Clinical Teaching Fellows - General Surgery Leicester Medical Students

North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Have you considered pursuing a career in Surgery with a specialist interest in Medical Education, both at undergraduate and postgraduate level?

This is an excellent opportunity for you to join the Medical Education Team at Peterborough City Hospital on a full-time fixed term basis from August 2024 for a period of 12 months.

At North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust, we are providing undergraduate clinical teaching to medical students from the University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine and the University of Leicester School of Medicine.

You will be involved in coordinating and delivering the Trust's undergraduate clinical teaching programme and will undertake five sessions of clinical duties and professional development.

Teaching is provided in a variety of clinical settings, and you will be expected to spend approximately five sessions per week teaching undergraduate medical students as well as participate in the student induction and assessment sessions.

You will have completed a minimum of Foundation Training or equivalent. MRCS is desirable but not essential.

Main duties of the job

The main educational duties will be delivering structured clinical teaching sessions, including bedside teaching, seminars, and teaching clinics, as well as running formative exams including OSCE examinations. This will include three Saturday mornings per year for student assessments with time off in lieu. We encourage postgraduate study and support engagement in educational research.

There will be five fixed educational sessions per week which will include preparation/administration and personal development time as well as formal face-to-face teaching sessions.

The remaining five sessions will be clinical and delivered within the Division of Surgery. Specialist clinics and skills training can be arranged according to career interest.

When leave is taken during a student placement block a prospective cover will have to be agreed by the Medical Education Department.

There are no on-call commitments to the post. Locum opportunities are commonly available but can only be taken up as long as they do not impact on the educational service delivery.

About us

We are committed to ensure a work-life balance to all our staff by offering full time and part time roles, flexible working hours on a shift pattern to fit around your family life.

We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly encourage applications from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) and candidates form our local communities.

Benefits to you

27 days annual leave for new starters, rising to 29 days after five years of service and 33 days after 10 years of service, plus 8 Bank Holidays (pro-rata for part time staff);
NHS Pension Scheme:
Flexible working opportunities;
Increased hourly rates for unsociable hours e.g. night shifts, weekends, bank holidays;
Career development and training;
Wellbeing support and activities;
In-house physiotherapy Service;
On-site canteens with subsidised meals;
Subsidised staff parking (currently free);
Free Stagecoach Bus Travel to and from work within Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

Date posted

27 March 2024

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Specialty registrar

Salary

Depending on experience per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

176-S-5847906-1

Job locations

Peterborough City Hospital

Bretton Gate

Peterborough

PE3 9GZ

Job description

Job responsibilities

Applications are invited from registered Medical Practitioners for the above post based within the Department of Medical & Dental Education, as well as the Division of Emergency & Medicine.

The Trust provides undergraduate medical and surgical clinical teaching to medical students from the University Of Leicester School Of Medicine and the University Of Cambridge School Of Clinical Medicine from year 3 ward based apprenticeships to year 5 clinical assistantships, and including year 4 specialty blocks.

Teaching is provided in a variety of clinical settings and the post holders will be expected to spend approximately five sessions per week teaching undergraduate medical students from Leicester Medical School. The post holder will be expected to participate in student induction sessions and assessment sessions. It is expected that annual leave will be taken when students are not on placement to the Trust. If leave is taken during a student placement block a prospective cover will have to be agreed by the Medical Education Department.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Applications are invited from registered Medical Practitioners for the above post based within the Department of Medical & Dental Education, as well as the Division of Emergency & Medicine.

Person Specification

Essential

12 months NHS experience
GMC registration and License to Practice
Experience of formal and informal teaching

Desirable

MRCS Part 1
Medical Education qualification

Person Specification

Essential

12 months NHS experience
GMC registration and License to Practice
Experience of formal and informal teaching

Desirable

MRCS Part 1
Medical Education qualification

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).