Job summary
The Medical Education Department is responsible for ensuring the delivery and quality management of education and training for approximately 1800 Junior Doctors (doctors in training and locally employed doctors) placed across all specialities within the Trust.
The Postgraduate Medical Education Teaching Fellow will be responsible for providing high quality surgical skills and evidence based high fidelity and part task Simulation Based Education with a focus on surgical specialities. They are to maintain clinical currency and a portfolio of practice appropriate to their specialist clinical area. They are responsible for functioning as a key member of the UHB simulation faculty and clinical education service, ensuring quality standards are maintained. This unique post offers an exciting opportunity for surgical trainees to develop their experience and skills as medical educators within simulation-based education working closely with the Clinical Education and General Surgery Department.
Main duties of the job
To develop and direct a multi-professional faculty responsible for the provision of cross-specialty simulation-based education.
To work collaboratively with the Clinical Service Lead for Clinical Skills and Simulation to devise and implement technology enhanced training curricula which meet the requirements of the commissioning institutions and further the Trust reputation as a major clinical teaching provider.
To foster a culture of active research and to contribute to the current evidence base, evaluating how technological approaches to learning can continuously improve patient care, though individual and team performance.
Alongside the Clinical Skills and Simulation Service Lead, identify the opportunities for collaborative work in the region to strengthen the simulation activity leading to effective workforce development plans.
To represent the trusts simulation service on regional, national and international forums, taking active role in marketing the UHB brand as a leader in care, clinical excellence and education.
To contribute to trust wide laparoscopic surgical programmes ensuring an equitable, quality assured offer across all sites.
To contribute to the development of new speciality programmes being developed as a part of the trust wide surgical training recovery plan.
Support the core surgical high fidelity simulation programmes run across the trust offering surgical specialist knowledge and experience to advise on the maintenance and development of programmes.
About us
We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.
Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:
Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.
UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.
University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To support the Simulation Faculty with high-fidelity simulation training to the junior doctors. All the post holders will be trained as Simulation Faculty
To undertake some form of formal training in Medical Education and teaching methods. Places are held on the University of Birmingham PG Certificate of Medical Education course for all the Clinical Teaching Fellows associated with their Medical School. It is expected that you will attend this course and this will be supported through leave and course fees by the Trust.
As outlined above, this is a diverse teaching role focused upon surgical simulation education. It is expected that the post-holder will deliver teaching sessions to include technical surgical skills and non-technical simulation. The post holder will be required to utilise skills to support skill and knowledge acquisition and development of a variety of candidates. The successful candidate should also demonstrate leadership skills, the ability to communicate affectively and work to an excellent standard within the multidisciplinary clinical and educational team. The post holder will also take responsibility for maintaining a clinical portfolio of practice through engaging in regular clinical activity to maintain clinical competence as discussed and agreed with line management and clinical supervisors.
To work closely with the Postgraduate Medical Education teaching leads to audit, develop and improve the teaching offered by the Trust. This may be through an audit or piece of research into the teaching activities.
The post-holder will have an educational supervisor to support development in delivering simulation-based surgical education, following completion of the trust faculty development framework. Support will also be offered to complete a qualification in medical education. There is an expectation of collating all current data in simulation, analysis of work with the opportunity to present work at local, national or potentially international conferences.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To support the Simulation Faculty with high-fidelity simulation training to the junior doctors. All the post holders will be trained as Simulation Faculty
To undertake some form of formal training in Medical Education and teaching methods. Places are held on the University of Birmingham PG Certificate of Medical Education course for all the Clinical Teaching Fellows associated with their Medical School. It is expected that you will attend this course and this will be supported through leave and course fees by the Trust.
As outlined above, this is a diverse teaching role focused upon surgical simulation education. It is expected that the post-holder will deliver teaching sessions to include technical surgical skills and non-technical simulation. The post holder will be required to utilise skills to support skill and knowledge acquisition and development of a variety of candidates. The successful candidate should also demonstrate leadership skills, the ability to communicate affectively and work to an excellent standard within the multidisciplinary clinical and educational team. The post holder will also take responsibility for maintaining a clinical portfolio of practice through engaging in regular clinical activity to maintain clinical competence as discussed and agreed with line management and clinical supervisors.
To work closely with the Postgraduate Medical Education teaching leads to audit, develop and improve the teaching offered by the Trust. This may be through an audit or piece of research into the teaching activities.
The post-holder will have an educational supervisor to support development in delivering simulation-based surgical education, following completion of the trust faculty development framework. Support will also be offered to complete a qualification in medical education. There is an expectation of collating all current data in simulation, analysis of work with the opportunity to present work at local, national or potentially international conferences.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Medical Degree from a recognised university
- GMC registration
- Significant surgical experience (at least 2 years post foundation level)
- Evidence of achievement of foundation competencies in line with GMC standards / Good Medical Practice
- Eligibility to live and work in the UK
- Postgraduate Educational Qualification or willingness to work towards
- Experience of undergraduate and postgraduate educational delivery
- Experience of teaching in a multi-professional setting
Experience
Essential
- Understanding of the NHS and Trust agenda for the development of clinical practice and the relevant application of low, mid and high-fidelity simulation
- Sound understanding of the role of non-technical skills and human factors in improving patient care and the clinical practice.
- Knowledge around Audit & monitoring standards
- Evidence of supporting and training others in the clinical environment
- Participating in and implementing change
- Delivery of formal and informal teaching sessions
- Understanding of the regulation of healthcare and education
- Ability to populate and use excel and other IT systems
- Clear understanding of learning methodologies and implementations
- Experience of working within the UK Health Care System
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Effective leadership and team working skills.
- Capacity to work effectively under pressure and remain objective in highly emotive or pressurised situations. Awareness of own limitations and when to ask for help.
- Demonstrates effective judgement and decision-making skills.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills and proven ability to communicate in a complex environment.
- Ability to prioritise and manage time effectively.
- Information Technology skills. Competence with basic office package and understanding of the modality of simulation and technology enhanced education.
- Proven ability to develop and implement new initiatives. (educational programmes or service developments)
- Ability to demonstrate a basic understanding of clinical education issues facing the organisation.
- Ability to think creatively and identify emergent clinical solutions.
- Ability to demonstrate an in-depth understanding and knowledge of current clinical practice.
- Clinically credible within a specialised area and demonstrates an ability to work with a multitude of front-line staff, working within your scope of practice
- High level of work organisation, self-motivation, and drive for improvement.
- Personal resilience in dealing with frequent distractions, interruptions, and challenging situations.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality at all times.
- Ability to build effective working relationships across a range of health care providers, staff and other organisations.
- Ability to work semi autonomously and work is supervised rather than managed.
- Able to represent the trust professionally at local / national events.
- Able to write / produce accurate, clear written and verbal reports and presentations.
- Able to present effectively at internal / external and corporate meetings.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Medical Degree from a recognised university
- GMC registration
- Significant surgical experience (at least 2 years post foundation level)
- Evidence of achievement of foundation competencies in line with GMC standards / Good Medical Practice
- Eligibility to live and work in the UK
- Postgraduate Educational Qualification or willingness to work towards
- Experience of undergraduate and postgraduate educational delivery
- Experience of teaching in a multi-professional setting
Experience
Essential
- Understanding of the NHS and Trust agenda for the development of clinical practice and the relevant application of low, mid and high-fidelity simulation
- Sound understanding of the role of non-technical skills and human factors in improving patient care and the clinical practice.
- Knowledge around Audit & monitoring standards
- Evidence of supporting and training others in the clinical environment
- Participating in and implementing change
- Delivery of formal and informal teaching sessions
- Understanding of the regulation of healthcare and education
- Ability to populate and use excel and other IT systems
- Clear understanding of learning methodologies and implementations
- Experience of working within the UK Health Care System
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Effective leadership and team working skills.
- Capacity to work effectively under pressure and remain objective in highly emotive or pressurised situations. Awareness of own limitations and when to ask for help.
- Demonstrates effective judgement and decision-making skills.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills and proven ability to communicate in a complex environment.
- Ability to prioritise and manage time effectively.
- Information Technology skills. Competence with basic office package and understanding of the modality of simulation and technology enhanced education.
- Proven ability to develop and implement new initiatives. (educational programmes or service developments)
- Ability to demonstrate a basic understanding of clinical education issues facing the organisation.
- Ability to think creatively and identify emergent clinical solutions.
- Ability to demonstrate an in-depth understanding and knowledge of current clinical practice.
- Clinically credible within a specialised area and demonstrates an ability to work with a multitude of front-line staff, working within your scope of practice
- High level of work organisation, self-motivation, and drive for improvement.
- Personal resilience in dealing with frequent distractions, interruptions, and challenging situations.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality at all times.
- Ability to build effective working relationships across a range of health care providers, staff and other organisations.
- Ability to work semi autonomously and work is supervised rather than managed.
- Able to represent the trust professionally at local / national events.
- Able to write / produce accurate, clear written and verbal reports and presentations.
- Able to present effectively at internal / external and corporate meetings.
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
