Clinical Teaching Fellow in Medical Specialities

Epson and Stelier University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Carshalton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking NHS Trust as a Clinical Teaching Fellow, where you'll play a vital role in shaping the future of medical education. This full-time position offers a unique opportunity to develop your teaching skills while engaging in clinical training. With a flexible timetable tailored to your career goals, you will contribute to undergraduate education and gain invaluable experience in a supportive environment. Benefit from excellent career progression opportunities and the chance to undertake a Postgraduate Certificate in Healthcare Education. Embrace the chance to make a real difference in the lives of future healthcare professionals.

Benefits

London high cost area supplement

Dedicated training schemes

Clinical Audit opportunities

Research project support

Qualifications

• GMC Registered with a license to practice.
• Experience of teaching medical students formally or informally.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver teaching in various formats including tutorials and bedside teaching.
• Organise and coordinate the teaching programme for medical students.

Skills

Teaching Skills

Clinical Skills

Communication Skills

Clinical Governance Understanding

Research Principles

Education

MBBS or equivalent

Postgraduate Certificate in Healthcare Education

Job description

"At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect. We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork. This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values"

As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19.

At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect. We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork. This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values

Job overview

This innovative full-time teaching post provides an opportunity to develop teaching skills and undertake clinical research or career development. This Trust is the most advanced in the development of Clinical Teaching Fellows. Fellows play a key role in the design, development, delivery and assessment of undergraduate teaching. There are no on call commitments. The flexible timetable can be tailored to provide training in medicine or related specialities, according to the needs of the successful applicant.

Ideally the applicants are likely to have completed a period of training at IMT level or higher with a view to applying for Specialist Registrar (ST3) posts in the future. Although MRCP is desirable, it is not essential. However, this is a flexible post which offers excellent career progress opportunities to those wishing to develop their curriculum vitae for UK Specialty posts.

The successful applicant will be invited to undertake a Postgraduate Certificate in Healthcare and Biomedical Education (based on seat availability ) and will be eligible for an Honorary Lectureship at St. George's University of London. The post will be based at St Helier Hospital though the candidate is expected to work cross-site when required and you would have links with 8 other Fellows.

We may close the advert before the closing date if enough applications.If you have not heard 3 weeks after closing then you are not successful on this occasion.

Main duties of the job

This innovative full-time teaching post provides an opportunity to develop teaching skills and continue to develop your career in general medicine or any sub-specialty medicine.Approximately 50 % of the timetable will be allocated to teaching and 50 % to clinical training. The flexible timetable can be tailored to provide training in specific medical specialties medicine according to the career needs of the successful applicant. There are no on call commitments.

Working for our organisation

Welcome to Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

Thank you for showing an interest in working with us at Epsom and St Helier .We are an integrated health care Trust. In simple terms, that means that as well as the services we provide at our acute care hospitals (Epsom in Surrey and St Helier nearby in south west London) we work with local GPs, mental health services, community providers and local authorities, with the joint aim of preventing local people from becoming unwell, and when they do, that they receive the right care, in the right place, with the right support.

So, as well as great hospital care, together we offer an increasing range of services.

Undergraduate education is provided at all of our hospitals, providing vital clinical education and training to future healthcare professionals.

We are very proud of our strong relationships with St George's, University of London (SGUL, formerly St George's Hospital Medical School), Imperial College of London, the affiliated international medical schools and the high quality of teaching we offer their medical students.

The Undergraduate Centre runs a pioneering and thriving undergraduate teaching team which includes Clinical Teaching Fellows in different specialties.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The successful applicant will plan and deliver teaching in a variety of formats including:
• Tutorials
• Clinical skills/bedside teaching
• Clinical Problem Based Learning (CPBL) tutorials
• Student Grand Rounds
• Communication skills teaching
• Assisting/complementing consultant teaching
• Simulation if required
They will also be required to do Work Based Assessments and participate in OSCE examinations. He/she will organise and co-ordinate the teaching programme in Medicine ( particularly cardiology/geriatrics rotation) for St George's University of London P year students and simulation sessions and pastoral care support for Final Year students. They may also be expected to teach other yearagroups,interntional students or PA students if required.Some cross cover for other Clinical Teaching Fellows will also be expected.
The format of teaching will be tailored to suit individual year group and also cater to the learning requirements and objectives as set out by the Medical Schools.He/she will be expected not to take annual leave at times of the year when there are important teaching duties like student inductions. They also need to ensure that appropriate room bookings are done and be available in the teaching centre to facilitate teaching sessions booked within their area of responsibility for consultants/ other faculty during times when the undergraduate room booking manager is on leave.
The successful applicant will be invited to undertake a Postgraduate Certificate in Healthcare Education (based on seat availability)and will be eligible for an Honorary Lectureship at St. George's University of London.
Although the post is based at St Helier Hospital, the post holder will be expected to teach at all sites within the Trust and also occasionally at St George's Hospital.This role may also require to plan, organise and facilitate OSCES both as part of the students final assessment for their core rotations at Epsom and also for the Trust's involvement with OSCE Workshops. There may be the requirement to provide some teaching for FY1 teaching programme if required or for occasional weekend or evening teaching in
conjunction with promotional events held but notice will be given several months in advance.
Other activities
There are ample opportunities and support for Clinical Audit, research projects, presentation of cases and papers, and for writing case reports and papers for publication in peer-reviewed journals.

Person specification

GMC/Qualification/Experience

Essential criteria

• GMC Registered with a license to practice
• MBBS or equivalent
• Experience of working in the NHS at FY2 level or above
• Medicine or medical specialities experience at foundation level or above
• Personal experience of UK undergraduate medical training system Experience of teaching medical students formal or informal
• Understanding of clinical governance , research principles and participation in audit

Desirable criteria

• MRCP (Part 1)
• Completed Core Medical Training
• Formal Teaching qualification
• Publications, Prizes and other achievements

Teaching

Essential criteria

• Experience of teaching medical students formally or informally in NHS environment

Our mission: 'to put the patient first by delivering great care to every patient, every day.'

There's never been a better time to join the Epsom and St Helier team. Our hospitals are facing a bright and busy future, and our staff have a proven track record in providing high quality, compassionate care for our patients.

Boasting incredible staff benefits and dedicated training schemes, working for us will not only take your career forward, but could help to transform the lives of our patients and visitors.

We offer all employees some fantastic staff benefits, and are the only hospitals in Surrey to offer staff the London high cost area supplement. Our hospitals also benefit from great locations, so whether you're attracted to the bright lights of the city or the countryside of Epsom Downs, both are within easy reach.

FURTHER INFORMATION

**PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS POSITION MAY CLOSE EARLIER THAN THE STATED CLOSING DATE IF A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS ARE RECEIVED. IF YOU WISH TO APPLY FOR THIS POSITION, YOU ARE ADVISED TO SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE**

**PLEASE NOTE THAT WE CONTACT ALL APPLICANTS VIA EMAIL AND NOT BY POST. YOU ARE ADVISED TO CHECK YOUR RECRUITMENT SYSTEM ACCOUNT ON A REGULAR BASIS. YOU CAN ACCESS THIS ACCOUNT VIA OUR WEB SITE> Work for Us > Current Vacancies > My Job Account**

For new entrants into the NHS, your pay under the Agenda for Change or Medical & Dental Pay Bands, will normally be set at the minimum of the pay band as advertised.

If you apply for this position and do not hear from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been short-listed for interview on this occasion.

ESTH values diversity and is committed to the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority groups. We particularly welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities.

As a Disability Confident Employer we are working to create a workplace that enables all staff to reach their full potential. We are committed to this because we know that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even greater positive impact for the people we serve.

Internal applicants from underrepresented minority groups are encouraged to seek development support such as work shadowing and interview skills coaching. Please contact the recruitment team for more information.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• CTF Medical Specialties JD (PDF, 744.3KB)
• Medical Specialties Person Spec (PDF, 400.6KB)
• DBS Policy (PDF, 101.1KB)
• We're here to care (DOC, 39.0KB)