Education Fellow (with clinical link to medicine)

Texas Medical Marketplace; Chesterfield; On-site; GBP 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking two Medical Education Fellows to join a dynamic team at Chesterfield Royal Hospital. This exciting role offers a unique opportunity to combine clinical work with educational responsibilities, fostering professional growth through a funded qualification in Medical Education. With a commitment to teaching medical students and a structured support system, this position is ideal for those looking to enhance their skills in both clinical and educational settings. If you are passionate about education and wish to make a significant impact in the medical field, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years post-graduate clinical experience required.
• Completion of competencies at Foundation year 2 level necessary.

Responsibilities

• Deliver bedside teaching and formal theoretical teaching.
• Support curriculum mapping and placement planning.
• Engage in educational research and personal development.

Skills

Teaching delivery experience

Clinical skills maintenance

Ability to communicate effectively

Use of online learning platforms

Networking to create communities of learning

Education

MBChB or equivalent

Full GMC registration

Post Graduate qualifications in medical education

Job description

Job summary

Main area: Undergraduate medicine

Grade: NHS Medical & Dental: Local Appointment nodal point 3 (MT03)

Contract: Fixed term: 12 months (with potential for further 12 month extension)

Hours: Full time - 40 hours per week (1 day for study leave per week, 1 day service commitment in a medical specialty per week)

Employer: Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Employer type: NHS

Site: Chesterfield Royal Hospital

Town: Chesterfield

Salary: £49,909 per annum

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 20/04/2025 23:59

Employer heading

NHS Medical & Dental: Local Appointment nodal point 3 (MT03)

Job overview

The Undergraduate Medical Education Team at Chesterfield Royal Hospital is looking to appoint 2 Medical Education Fellows for a fixed term period of 12 months, with the potential for further extension. The role has been specifically designed to support clinicians who wish to demonstrate a commitment to education as part of their career vision and training journey and provides the opportunity to gain a nationally recognised education qualification. You will join a team of four other clinical fellows.

Applications are welcome from interested candidates from across the seniority spectrum. The minimum requirement is completion of competencies at Foundation year 2 level, and more senior applicants at Higher Specialist Training level (or equivalent).

This is an excellent opportunity to join a dynamic and innovative department delivering teaching to medical students across a range of year groups from both Nottingham and Sheffield University. A funded qualification in Medical Education with 1 day a week protected study time will aid professional development in delivering teaching across a range of modalities – from theoretical teaching based in classrooms to bedside teaching and immersive simulation.

Clinical skills will be maintained with 1 day a week clinical work appropriate to trainee experience in a medical specialty with a named clinical supervisor. Speciality will be agreed upon appointment.

Main duties of the job

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification which gives details regarding the job role, and also contact details should you wish to discuss any aspect of the job.

KEY RESULT AREAS:

Typical weekly educational activities - to include:

1. Bedside teaching/supervised direct patient contact.
2. Formal theoretical teaching (classroom and virtual).
3. Case based discussion and debrief/tutorials.
4. Simulation (both sim suite and in situ).
5. Generic clinical skills training.

Support for central educational activities - to include:

1. Curriculum mapping of clinical opportunities.
2. Placement planning and induction.
3. Local OSCE practice preparation and delivery.
4. Teaching material/resource development.
5. Supporting Consultant/ward supervisors.
6. Developing effective relationships with colleagues, including consultants and ward supervisors, providing them with support to enable the effective delivery of education.

Clinical Activity:

1. Work clinically one day each week to support service provision.
2. Develop/consolidate clinical skills within a surgical specialty.

Links with HEI:

1. Contribute to UGM activity for associated HEI’s (e.g. OSCE examination/question setting)

Personal Development:

1. Completion of PG Cert Med Ed, or similar developmental qualification (full or partial funding will be available depending on specific personal request and HEI proposed).
2. Undertake clinical workload and link this with an understanding of the importance of contextualising and establishing credibility for delivery of education in the clinical setting.
3. Opportunity to engage in Educational research.
4. Undertake workforce and generic L&D quality projects if available/applicable to an area of interest.
5. Maintain evidence for successful annual medical appraisal in line with GMC expectations.

Person specification

Qualifications and Training

1. MBChB or equivalent
2. Full GMC registered with license to practise.
3. MRCP.
4. Post Graduate qualifications and/or training in medical education.

Experience

1. Minimum of 2 years post-graduate clinical experience (completion of Foundation competencies or equivalent).
2. Teaching delivery experience (any modality) to UG medical students.
3. Minimum 12 months NHS experience
4. Experience working in a Medicine based speciality post Foundation years.
5. Medical education experience gained through formal responsibility for teaching any health care group.
6. Evidence of research and/or peer reviewed publication/s.

Skills and Knowledge

1. Demonstration of ability to teach and appreciate differing learning needs.
2. Use of online learning platforms.
3. Involvement in service analysis and improvement.
4. Good understanding of the secondary care environment (gained through working in either general medicine or a medicine sub-specialty).
5. Knowledge of UGM curriculum.
6. Experience of delivering teaching virtually.
7. Ability to use a wide range of educational methodologies.

Personal attributes

1. Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team.
2. Ability to communicate effectively with students, academics, clinicians and administrative staff and patients.
3. Evidence of Reflective practice.
4. Willingness to learn and pilot innovative ideas to support local curriculum delivery.
5. Evidence of good personal time management.
6. Networking to create communities of learning.

Flexible Working

If you're looking for flexible or predictable working arrangements, please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate this. If it works for our service and patients, we will do our best to make it work for you.

COVID19 Vaccination

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is committed to ensuring the safety of all our staff and patients therefore encourages and supports staff to be vaccinated against COVID19 as this remains the best line of defence against the virus.

UK Points-based immigration system

Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the United Kingdom (UK) are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Please note that from 1 January 2021, to work in the UK all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply can self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship here Work in the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

Communications

Communications throughout the application process will be via e-mail therefore please check your e-mail account and Trac account regularly. References are also requested by email (where possible). Therefore to speed up the recruitment process please provide an email address for all referees when completing your application form.

If you require any support in completing the application form, please do not hesitate to contact the HR Support Services team on 01246 513177 and we will be happy to provide assistance.

Please see the attached documents and links in relation to working for Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. In particular, the general conditions of employment and benefits of working for the trust.

This role is part of the integrated health and social care community across Derbyshire, where there are many opportunities to work across different locations and providers developing new and different skills. Whilst this role is initially based in Chesterfield there may be future opportunities to be based at different locations within the health and social care community which we may talk to you about in the future.

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