Fellow in Medical Education

Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust; Little Chart Forstal; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Little Chart Forstal is seeking a Medical Education Fellow. This role includes teaching medical students, engaging in educational research, and maintaining clinical involvement. The position offers flexible working arrangements and funding for a postgraduate qualification in education. The appointment is for a 12-month period with start and end dates clearly defined.

Benefits

Funding for a Postgraduate Qualification in Education

Exceptional professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Enthusiasm for teaching without prior formal knowledge of educational theory required.
• Exposure to educational theory and practice.
• Commitment to clinical involvement.

Responsibilities

• Deliver undergraduate education for medical students.
• Participate in educational research and quality improvement projects.
• Engage in a clinical commitment one day per week.

Skills

Teaching experience

Educational research skills

Ability to engage with medical students

Education

Postgraduate Qualification in Education

Job description

Overview

This post is designed to support ST4-7s who wish to make a commitment to education as part of their career. The 12-month 'out of programme experience' (OOPE) post, based at Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust, is aimed at those who wish to build on their personal teaching experience, develop expertise in educational theory and practice, and undertake supervised educational research. The post holder will have a designated educational mentor who will oversee their development as an educator during the placement and coordinate opportunities for personal development. A customised programme of training and educational experience will be designed around the needs of the individual. Although an enthusiasm for teaching is a prerequisite, no assumptions will be made about formal knowledge of educational theory or practice. Hands-on teaching will be central to the post, as will a critical engagement with educational issues around providing undergraduate and postgraduate training in a changing context, both nationally and locally.

Working for our organisation

Come and work with us in the Garden of England where we combine exceptional professional development opportunities with a tremendous quality of life. We are Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT), providing mental health, learning disability and specialist services, serving 1.8 million people across the county. The Trust (rated Good overall by the CQC and Outstanding for care) has 3,283 staff working in 66 buildings across 33 locations, covering an area of 1,450 square miles. You will be joining friendly, passionate colleagues, rich in their diversity, who are committed to providing excellent care to our service users and their loved ones. The nature of our work attracts kindness and compassion as standard and everyone from our cleaners and porters to the chief executive and chairman are recognised as playing a vital role in providing an exemplary service.

The Fellowship includes these components

1. Teaching: The post holder will have a regular schedule of teaching commitments and will actively contribute to the development and delivery of the Trust's undergraduate education programme for Medical Students. The post holder, in collaboration with the Trust Undergraduate Tutor, will take a lead role in supporting and delivering the in-house teaching programme for undergraduate medical students undertaking Psychiatry placements within the Trust. This will include contributing to regular student induction days, coordinating fellow psychiatric trainees to teach students, supporting with simulation training and supporting with student meetings. The Undergraduate Administrators facilitate the feedback and organise the teaching programmes in order to ensure an appropriate range and level of teaching topics is provided. There will be opportunities to audit aspects of the undergraduate teaching programme.
2. Educational Research and QI: The post holder will have the opportunity to take part in a range of educational research activities and QI projects, centred on the training of undergraduate medical students but including other groups of learners. The Trust has a large Research department and QI Team who support doctors in these areas. The post holder will be supported to generate publishable outputs, including conference presentations (national and international) and publications in peer reviewed medical and educational journals.
3. Clinical commitment: A clinical commitment of 1 day per week with the Trust will ensure that the post holder maintains their clinical involvement during the attachment, and encounters postgraduate doctors in a clinical setting. Details of this clinical component will depend on the appointee's clinical specialty and experience, but might include outpatient clinic or related activity. Remuneration will be in keeping with the level of training at the time of appointment.
4. Learning about Medical Education Structures and Roles: In order to learn about medical education from a more systemic perspective, the post holder will attend the Trust Medical Education Committee meetings. There will be opportunities also to attend meetings at KMMS (Canterbury) and GKT (London) Medical Schools and to shadow UG tutors and the Director of Undergraduate Medical Education.
5. Simulation: Simulation training for undergraduate is a key part of the Medical Education department. Your role will be to support with simulation training delivered face to face at teaching events.

Key result areas

1. Supporting education for medical students.
2. Supporting the requirement to meet the needs of the LDA (Learning and Development Agreement), which is our contract with Health Education England.
3. Supporting the need to meet the requirements of KMMS.
4. Supporting the need to meet the requirements of GKT Kings College London.
5. Contribute to the development of MDT training in KMPT
6. Increasing the profile of KMPT as a major education provider
7. Increasing the popularity of KMPT among trainee doctors.

Clinical duties

Within the Medical Education department, the candidate will be part of an enthusiastic and dynamic multi-professional team including Consultants, trainees and other clinicians. There will be exposure to Older Adults patients and Psychiatric Inpatient wards. Specialist clinics can be accommodated depending on the candidate's requirements. Contribution to an out of hours tier 2 on-call rota will be expected for section 12 approved doctors.

Responsibilities

The post holder will be part of the Medical Education team and will carry out various projects and roles to support the education, training and improved experience of our medical student doctors with a specific fellowship focus as agreed in Education and Training.

Details

A full-time post (40 hours) is available as well as a second post which can be part-time from 2 days (16 hours) per week up to full time depending on the successful candidate's preference. The post is a 12-month fixed term Out of Programme Experience (OOPE) from 06/08/2025 to 04/08/2026. The post holder will be expected to attend various locations in Kent for meetings, teaching sessions and events but the base of the post can be flexible to suit the appointed candidate. This Medical Education Fellowship Post is hosted by Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT). The fellowship role is a position created to support Undergraduate workstreams concerning Medical Student Psychiatry Placements taking place at KMPT. The medical students we receive are linked to Medical Schools: King's College London School of Medicine (GKT), Kent and Medway Medical School (KMMS). Funding for a Postgraduate Qualification in Education will be available to the appointed candidate to undertake in the year. Proposed interview date: 28th March 2025.