[ref. c53037801] Trust Grade Doctor in Acute Medicine | Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Currently there are 2 x F1 posts available for 4 months. Which may be potentially extended for another 4 months depending on the rota gaps.
One post will be in Gastroenterology for 4 months from4th December 2024 to 1st April 2025.
One post will be in Medicine for the Elderly for 4 months from4th December 2024 to 1st April 2025.
Evenings and weekends on call included.
Both post holders will be expected to work across wards, rehabilitation units and outpatients. They will work closely with the multidisciplinary therapy team and will have close supervision and training from the Consultants.
Please note, that we reserve ourselves the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient amount of applications will be received for this role.
The post holders will join the current team of resident doctors in the Division of Medicine and Integrated Care.
Post 1 –part of the Gastroenterology team. Responsibilities include inpatient ward work, working closely with therapies, discharge team and social workers as well as liaising with community teams. Inpatient and outpatient duties are well supported by a Consultant of that speciality.
Post 2 –part of Medicine for the Elderly team. The main responsibilities will cover the above.
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. Benefitsinclude 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.
The statutory requirement to be fully Covid-19 vaccinated as a condition of employment from April 2022 is subject to legislative review. At Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, we strongly encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19.The successful applicant may have contact with patients and service users and as part of our pre-employment checks and risk assessments, we will ask all candidates to confirm whether or not they have been fully vaccinated or have a medical exemption.
As part of our continued response to Covid19 we are still conducting the majority of our interviews virtually.
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.
FY1 doctors are based on the ward. The day starts with a MDT review of potential ward discharges. Patient-orientated tasks arise from the ward round where FY1s present the new patients. The rest of the day is spent continuing the care of the patients on the ward, completing specific tasks from the ward round and dealing with acutely unwell patients.
During a normal day on the ward the FY1 will summarise the new patients on the ward and update the list of patients. They will present on the ward round and prioritise any tasks created during the round. After the ward round the FY1 will continue to complete tasks and deal with unpredictable events such as deteriorating patients.They will also be involved in discussions with family members and continue to care for the patients on the wards.
For more details, please refer to the job description document.
This advert closes on Tuesday 29 Oct 2024