Clinical Teaching Fellow in Surgery

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts

The closing date is 27 April 2025

Job summary

The post not only involves teaching opportunities but the chance to build your CV when applying for a training number or for any other future post. It offers the chance to undertake a higher degree, via the Masters in Medical Education programme, present at local, regional, national conferences and research innovative ideas in medical education. The Department fully supports all Clinical Teaching Fellows in developing the course and UMED also has its own annual Undergraduate Medical Education Conference, where best and innovative practice can be shared.

Main duties of the job

  • To deliver ward based general surgery teaching on the new Surgery curriculum, across both the City and QMC Campus.
  • To provide reasonable cover where appropriate for the other Clinical Teaching Fellows (and vice-versa.)
  • Contribute to the clinical assessment of students during the formal competency assessments
  • Contribute to Induction of surgery students.
  • To provide teaching on the Early Clinical Experience Course (14 x Year 1/2 hospital visits).
  • Contribute to the formal examination of these students including OSCE examinations and exam question writing. Take part in one-to-one tutoring of students re-sitting their exams and provide one-two-one teaching support for struggling students.
  • Contribute in a strategic sense to the evolution of teaching for all the above groups.
  • Support teaching across the clinical course as required.
  • Working with the Undergraduate Manager and other Teaching Fellows to develop innovative teaching methods across the clinical course.
  • Undertake appropriate projects to support your own learning and improve the experience of the Department.

For 50% of the week you will be joining the clinical rota and will be involved in working in a variety of clinical areas. You will also share a slot on the CT on-call rota, which will give you valuable clinical time and experience. Miss Cat Boereboom Colorectal Surgery is the lead for this part of the post.

About us

Every day, our teams at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) make a difference. We save lives, we improve lives and we usher in new life. We are proud to play a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of people in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire and our surrounding communities.

With more than 18,000 colleagues, we are the largest employer in Nottinghamshire and one of the biggest and busiest NHS Trusts in the country, serving more than 2.5m residents of Nottingham and Nottinghamshire and a further four million people across the East Midlands and beyond.

We provide a range of national and internationally renowned specialist services and we are at the forefront of new surgical procedures and research programmes. We are home to the East Midlands Major Trauma Centre, the Nottingham Children's Hospital and in partnership with the University of Nottingham we host a Biomedical Research Centre carrying out vital research into hearing, digestive diseases, respiratory, musculoskeletal disease, mental health and imaging.

As a teaching hospital, we are instrumental in the education and training of doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals. We are proud of our strong relationships with universities across the East Midlands, including the University of Nottingham, Nottingham Trent University and Loughborough University.

Date posted

16 April 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£43,923 to £63,152 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

164-7120290

Job locations

QMC

Derby Road

Nottingham

NG7 2UH


Job description

Job responsibilities

KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Teaching in Surgery

The aim of the post is to work alongside the Clinical Teaching Fellows and the Undergraduate Education Manager (currently Nick Kythreotis) to both deliver teaching to medical students at NUH and also to develop new initiatives when teaching students.

  • To deliver ward based general surgery teaching on the new Surgery curriculum, across both the City and QMC Campus.
  • To provide reasonable cover where appropriate for the other Clinical Teaching Fellows (and vice-versa.)
  • Contribute to the clinical assessment of students during the formal competency assessments
  • Contribute to Induction of surgery students.
  • To provide teaching on the Early Clinical Experience Course (14 x Year 1/2 hospital visits).
  • Contribute to the formal examination of these students including OSCE examinations and exam question writing. Take part in one-to-one tutoring of students re-sitting their exams and provide one-two-one teaching support for struggling students.
  • Contribute in a strategic sense to the evolution of teaching for all the above groups.
  • Support teaching across the clinical course as required.
  • Working with the Undergraduate Manager and other Teaching Fellows to develop innovative teaching methods across the clinical course.
  • Undertake appropriate projects to support your own learning and improve the experience of the Department.

Clinical Duties - where applicable

For 50% of the week you will be joining the clinical rota and will be involved in working in a variety of clinical areas. You will also share a slot on the CT on-call rota, which will give you valuable clinical time and experience. Miss Cat Boereboom Colorectal Surgery is the lead for this part of the post.

Job description

Job responsibilities

KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Teaching in Surgery

The aim of the post is to work alongside the Clinical Teaching Fellows and the Undergraduate Education Manager (currently Nick Kythreotis) to both deliver teaching to medical students at NUH and also to develop new initiatives when teaching students.

  • To deliver ward based general surgery teaching on the new Surgery curriculum, across both the City and QMC Campus.
  • To provide reasonable cover where appropriate for the other Clinical Teaching Fellows (and vice-versa.)
  • Contribute to the clinical assessment of students during the formal competency assessments
  • Contribute to Induction of surgery students.
  • To provide teaching on the Early Clinical Experience Course (14 x Year 1/2 hospital visits).
  • Contribute to the formal examination of these students including OSCE examinations and exam question writing. Take part in one-to-one tutoring of students re-sitting their exams and provide one-two-one teaching support for struggling students.
  • Contribute in a strategic sense to the evolution of teaching for all the above groups.
  • Support teaching across the clinical course as required.
  • Working with the Undergraduate Manager and other Teaching Fellows to develop innovative teaching methods across the clinical course.
  • Undertake appropriate projects to support your own learning and improve the experience of the Department.

Clinical Duties - where applicable

For 50% of the week you will be joining the clinical rota and will be involved in working in a variety of clinical areas. You will also share a slot on the CT on-call rota, which will give you valuable clinical time and experience. Miss Cat Boereboom Colorectal Surgery is the lead for this part of the post.

Person Specification

Training & Qualifications

Essential

  • oFull registration with the GMC oMBBS oSignificant experience of working in NHS

Desirable

  • oMRCS (Gen.Surg) or equivalent

Experience

Essential

  • oRelevant General Surgical Operative experience
  • oA minimum of two years' experience in a training post at FY1 and FY2 level of working in the NHS
  • oInterest in Undergraduate surgical teaching

Teaching, Audit and Research

Essential

  • oEvidence of participation in Clinical Audit. oAble to teach and support junior staff effectively

Teaching, Audit and Research

Desirable

  • oOriginal research oPublications oExperience and enthusiasm for undergraduate and post graduate teaching.
Person Specification

Training & Qualifications

Essential

  • oFull registration with the GMC oMBBS oSignificant experience of working in NHS

Desirable

  • oMRCS (Gen.Surg) or equivalent

Experience

Essential

  • oRelevant General Surgical Operative experience
  • oA minimum of two years' experience in a training post at FY1 and FY2 level of working in the NHS
  • oInterest in Undergraduate surgical teaching

Teaching, Audit and Research

Essential

  • oEvidence of participation in Clinical Audit. oAble to teach and support junior staff effectively

Teaching, Audit and Research

Desirable

  • oOriginal research oPublications oExperience and enthusiasm for undergraduate and post graduate teaching.

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).

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.

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

Derby Road

Nottingham

NG7 2UH


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts

Address

QMC

Derby Road

Nottingham

NG7 2UH


Employer's website

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

For questions about the job, contact:

nick.kythreotis@nuh.nhs.uk

Nick Kythreotis

nick.kythreotis@nuh.nhs.uk

01159249924

Date posted

16 April 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£43,923 to £63,152 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

164-7120290

Job locations

QMC

Derby Road

Nottingham

NG7 2UH


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