PGME Clinical Education Fellow - Supporting IMG and AMU

NHS; Swindon; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization is looking for a PGME Clinical Education Fellow to support educational initiatives and clinical care in the Acute Medicine department. This unique one-year fixed-term role combines teaching, clinical responsibilities, and involvement in postgraduate medical education, ideal for a trainee interested in enhancing their career in medical training and education.

Qualifications

• Eligible to work at ST3- ST4 at the time of appointment.
• MRCP PACES is essential; do not apply if not held.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical education for postgraduate trainees.
• Lead on mentoring for IMG applicants.
• Conduct bedside teaching and simulation sessions.

Skills

Clinical Knowledge

Judgement

Teaching

IT Skills

Attention to Detail

Education

GMC Registration with a Licence to Practice

Post graduate courses or qualifications in medical education

Job description

Go back Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

PGME Clinical Education Fellow - Supporting IMG and AMU

The closing date is 27 June 2025

The post is a one-year fixed term contract. It will be based at the Great Western Hospital Swindon (GWH) This is an exciting and unique opportunity for a trainee with an interest in education. The post will be 50% in Acute Medicine and 50% Post Graduate Medical Education. The post will also include the opportunity to be involved in the exciting field of simulation.

This post would typically suit a ST3 - ST4 level doctor at the time of appointment, such as those wishing to undertake further training in medical education as part of an Out of Programme Experience (OOPE) from their Specialist training programme. Opportunity to undertake PG Certification in Clinical Education.

To assist the Director Medical Education and relevant clinical specialty in their educational strategy to design, develop, deliver & evaluate Postgraduate training programmes which encompass essential clinical skills, simulation training, quality improvement work and trainee support including International Medical Graduates

Main duties of the job

1. Provision of clinical education for postgraduate clinical trainees including simulation (where relevant) andclinical skills for trainees with a specific role supporting the International Medical Graduate consultantlead.2. To take part in on-going research projects, or undertake original work under supervision with the aim ofproducing peer-reviewed publications and presentations at national and international meetings in relationto speciality.3. Bedside and classroom teaching of postgraduate trainees.4. Coordination of post graduate trainees' teaching opportunities.5. Supporting Clinical Skills Teaching and ward based assessment to post graduate trainees.6. Evaluation of teaching in conjunction with the relevant administrator.7. Undertaking any training that is identified as necessary for the candidate to teach effectively

About us

Our STAR values are at the heart of everything we do. You can expect to see them in the way we act and the way we treat each other. Our values make us who we are. We will expect your values and behaviours to reflect the STAR Values of the organisation:

ServiceWe will put our patients first

TeamworkWe will work together

Ambition We will aspire to provide the best service

RespectWe will act with integrity

Job responsibilities

8. Promote and deliver simulation as an effective educational tool.9. Provide a source of support, training and specialist advice to IMG trainees as and when required.10. Lead on the provision of mentorship to incoming IMG as well as giving informal support to help integrationsocially with their peers / colleagues.Patient Care11. The post would be divided 50/50 Direct Clinical Care and Educational activity12. Work clinically as part of the team within Acute Medicine.

NB MRCP PACES IS AN ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENT FOR THIS POST. PLEASE DO NOT APPLY IF YOU DO NOT HAVE MRCP.

Further details can be found in the Attached Job Description

Person Specification

Qualifications

• GMC Registration with a Licence to Practice
• Eligible to work at ST3- ST4 at the time of appointment
• Post graduate courses or qualifications in medical education

Experience

• Experience of the ARCP process
• Substantive NHS experience in Acute Medicine
• Experience of the ARCP process
• Experience of using e-portfolios / appraisal systems for evidence collection
• Experience of Quality Improvement and / audit
• Experience of engaging with quality assessment of postgraduate medical training programmes such as the GMC trainee survey and National Educational and Training Survey
• Experience of teaching postgraduate medical resident doctors on training programmes
• Representing the views and needs resident doctors

Knowledge

• Ability to apply sound clinical knowledge and judgement to problems
• Recognition of, and ability to undertake the initial management of an acutely ill patient
• Excellent IT skills. Conceptual and analytical skills. Keen to innovate and take on new challenges
• Attention to detail in all professional tasks
• To have an interest in supporting doctors in training and medical education
• Ability to design and deliver bedside teaching and simulation.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust