Clinical Teaching Fellow in Surgery | University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 03 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Dependant on experience |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 03 May 2024 |
| Location: | Leicester, LE1 5WW |
| Company: | University Hospitals of Leicester |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 6185731/358-6185731-MED |
Summary
The Clinical Teaching Fellow post is designed to develop the career of clinicians with an interest in surgery and medical education.Applicants must have a minimum of 12 months experience of delivering care in the NHS- please do not apply if you don't meet this criteria.
The post offers training in medical education for 12 months before the Fellow returns to full time training/clinical work in their own specialty.
This is role is designed to support Undergraduate teaching in the surgical specialties and perioperative care within UHL and to develop the teaching and educator skills of the applicant. It is ideally suited as a bridge between foundation programme and core surgery training. Equally, it could serve as bridge between core and higher surgical training. The role will offer opportunities to work on projects related to Postgraduate medical education that reflect current priorities at local and national level.
Post holders may have a variety of individual projects whilst in post, but all are expected to contribute to core teaching and assessment activities within UHL and University of Leicester Medical School. Applicants should be able to demonstrate an established interest in medical education, for example through previous teaching or postgraduate qualifications.
This Fellowship post will provide an opportunity to develop teaching skills and gain experience in a range of educational activities working closely with the undergraduate team in UHL.
The Fellowship principally supports Year 3 undergraduate teaching and will be a combination of informal bedside teaching and more formal tutorial/seminar based teaching relevant to the surgical disciplines (gastrointestinal, musculoskeletal, , urology, vascular).
Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).
We have four primary goals:
· high-quality care for all,
· being a great place to work,
· partnerships for impact, and
· research and education excellence
And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.
Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:
· we are compassionate,
· we are proud,
· we are inclusive, and
· we are one team
This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.
A number of Fellows will support the surgical teaching for Year 3 medical students.
A typical timetable is shown below. It is anticipated that each postholder will focus on an identified surgical discipline for 6 months and then rotate onto another discipline to provide a breadth of experience.
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
AM
Project work
Bedside teaching
Educational time in intended specialtyor
study time for Medical Education qualification (personal development time)
Teaching/related activities
Project work
PM
Bedside teaching
Admin/
meetings
Clinical Skills/simulation teaching session
Teaching activities
There will be opportunity for:
• Teaching on specific parts of the curriculum during clinical placements in UHL
• Bedside teaching
• Involvement in assessment activities- helping to organise, run and examine in OSCEs, and summative undergraduate exams for which training will be provided.
• Gaining some experience of standard setting for written examinations, writing examination questions and participating in marking written exams.
• Becoming involved any area of the clinical curriculum as outlined above depending on your area of interest
• Supporting Block Leads in the clinical supervision of medical students
In addition, there are a range of opportunities available for the Fellow to become involved in medical education project work with the UHL Department of Clinical Education or relevant Surgical specialty. The nature of this work will be determined following discussion with the Fellow and depend on the specific interests of the Fellow appointed.
There will be scope for the Fellow to spend identified time in their intended discipline for them to learn new skills aimed at improving their exposure to the specialty, and enhancing the quality of their application for a substantive training post
Please note, that the clinical activity described above is not intended as a service commitment and it is to enhance their own portfolio of skills within their chosen specialty and meet Trust requirements for appraisal.
This advert closes on Wednesday 10 Apr 2024