Clinical Teacher @ The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust

Job summary

Join one of the region's leading Medical Education teams and play a key role in delivering high-quality undergraduate medical education for Leeds MBChB students across all years of study at Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust.

This exciting development opportunity will support you to build expertise in clinical teaching, educational leadership, supervision, assessment, research and curriculum delivery, while helping to shape the doctors of the future and improve patient care.

Working alongside an experienced, multi-professional team, you will deliver clinical and classroom-based teaching, provide student supervision and feedback, and contribute to educational initiatives across the Trust and wider community. A comprehensive induction programme will support you in the role.

This post is offered as a 12-month fixed term/secondment with the intention of becoming a permanent position subject to successful completion of the secondment period, individual performance and service requirements. Applicants wishing to apply for the role as a secondment must discuss this with their current line manager and obtain their approval prior to submitting an application.

Main duties of the job

• Build capability in supporting undergraduate students to develop clinical decision-making skills, while strengthening own confidence and competence within an expanding professional scope of practice
• Contribute to undergraduate teaching across a range of clinical specialties, gaining experience and confidence in delivering education with the support and guidance of the Medical Education team
• Teach and observe medical history taking and physical examination skills across body systems, both at the bedside (with patient consent) and within simulated or classroom environments, with structured support to refine own teaching approach
• Provide constructive feedback to students to enhance their examination techniques and communication skills with patients, families and colleagues, while being supported to build effective feedback and coaching skills
• Work collaboratively with medical and nursing colleagues to identify appropriate patients for bedside teaching, gaining confidence in facilitating safe, high-quality learning opportunities within clinical environments

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details.

About us

We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield).

We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work.

We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust.

As a member of the team, you will have access to the NHS pension plan, a generous holiday allowance, employee health and wellbeing services and extensive benefits and support. These include onsite nurseries, childcare vouchers, home electronics schemes, working carers support, carer-friendly policies, and more.

If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Essential person specification requirements

Qualifications

• Registered healthcare professional (e.g. nurse, AHP, or similar)
• Educated to degree level
• Willingness to undertake educational short courses and medical education specific CPD courses

Experience

• Experience working in a clinical environment providing safe, patient-centred care
• Experience supporting learners in practice (e.g. students, new starters, apprentices)
• Evidence of ongoing professional development (CPD)
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team

Skills and Abilities

• Good communication skills (verbal, written and interpersonal)
• Ability to support teaching, learning and assessment in practice
• Good organisational skills and ability to prioritise workload
• Ability to work well within a team and build positive working relationships
• Confidence to support and guide learners in practice
• Basic IT skills (e.g. Microsoft Office, email, MS Teams)

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Please click 'apply now' to view the full person specification (there is no obligation to submit an application).

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.

Employer details

Employer name

The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust

Address

Pinderfields Hospital

Wakefield

West Yorkshire

WF1 4DG

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.midyorks.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)