Job Description
FY3 (ST1 Equivalent) Locally Employed Doctor Programme
Are you looking to progress your medical career whilst working at a major London teaching hospital? This is an exciting time to join Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust as a trust grade doctor and become part of the Locally Employed Doctors (LED) Programme.
We are recruiting for F3 grades in various specialities to start August 2nd 2023. Suitable candidates should have completed Foundation Training or equivalent. This is a fantastic opportunity to work in Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust with access to world class training facilities.
Positions are offered for 12 months starting in August 2023, with 6 months in each of 2 specialities or, a 6 month post in one specialty, starting in either August 2023 or Feb 2024.
Successful candidates will: -
- Be granted access to HORUS e portfolio
- Be given a named educational supervisor
- Have a £400 study leave budget/10 days study leave per annum
- Be given 6 monthly interim progress reports and annual review process
- Access to quality improvement and research projects
- Have support and oversight from the LED training programme director Dr Dheeraj Kalladka and Programme Manager Jennifer Shelden
During your F3 post we expect you to obtain a portfolio of knowledge and skills in order to progress your career.
The posts available from 2ndAugust 2023 include: -
- Cardiology
- Emergency Medicine (Charing Cross)
- Endocrinology
- ENT
- Gastroenterology (St Mary’s)
- Haematology
- HPB Surgery
- Intensive Care Medicine (St Mary’s)
- Major Trauma
- Medical Oncology
- Neurosurgery
- Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Palliative Medicine
- Renal Medicine
- Stroke Medicine
Interviews will take place w/c 17thApril 2023 and will be conducted via Microsoft Teams.
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. Benefits include 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.
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust has a programme of F3 posts across a number of specialities. Posts will be suitable for those doctors that have completed Foundation Training or equivalent. Excellent teaching opportunities will be provide, the post holders will be encouraged to attend local teaching in departments and will have study leave time and funding of £400 and 10 days per annum. The post holder will be encouraged to undertake small projects and present at conferences as appropriate. Whilst individual posts will vary in the content – duties will generally include ward work, participation in ward rounds and multidisciplinary meetings as well as time in theatre (where relevant) and outpatient clinics. Posts will usually (but not always) include out of hours and are full shift rotas with senior medical supervision available at all times.
Candidates shortlisted for interview will be asked to rank the jobs they would be happy to except and indicate if they want 1 x 6 month post or a rotation of 2 x 6 month posts.
For further information about the relevant posts please see the job description attached.
Or, please contact:
Dr Dheeraj Kalladka, Training Programme Director for Locally Employed Doctors
dheeraj.kalladka@nhs.net
Jennifer Shelden, Programme Manager for Locally Employed Doctors
jennifer.shelden@nhs.net
