Fellow in Clinical Teaching /Medical Education/Gastro Programme

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust invites applications from clinicians with an interest in medical education to contribute to undergraduate teaching in gastroenterology.

The post is a fixed-term role, supporting medical students with educational supervision, assessments, and development of teaching resources within the Trust. Applicants should be fully registered with GMC and have experience in NHS settings.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the supervision and feedback to undergraduate medical students in their trust, under the direction of an accredited educational supervisor
• Develop understanding and skill in the use of common work-place based assessments and constructive feedback
• Ensure teaching episodes are planned and well-constructed with lesson planning taking account of student needs, desired outcomes and teaching methods
• Reflect on their teaching and identify areas for further improvement in educational development and research
• Develop a working understanding of research and education design methodology as it relates to medical education
• Pursue a wide-ranging teaching portfolio in the Trust, including bedside and classroom teaching and development of e-based resources
• Develop use of teaching aids and tools (PowerPoint, video embedding, e-media, written materials)

Job description

Job Responsibilities

• Contribute to the supervision and feedback to undergraduate medical students in their trust, under the direction of an accredited educational supervisor
• Develop understanding and skill in the use of common work-place based assessments and constructive feedback
• Ensure that all teaching episodes are planned and well-constructed, with lesson planning taking account of student needs, desired outcomes, teaching methodology and teaching environment
• Reflect on their teaching and identify areas for further improvement Educational development and research
• Develop a working understanding of research and education design methodology as it relates to medical education

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital. We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.

• Pursue and evidence a wide-ranging portfolio of teaching experience in their Trust, including some of each of the following: small group bedside teaching of undergraduates, small group classroom teaching of undergraduates, undergraduate skills teaching, development of e-based teaching and other teaching resources
• Develop understanding and skill in the use of teaching aids and tools, e.g. MS Powerpoint, video embedding, e-media, written materials
• Contribute to the supervision and feedback to undergraduate medical students in their trust, under the direction of an accredited educational supervisor
• Develop understanding and skill in the use of common work-place based assessments and constructive feedback
• Ensure that all teaching episodes are planned and well-constructed, with lesson planning taking account of student needs, desired outcomes, teaching methodology and teaching environment
• Reflect on their teaching and identify areas for further improvement Educational development and research
• Develop a working understanding of research and education design methodology as it relates to medical education
• Develop a working understanding of research and education design methodology as it relates to medical education
  Applications are invited from Post-Foundation, Core and Specialty trainees from clinical disciplines involved in acute patient care, who are fully registered medical practitioners (with a licence to practice), are currently clinically active and who have an interest in medical education.

The post offers an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated doctor to join dynamic, rapidly expanding teams delivering medical undergraduate education and gastroenterology across the trust. Posts will be normally for the duration of one year, but can be extended for a further year, for excellent candidates where projects are ongoing. This is a 12-month fixed term post working 40% FTE in education & 60% FTE in a clinical setting. This is to support the delivery of Gastroenterology Training to undergraduate students from the University of Liverpool alongside the Consultant lead and clinical team. Due to the short-term nature of the role/service demand, the successful candidate must hold full registration with the GMC, must have completed a Foundation Equivalent Programme and must have existing right to live and work in the UK, at the time of application. The successful candidate must have at least 6 months experience of working within the NHS and have a good understanding of local regional medical training. The successful candidate must also have experience of work within Gastroenterology.

Teaching Provision

The post holder will be expected to · Develop a wide-ranging understanding of educational theory and teaching methodology

• Pursue and evidence a wide-ranging portfolio of teaching experience in their Trust, including some of each of the following: small group bedside teaching of undergraduates, small group classroom teaching of undergraduates, undergraduate skills teaching, development of e-based teaching and other teaching resources
• Develop understanding and skill in the use of teaching aids and tools, e.g. MS Powerpoint, video embedding, e-media, written materials

UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.

For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West. Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women's Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.