Clinical Teaching Fellow

NHS Jobs; Swindon; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Jobs in Swindon seeks Clinical Teaching Fellows to lead simulation-based teaching, supervise student placements, and contribute to the academy's educational programs. They will participate in external collaborations, lead field trips, and support ongoing teaching and assessment activities.

These roles offer autonomy within the academy environment, with a focus on educational progress and active involvement in curriculum development.

Qualifications

• CTFs will be trained in leading simulation scenarios across UG curricula.
• CTFs will supervise student Choice placements and contribute to academic outputs.

Responsibilities

• Lead on choice projects including field trips (e.g., Malta, French Alps).
• Design and deliver simulation scenarios for the academy.

Skills

Autonomy & self-motivation

Educational supervision

Project management

Public speaking & teaching

Job description

1. All CTFs will be expected to take part in assessments for all the universities & specifically long case examinations / OSCEs, prescribed tutorials and other teaching and training sessions that are part of the curriculum. From time to time, they will be asked to act as external examiners at other Academies and the Medical Schools.
2. All CTFs will be expected to supervise student Choice placements undertaken by the students during Sept & Oct/ June & July each year. Typically, this will be ten projects per CTF. CTFs are encouraged to work with the student authors to write up their projects as abstracts for conferences or academic papers. CTFs who lead on Choice projects including field trips (currently to Malta and the French Alps) will be able to accompany students on an associated trip. Other CTFs may also be able to accompany students on field trips depending on project relevance and student and CTF numbers.
3. All CTFs will be trained in leading simulation scenarios across the UG curriculums. They will also be asked to design and deliver their own scenarios and contribute to the academy library of simulation scenarios.
4. CTFs in the Swindon Academy are given a great deal of autonomy and they are expected to demonstrate self-motivation managing projects and to support the wider educational programmes in the Trust.
5. An Educational Supervisor will be appointed for each CTF. The Educational Supervisor is responsible for the overall supervision and management of the CTF educational progress during a clinical training placement or series of placements. The Educational Supervisor is responsible for the CTFs Educational Agreement. CTFs are expected to attend three meetings per year with their Educational Supervisor. The educational component
6. The educational duties of the CTF-office based will mostly be delivered in the academy environment, 80% of their time. These are set out in table I and they include responsibility for the student choice projects and associated fieldtrips. The specific area of educational responsibility will be determined by the appointees interests.
7. CTF-office based will spend 20% of their time (up to two sessions/week) working clinically. It is an opportunity to try out a specialty before applying for higher post graduate training. The clinical role is a supernumerary working daytime hours (band 1A). However, if the appointee does wish to participate in the out of hours or the on-call rota, this can be negotiated with the Clinical Lead/Rota Coordinator for the Dept. They will be paid separately by the clinical dept for this. It should be noted that where an appointee chooses to opt into an out of hours / on call rota, it must have no impact on the educational component of their role (no compensatory time off during the academic component).
8. Clinical teaching fellows may need, under exceptional circumstance, be re-allocated to other clinical areas at the direction of the Medical Director and the Trust Executive Board For doctors who have already begun specialist training they will be placed in that clinical area for the entire 12 months. The same T & C for out of hours/ on call duties set out above will apply.