Surgical block Lead

North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional NHS Trust in the UK is seeking a Clinical Educator for Obstetrics and Gynaecology. You will plan and evaluate teaching for medical students and ensure quality clinical placements. The ideal candidate will be a GMC registered surgeon with excellent communication skills. This is a full-time position focused on enhancing the educational experience in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Health and well-being initiatives

Opportunities for personal and professional development

Qualifications

• GMC registration is essential for the role.
• Strong interpersonal skills to mentor students effectively.
• Experience in teaching or providing clinical education.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain excellent communication with medical students.
• Ensure pastoral care is aligned with university policies.
• Lead patient recruitment for educational purposes.

Skills

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Ability to develop working relationships

High level communication skills

Education

GMC registered surgeon

Job description

The post holder will assume the role of Clinical educator for Obstetrics and Gynaecology to cover maternity leave. This will be a 12 month secondment. The post holder will plan, facilitate, timetable, coordinate and evaluate teaching to undergraduate medical students from Newcastle and Sunderland Universities. It will involve but is not exclusive to clinical skills sessions, simulation, small and large group teaching, this could be with patients in the classroom, ward or clinical environment. This incorporates history taking, clinical skills and examination, simulation based teaching, advanced communication skills and assessment of such skills. Particular focus should be on inter-professional learning opportunities.

The timetabling of clinical placements for students is a main purpose of this role to maximize student learning and experience and to avoid 'pressure points' in clinical areas during the academic year. The post holder will be a visible presence and support to medical students whilst on clinical placement and support and facilitate bedside teaching.

Main duties of the job

• Develop and maintain excellent communication with medical students, providing pastoral care and mentorship
• Ensure pastoral care and advice given is aligned to policies of universities and signposting to appropriate agencies.
• Act as a point of contact for students who wish to raise a concern
• Develop and maintain excellent working relationships with Undergraduate faculty (clinical and non-clinical) and staff within the Trust directorates,
• Develop and maintain excellent working relationships within simulation team
• Develop and maintain excellent working relationships and represent the Trust with universities
• Actively engage in both internal and external educational meetings
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with patients and their carers
• High level communication skills, written, verbal and non-verbal ensuring teaching sessions can be provided to small and large groups of students

About us

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust now form University Hospitals Tees and as such you may be required to work at any site across both Trusts.

At North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust, we want our organisation to be the best place to work with the right staff, in the right roles, at the right time, to ensure we deliver exceptional patient care and experience.

We will support staff through providing an inclusive and supportive workplace with health and well-being initiatives, staff benefits and opportunities for personal and professional development.

We support the Making Every Contact Count approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.

Job responsibilities

Develop and maintain excellent working relationships with Undergraduate faculty

Develop and maintain excellent working relationships and represent the Trust with universities Newcastle University and University of Sunderland

Ability to deal with unpredictable interruptions to deal with complex pastoral issues

Lead by example and act as a role model for medical students

Actively lead on recruiting patients for the undergraduate department database and ensuring this data is secured as per the Trust data security policies

Actively take lead on a topic relating to undergraduate education such as mental health first aider, freedom to speak up, equality, diversity & inclusivity, reducing waste and the Trust green plan

Person Specification

• GMC registered surgeon

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.

Director of Undergraduate Clinical Studies