key responsibilities, and role expectations.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- On GMC Register with license to practice
- MBBS or equivalent
Academic achievements including research/publications
Essential
- Evidence of achievement appropriate to level of appointment at ICHNT
Relevant experience
Essential
- Must have at least completed Foundation training, IMT 1& 2 or equivalent
- MRCP Part 1 and 2 (written)
- Experience at SHO level in Elderly Medicine essential
Desirable
- NHS work experience (not including observership
Language
Essential
- Are able to speak and write English to the appropriate standard necessary to fulfill the job requirements
Clinical Skills
Essential
- Competent in performing and teaching basic clinical procedures
- Ability to manage safely, and appropriately elderly patients
- Ability to manage acutely unwell patients and escalate care where needed
- Aware of own limitations, consults senior colleagues appropriately
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- On GMC Register with license to practice
- MBBS or equivalent
Academic achievements including research/publications
Essential
- Evidence of achievement appropriate to level of appointment at ICHNT
Relevant experience
Essential
- Must have at least completed Foundation training, IMT 1& 2 or equivalent
- MRCP Part 1 and 2 (written)
- Experience at SHO level in Elderly Medicine essential
Desirable
- NHS work experience (not including observership
Language
Essential
- Are able to speak and write English to the appropriate standard necessary to fulfill the job requirements
Clinical Skills
Essential
- Competent in performing and teaching basic clinical procedures
- Ability to manage safely, and appropriately elderly patients
- Ability to manage acutely unwell patients and escalate care where needed
- Aware of own limitations, consults senior colleagues appropriately
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).
