Junior Clinical Fellow in Hepatology - London, United Kingdom - King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

This Junior Clinical Fellow (JCF) post has been designed to provide liver clinical training after the Foundation years with the aim of increasing clinical exposure to medicine.

It would be suitable for a trainee in General Internal Medicine who is considering a career in Gastroenterology or Hepatology.

This post is offered for either a 6 or 12 month contract.

This post would be suitable for any trainee who has successfully completed a 2 year Deanery School Foundation Programme or has achieved equivalent core medical competencies.

Previous relevant experience at JCF level would be desirable but not essential.

We consider good post graduate education and training with appropriate education as essential components of this post.

Within both the Institute of Liver Studies, and the Trust (organised by the Department of Postgraduate Medical and Dental Education) there is a comprehensive teaching programme with protected MRCP teaching time and access to the excellent medical school facilities.

The post holder will become familiar with all aspects of Medicine in both the in-patient and out-patient settings.

The post offers excellent experience in the care of acutely ill patients with a variety of medical and surgical problems, and the post holder will become skilled in caring for patients with multi-organ failure.

In addition, the post holder will attend outpatient clinics on a regular basis and participation in audit and research projects is actively encouraged.

The JCF will be rotated through a number of firms within Liver Medicine and will be exposed to a wide variety of advanced clinical procedures, in a busy tertiary hospital.

This post offers numerous opportunities to develop clinically as well as to perform research and implement quality improvement projects where desired.

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London.

The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites.

The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do.

By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King's to another level.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan.

In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus.

Everyone's contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust's carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.