Clinical Teaching Fellow - 4 posts
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
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Job summary
Clinical Teaching Fellows - 4 posts available starting August 2024
- Internal Medicine / Respiratory (2 posts)
- Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- General Surgery/Urology
These 12 month posts are an excellent opportunity for candidates to work as a Clinical Teaching Fellow in Medical Education (40%) whilst gaining clinical experience in (60%) All training will take place at the Royal Berkshire Hospital.
The teaching fellow posts include a fully funded place on the Postgraduate Certificate in Health Education at University of Reading.
The Royal Berkshire Hospital hosts students from both the University of Oxford and the University of Southampton, in addition to Physician Associate students from the University of Reading. From September 2024, the Trust will welcome its first cohort of students from Brunel Medical School. These posts have been established to enhance the teaching of students and maintain the Royal Berkshire Hospital's reputation as a centre of excellence for medical education.
The successful applicant must have a license to practice from the GMC, and ideally completed core training and hold MRCP/ MRCOG/ MRCS. Applicants with at least 2 years NHS post-graduate experience and a strong interest in medical education will be considered
40% of the post holder's time will be spent on teaching activities with the remaining 60% of time spent doing clinical work, including relevant on call rota.
Main duties of the job
Undergraduate Teaching
The post will be tailored to the successful applicant and their specific interests and the roles could include any of the following;
- Responsibility for facilitating the medical attachments and placements of medical students
- This will include production of teaching resources and delivery of formal teaching sessions.
- Helping develop and adapt existing teaching models and courses for medical students
- Taking on a leadership and mentorship role for medical students and providing a forum to give feedback and help develop and enhance their learning and well being
- Engage in quality improving projects and developing potential teaching courses.
- Bedside teaching including demonstration of clinical signs and examination
- Procedural skills teaching
- Coordinating student timetabling
- Contribute to running and developing simulation sessions for Medical Students and liaising with the department of Simulation.
- Assisting the Undergraduate Managers in delivering key medical student inductions
- Contributing to University activities including student examination question writing and piloting
About us
Internal Medicine / Respiratory
The clinical part of this post will be general internal and respiratory medicine, with an option for roles in other medical specialties subject to availability of posts. Candidates interested in other specialties, including acute medicine are encouraged to apply.
General Surgery/ Urology
The clinical part of this post will be based in the Urology department. The Urology department at Royal Berkshire has 10 Consultants and consistently receives excellent feedback from trainees in the department and the majority go on to receive a number in national selection.
Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Medical education iswellrecognised and valued as part of professional and team development within the Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department. The clinical teaching fellow post positions itself well to combine both clinical work, study of postgraduate certificate in healthcare education and the application of this learning to the workplace.
Date posted
24 April 2024
Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade
Doctor - other
Salary
£43,923 to £63,152 a year ST3+ dependant on experience
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
193-MS1499GEN
Job locations
Royal Berkshire Hospital
Reading
RG1 5AN
Employer details
Employer name
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal Berkshire Hospital
Reading
RG1 5AN
Employer's website
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