Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Medical Education team at Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in our state-of-the-art facility on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus. Our core values of compassion, excellence, and collaboration are at the forefront of delivering responsive, effective and safe patient care and, to support this ethic, the Trust is committed to ensuring that all staff and students have access up-to-date, relevant and practical clinical development programmes.
To do this, we are growing our team and need staff members who share our vision, our enthusiasm, and our pride in delivering a wide scope of practice, personal governance, and accountability. We are looking for enthusiastic and professional individuals with drive and passion for multi-professional practice development to join a dynamic team, and to help the Trust maintain its position as one of the most innovative and leading NHS organizations in the country.
Main duties of the job
The Trust is renowned for its commitment to education and the delivery of high-quality teaching and training, including to students from the University of Cambridge's School of Clinical Medicine.
The post-holder will primarily be responsible for contributing to the development, delivery, and quality assurance of teaching these students, as well as involvement in supporting the learning of doctors-in-training and the wider multi-disciplinary team. This post is available for 6 or 12 months and is offered as 40 hours per week on the resident doctors' pay scale. Job share will be considered. It will enable the right candidates to develop their own portfolio in teaching, training, leadership, management and understanding learning, as well as being supported in their own development as an educator. The post-holder will have the opportunity to gain formal medical education qualifications if desired, as well to work in a chosen clinical specialty in a supernumerary capacity (Cardiothoracic surgery, Respiratory Medicine, Cardiology, Anesthesia / Intensive Care Medicine).
The post-holder must hold full General Medical Council registration with a License to Practice and have completed the foundation years of training or equivalent. Experience and familiarity with UK hospital systems and practices or equivalent is essential.
About us
Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the UK's leading heart and lung hospital, delivering care to more than 50,000 patients a year in its new state-of-the-art hospital in Cambridge.
It performs the most heart and/or lung transplants in the UK and carried out the UK's first successful heart transplant in 1979. It also offers emergency heart attack treatment , sleep centre care and is one of just five centres nationally for those in severe respiratory failure. Based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus - the largest centre of medical research and health science in Europe - the Trust is at the heart of treatments of the future.
Royal Papworth became the first hospital trust in the country to be rated 'outstanding' in all five areas assessed by the Care Quality Commission - a rating it still holds today.
The Trust holds its values of compassion, excellence and collaboration at its core, and all colleagues joining the team are expected to uphold these in their day-to-day roles and interactions.
Royal Papworth is proud of its diverse workforce and encourages people to embrace their individuality. The Trust values difference and welcomes all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion and belief, sex and sexual orientation. Providing they meet the minimum post criteria, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview.
Job description
Job responsibilities
On this page you will find a Role Profile which provides information about the hospital and full details about the role. We recommend that you review this and refer to it as you complete your application. Please include how you will meet the Trust Values Compassion, Excellence and Collaboration. If you would like more information about the role or working at Royal Papworth Hospital, please get in touch with the contact for this role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
On this page you will find a Role Profile which provides information about the hospital and full details about the role. We recommend that you review this and refer to it as you complete your application. Please include how you will meet the Trust Values Compassion, Excellence and Collaboration. If you would like more information about the role or working at Royal Papworth Hospital, please get in touch with the contact for this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered professional: Doctor (MBBS or equivalent)
- Full General Medical Council registration with a License to Practice
- Have completed foundation years training or equivalent
- Experience and familiarity with UK hospital systems and practices or equivalent is essential
Desirable
- Teaching / training qualification at PG Cert level or equivalent
- Education Supervisor
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable post registration experience
- Demonstrable ability in multimodal skills teaching/training within healthcare setting
- Experience of using training programs that employ a competency/simulation-based approach to assessment
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Knowledge of pre-registration medical programmes and GMC standards relating to education
- Knowledge of coaching methods to support trainees
- Excellent communication skills
- IT skills (including Portfolio, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook)
- Ability to work autonomously setting own targets
- A calm and organised approach
Desirable
- Demonstrable post registration experience
- Demonstrable ability in multimodal skills teaching/training within healthcare setting
- Experience of using training programs that employ a competency/simulation-based approach to assessment
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Knowledge of pre-registration medical programmes and GMC standards relating to education
- Knowledge of coaching methods to support trainees
- Excellent communication skills
- IT skills (including Portfolio, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook)
- Ability to work autonomously setting own targets
- A calm and organised approach
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Please provide evidence of your commitment to uphold the Trust's values: Compassion, Excellence, Collaboration
- Ability to treat all employee and other hospital information confidentially
- Ability to develop new ideas
- Ability to achieve results under pressure and be self-reliant
- Ability to communicate information verbally which may be difficult/sensitive or complex to both individuals and groups
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including ability to write reports, letters and policies
- Good presentation skills
- Ability to work within a team and across professions
Desirable
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered professional: Doctor (MBBS or equivalent)
- Full General Medical Council registration with a License to Practice
- Have completed foundation years training or equivalent
- Experience and familiarity with UK hospital systems and practices or equivalent is essential
Desirable
- Teaching / training qualification at PG Cert level or equivalent
- Education Supervisor
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable post registration experience
- Demonstrable ability in multimodal skills teaching/training within healthcare setting
- Experience of using training programs that employ a competency/simulation-based approach to assessment
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Knowledge of pre-registration medical programmes and GMC standards relating to education
- Knowledge of coaching methods to support trainees
- Excellent communication skills
- IT skills (including Portfolio, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook)
- Ability to work autonomously setting own targets
- A calm and organised approach
Desirable
- Demonstrable post registration experience
- Demonstrable ability in multimodal skills teaching/training within healthcare setting
- Experience of using training programs that employ a competency/simulation-based approach to assessment
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Knowledge of pre-registration medical programmes and GMC standards relating to education
- Knowledge of coaching methods to support trainees
- Excellent communication skills
- IT skills (including Portfolio, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook)
- Ability to work autonomously setting own targets
- A calm and organised approach
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Please provide evidence of your commitment to uphold the Trust's values: Compassion, Excellence, Collaboration
- Ability to treat all employee and other hospital information confidentially
- Ability to develop new ideas
- Ability to achieve results under pressure and be self-reliant
- Ability to communicate information verbally which may be difficult/sensitive or complex to both individuals and groups
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including ability to write reports, letters and policies
- Good presentation skills
- Ability to work within a team and across professions
Desirable
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).
