Postgraduate Clinical Teaching Fellow

Job summary

We're hiring a Postgraduate Medicine Clinical Teaching Fellow at Frimley Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, a role split across Frimley Park and Wexham Park Hospitals. Primarily, this post involves Medical Education (4 days/week) and one day per week in a clinical speciality aligned to the applicant's interests.

The role supports return-to-training trainees and locally employed doctors, particularly international medical graduates, through the development of tailored teaching programmes. Responsibilities include facilitating communication skills training, introducing the NHS system, aiding in UK integration for international doctors, and potentially assisting junior doctors with their portfolios.

The successful applicant will receive Sim Facilitation training and funding contribution toward a teaching qualification. This position requires a postgraduate medical professional at an FY3+ level with strong interpersonal and communication skills, and a keen interest in medical education.

Main duties of the job

1. Develop and implement tailored teaching programmes for return-to-training trainees and locally employed doctors, particularly international medical graduates.
2. Facilitate simulation support, primarily for foundation training.
3. Provide guidance on communication skills, understanding of the NHS system, and aid in the UK integration process for international doctors.
4. Potentially support junior doctors in managing their portfolios.
5. Carry out clinical duties one day a week, in a speciality aligned with the applicant's interests.
6. Liaise and collaborate with various key stakeholders including the Director of Clinical Education, FYTPDs, Clinical Tutors, and others.
7. Engage in self-development, including Sim Facilitation training and completion of a PG Cert in Medical Education.
8. Regularly assess the needs and expectations of the trainees to ensure the teaching programmes remain effective and relevant.

About us

There's never been a more exciting time to build your career at Frimley Health, one of the country's largest and most respected trusts

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) has an outstanding reputation and a proud record of achievement. We have an ongoing commitment to improving the health and care services for the 900,000 people we serve across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.

We continue to invest in our services and facilities, including a £10 million upgrade to the hospital maternity unit as well as £49m major new Emergency Assessment Centre on our Wexham Park site. The opening of a brand new £100m state of the art hospital which replaced the existing hospital facility at Heatherwood and are planning to invest further in diagnostics and inpatient capacity at Frimley Park.

We have also made significant investment in our quality improvement and digital programmes to support our vision and we will ensure that we achieve our aim of providing the highest quality healthcare to our patients. Our new EPR - Epic - went live in June and we are already beginning to reap the benefits of this ambitious investment.

Our threecore values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other.

If you have a passion for clinical excellence, patient care and your own career development, you'll feel at home at Frimley Health.

Employer details

Employer name

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Cross Site Frimley Park and Wexham Park Hospitals

Slough

SL2 4HL

Employer's website

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

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Employer details

Employer name

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Cross Site Frimley Park and Wexham Park Hospitals

Slough

SL2 4HL

Employer's website

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

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