About this role
Job summary
The appointee will play an important role, together with the other Clinical Teaching Fellows, in all of the Undergraduate Clinical Teaching programmes. This will involve all aspects in the development, delivery and assessment of teaching to all levels of undergraduate students. The appointee will be expected to become involved in the teaching of first and second year medical students hospital visits (Early Clinical Experience Visits).
The Trust has a well-established Undergraduate Department with a long history of delivering medical students from Newcastle University and University of Sunderland. We offer classroom and clinical based teaching covering a variety of specialities for third, fourth- and fifth-year students. The department also provides early clinical placements and hospital visits as well as student selected components. We have dedicated teaching faculty, clinical educators and a dedicated simulation faculty. The Trust consistently receives positive feedback from students, universities and Health Education England as part of the annual quality monitoring process.
The vision of the Undergraduate department is to ensure that all medical students have high quality teaching and an excellent clinical learning experience, which relates to their curriculum outcomes.
Main duties of the job
To deliver and enhance specialty and generic teaching of undergraduate medical students across all year groups at all trust sites
There will be a requirement to travel between sites
To manage specialty specific teaching and oversight of respective timetables
To attend relevant meetings, such as weekly faculty meetings, emendation meetings, osce development
To complete mandatory training in line with trust procedures
To deliver high quality safe patient care through participation in the emergency department, outpatient clinics and ward-based care under the supervision of senior clinicians
About us
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust have come together to form University Hospitals Tees. As a result, post holders may be required to work across sites within both organisations.
Across University Hospitals Tees, our ambition is to be the best place to work, ensuring we have the right staff in the right roles at the right time to deliver outstanding patient care and experience.
We are committed to supporting our staff through an inclusive and supportive working environment, offering health and wellbeing 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 description Job responsibilities
To mentor and supervise medical students in weekly tutorial or seminar groups
To provide mentorship and where needed individual academic support to medical and physician associate students
To act as educational supervisor for medical students and facilitate portfolio completion
This post offers an exciting opportunity to for an Undergraduate Teaching Fellow will assist with development, co-ordination and delivery of undergraduate education across North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust sites. The appointee will support the Block leads (UoS) and Year leads (NU) in planning, delivering and evaluating speciality teaching, facilitating exams and attend university meetings. There will be an opportunity to undertake the Postgraduate Certificate of Medical Education however it is not mandatory.
This post is an exciting opportunity for a trainee with an interest in education to work in a well-respected Trust, which has gained a reputation for delivering high quality education. There will be support in furthering your own teaching development as well as the chance to work in a truly multidisciplinary team.
The post holder will be teaching across the clinically years of the curriculum (years 3-5), as well as being involved with 1st and 2nd year hospital visit students so experience of teaching Undergraduate student and simulation is essential. It is, also expected, that the post holder will teach in various settings clinical placement and within the Medical Schools on various topics.
Teaching and audit are priorities for the Trust and the Education Centre is well resourced and actively used. There is, a well-stocked Library with excellent IT facilities for study and research. Clinical meetings are held between the various clinical departments. There are strong links with the professorial departments based at North Tees and an expanding involvement in undergraduate teaching.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Registered Medical Degree (MBBS or equivalent) Successful completion of UK Foundation Programme or equivalent GMC registration with a licence to practise at the time of application ALS
Desirable
APLS/EPLS Any other advanced life support course PG cert in medical education or equivalent
Experience Essential
Knowledge of a UK undergraduate curriculum Proficiency in basic clinical skills Understanding of clinical governance processes Awareness of NHS policies
Desirable
PG cert in medical education Knowledge of Newcastle and Sunderland undergraduate curricula
Experience Essential
A minimum of 12 months experience of working clinically as a doctor in the NHS Experience of working in multi-disciplinary teams Evidence of UK teaching experience Experience in simulation-based teaching
Desirable
Evidence of teaching UK undergraduate medical students Evidence of presentations Evidence of publications
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.
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Employer details Employer name North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust
Address north tees and hartlepool NHs
hardwick road
stockton
TS19 8PE
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.nth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)