About this role
Job summary
This exciting post working in Emergency and Acute Care (EAC) is ideal for a doctor or ACP with at least 6 months experience in Emergency Medicine, seeking to further their career. It would be particularly suited for a trainee between core medical and higher training, or a higher specialist trainee with an interest in Medical Education.
This post offers a combination of teaching and clinical activity. The post holder will undertake three days of undergraduate medical teaching in the acute care setting and two days of clinical activity per week in the Emergency Department.
Please note this post is fixed term maternity leave cover for 12 months from the start of the post.
Main duties of the job
Provide supervised "shop floor" teaching for medical students in the Emergency Department and Acute Medicine Wards.
Facilitate small group teaching and clinical skills training, including simulation exercises using Simulated Patients (SPs).
Undertake Workplace Based Assessments (WBAs), Directly Observed Procedural Skills (DOPs), and Case-Based Discussions (CBDs).
Support students in their critical analysis of 'patient journeys'.
Contribute to the formal examination of students, including assessing OSCEs and writing exam questions.
Participate in one-to-one tutoring of students, including those struggling and those re-sitting their exams.
Support inter-professional training for medical students in the ED.
Help to train and develop a wider faculty for critical illness teaching, including other healthcare professionals.
Work closely with the multi-disciplinary, multi-professional team in EAC to support efficient and effective inter-professional education.
Contribute to clinical activity by undertaking work on the 'shopfloor' for 2 days per week.
About us
With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.
Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.
Job description Job responsibilities
Professional Registration:
The post holder must have full registration with the GMC or NMC. It is no longer a requirement of employment within the NHS that medical staff be registered with a medical insurance organisation. Should you wish to maintain registration with such an organisation, this is entirely your own choice.
Personal Professional Development & Educational Research:
Carry out relevant educational research as appropriate.
Take an active part in training sessions run by UMED.
To represent the Department where appropriate in University exam and standard setting meetings and other associated courses
There will be opportunities throughout the year to present at local, regional and national conferences. The NUH UMED runs its own conference on an annual basis and encourages staff to present good practice initiatives as well as supporting staff to attend regional and national conferences, such as ASME and ASPiH.
Undergraduate Teaching:
The post will have a minimum of 3 days (6 sessions) of teaching that will be made up of the following activities.
5 sessions (half days) per week of shop floor teaching, clinical simulations, small group teaching, patient workshops and WBPA & DOPs assessments
1 sessions per week of office work planning /evaluation and mentoring students.
Interspersed with the above outline will be teaching on other specific teaching days and commitment to exam-orientated activities.
Critical Illness Attachment:
From October to February, there will be cohorts of students based in the ED as part of the 4-week CIA in their final year. The focus for their time in ED will be the recognition and management of patients who are or have the potential to be critically ill. This will be in the context of team and inter-professional working.
The other half of the CIA will be based in Theatres and Critical Care areas. During the attachment, there will be an introductory and a final formative Students will also undertake a day in the Trent Simulation Centre and ILS days.
Foundation for Practice:
The FFP course for 3rd year students is the first full-time clinical attachment for medical students, which runs from February to October. There are 5 blocks of 6 weeks. The post holder will support with the junior medicine and junior surgery weeks, focusing on delivering and assessing acute medical knowledge and skills.
Early Clinical Experience:
From November to May 1st and 2nd Year students visit the hospital to practise basic skills in history taking and examination. The post holder will support and supervise these students in the Emergency Department and other wards throughout the Trust.
Clinical Duties:
The clinical duties of this post will predominantly take place in the Emergency Department. These duties will be assigned based on a comprehensive evaluation of the post holder's clinical experience.
Person Specification
Training & Qualifications Essential
ALS certification GMC registration and license to practice NMC registration
Desirable
Teaching qualification (PgCert, MMedSci)
Experience Essential
At least 3 years NHS experience 6 months experience of Emergency medicine in the NHS
Desirable
Understanding of the undergraduate medical training at Nottingham University
Communication and Relationship Skills Essential
Evidence of good organisational, communication, team-working and interpersonal skills Evidence of participation in Inter-Professional Learning
Analytical and Judgement Skills Essential
Evaluation of student feedback or learning to inform future session / programme planning
Desirable
Evidence of some previous involvement in research, presentation and/or publication
Planning and Organisation Skills Essential
Able to plan teaching sessions with clear learning objectives Able to organise teaching sessions, liaising with other educators and members of clinical teams Evidence of participation in delivering undergraduate education
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship 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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts
Address QMC Campus
Derby Road
Nottingham
NG7 2UH
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.nuh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)