Lead Medical Education Fellow

Buckinghamshire Healthcare Nhs Trust; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS pension scheme

Learning and development opportunities

Discount schemes

Job summary

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking a Lead Medical Education Fellow to develop undergraduate and postgraduate medical education across the Trust, based at Stoke Mandeville Hospital. The role involves leading a team of up to 10 Resident doctors and working with the Director and Undergraduate Director to advance teaching at BHT.

Experience in medical education and full GMC registration are essential, with opportunities to deliver courses linked to Oxford University, St George's and the

Qualifications

• MBChB or equivalent
• Full GMC registration with a Licence to Practice in the UK
• Completion of Foundation programme or equivalent
• Previous BHT Education Fellow Experience
• Higher degree or other postgraduate qualification in Medical Education recognised by the Academy of Medical Educators
• Higher Medical Membership e.g MRCP/MRCGP/MRCS

Responsibilities

• Lead Education Fellow Management Roles
• Coordinate Education Fellow teaching activities with Education Administration and Simulation teams
• Chair weekly education team meetings
• Provide educational supervision for the Education Fellow team
• Support Education Fellows with their medical education CPD
• Support Education Fellows with education project development and delivery
• Promote and support medical education research

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Education supervision

Education

MBChB or equivalent

GMC registration with Licence to Practice

Foundation programme completion

Previous BHT Education Fellow Experience

Job description

Job summary

The Lead Medical Education Fellow post is a unique and exciting opportunity which combines an educational role aimed at developing undergraduate and postgraduate education in Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT).This post is due to commence from February 2027 and is primarily based at Stoke Mandeville Hospital.The main responsibility of the post holder is to manage and mentor the Education Fellow team (up to 10 Resident doctors) who support the delivery of the Trust's high quality medical education including the development, delivery and evaluation of courses in undergraduate (Oxford University, St George's and University of Buckingham) and postgraduate medical education.
The post holder would work with the Director of Medical Education, the Undergraduate Director of Medical Education to Lead the Education Fellow cohort, and Undergraduate and Postgraduate Faculty to develop teaching at BHT. Prior Medical Education experience is required for this role.All applicants MUST be Fully GMC Registered with a Licence to Practice in the UK.

Main duties of the job

Lead Education Fellow Management Roles

• Work closely with the Medical Education Administration team and Simulation team to coordinate Education Fellow teaching activities
• Chair weekly meetings for the education team
• Provide educational supervision for the Education Fellow team
• Support Education Fellows with their medical education CPD
• Support Education Fellows with education project development and delivery
• Promote and support medical education research

Other Aspects to Lead Education Fellow Role

• Develop the Education Fellow Programme with support of senior management team
• Participate in the development, coordination, delivery and evaluation of undergraduate and foundation courses and assessment
• Help organise and deliver undergraduate and foundation induction
• Deliver yearly away days for the undergraduate and postgraduate faculty
• Represent Education Fellows at university and trust meetings
• Provide quarterly reports of Education Fellow progress
• Lead for Assistantship block

More extensive information can be found in the attached Job description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert.

About us

Why colleagues think we are "a great place to work!"

What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.

Alongside NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme, you'll have access to NHS discount schemes.

We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

What do we stand for?

Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.

Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.

We are working hard to increase diversity at all levels within the trust. We believe a diverse workforce can have a positive effect on both staff wellbeing and patient outcomes.

We welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, candidates with disabilities and care-experienced candidates.

We are proud to achieve the Gold award for the Armed Forces Covenant and support applications from the Armed Forces Community. Please contact [e-mail] (our Armed Forces Covenant Lead) if you would like guidance or assistance with your application.

We make employment decisions by matching our service needs with the skills and experience of candidates, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.

Job responsibilities

More extensive information can be found in the attached Job description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert.If you have any further questions, please contact Dr Matthew Size, Director of Medical Education on [e-mail]

Please note that this job advert may close before its advertised closing date dependent upon the total volume of the applications received.

Person Specification

Trust Care Values

Essential

• Collaborate - Communicates openly, honestly and professionally, and actively promotes team working and building strong working relationships
• Aspire - Patients are always first. Drives service improvements. Strong self-awareness with a desire to grow.
• Respect - Treats all with compassion and kindness. Ensures everyone feels valued.
• Enable - Consults others and listens to their views/opinions. Enables others to take the initiative

EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING

Essential

• MBChB or equivalent
• Full GMC registration with a Licence to Practice in the UK
• Completion of Foundation programme or equivalent
• Previous BHT Education Fellow Experience

Desirable

• Higher degree or other postgraduate qualification in Medical Education recognised by the Academy of Medical Educators
• Higher Medical Membership e.g MRCP/MRCGP/MRCS

Experience

Essential

• Evidence of the successful delivery of teaching, including developing teaching materials, methods and evaluation.
• Knowledge of a range of teaching and learning methods and techniques and how these can be utilised and applied in medical education.
• Commitment to continued professional development of medical education.

Skills, Knowledge & Personal Attributes

Essential

• Evidence of leadership skills.
• Ability to manage and successfully deliver project outcomes by prioritising a heavy workload.
• Can work under pressure of multiple deadlines and conflicting priorities.

Desirable

• Prepared to be flexible in working patterns.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS

Desirable

• Prior understanding of the UK Medical Education system.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website ("Opens in a new tab"). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants ("Opens in a new tab"). Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see