Job summary
St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the main Teaching Hospital linked to St George's University of London and plays a significant role in medical student teaching. This post and similar posts in other specialties have been established to enhance the teaching of medical students in the Trust and St George's Medical School. There is an Undergraduate Co-ordinator based at the Trust who is able to support the organisation of teaching within the Trust. This post will be linked to a speciality chosen and arranged by the appointee. More than 50% of the post holder's time will be spent on undergraduate teaching activities. The remainder of the week will be used either for clinical work to develop the individual's career, or to complete a research project. Part of this time will also need to be allocated to further develop teaching skills and to register for the Postgraduate Certificate in Health Education course, which takes about a session per week. The post holder will teach and co-ordinate students across all the acute services to ensure that students are able to achieve their learning objectives. There will be close liaison with the other Clinical Teaching Fellows in the Trust, to enhance the coordination of undergraduate clinical teaching of medical students.
Main duties of the job
Specialty teaching
Key areas of responsibility:
- Acute Medicine placement students daily and weekly teaching
- Early Years Clinical Experience student placements and teaching
- MBBS5/4 Course
- Basic Science
- Assessment and Examination
- Remediation
About us
St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's leading teaching hospitals with an international reputation for patient care, education and research. St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is at the heart of an integrated healthcare system. One that delivers improved patient care at a community, hospital and specialist setting, supported by a unique and nationally recognised programme of research, education and employee engagement. It is a national centre of excellence for specialist services such as neurology, cardiology and cancer care. The Trust is also a major provider of trauma and emergency services, children's services, maternity care, care for the elderly, vascular and renal services. The main hospital site is the St George's Hospital in Tooting, a site that we share with the equally renowned St George's University of London. The Trust also runs services from St. Johns' Therapy Centre in Clapham, Queen Mary's Hospital in Roehampton and Nelson Hospital in Wimbledon.
St. George's University of London is part of the University of London, and together with St George's Hospital, is housed in integrated modern buildings in a large joint campus at Tooting in south London. It is a research-based, independently governed and funded specialised health-focused School with academic departments in Bio, Behavioural, Clinical and Social Science.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Full details found in the job description and person specification for the Clinical Teaching Fellow posts.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Full details found in the job description and person specification for the Clinical Teaching Fellow posts.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS and Membership in relevant specialty
Experience
Essential
- Successful completion of Core Training programme
Desirable
- Clinical experience beyond core training, research with publications
Skills and Knowledge - Clinical
Essential
- Basic knowledge of diagnosis and management of common clinical conditions
- Management of acutely ill patients
Desirable
- Specialty based knowledge
Skills and Knowledge - Teaching
Essential
- Teaching medical students
- Clinical and organisational teaching experience
- Experience of delivery virtual teaching
Desirable
- Lecturing and assessment, Knowledge of PBL and CBL, Teaching course
- Understanding of managing the virtual teaching environment (e.g.: preventing bullying behaviours between online participants)
Other Skills
Essential
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Behaves in a professional manner and demonstrates the trust's values
- Good interpersonal skills
- Works collaboratively with all team members
- Self motivated to develop personal and professional knowledge
- Remains calm and approachable within challenging situations
- Proactive, self-starter
Desirable
- Career aspiration in academic medicine
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS and Membership in relevant specialty
Experience
Essential
- Successful completion of Core Training programme
Desirable
- Clinical experience beyond core training, research with publications
Skills and Knowledge - Clinical
Essential
- Basic knowledge of diagnosis and management of common clinical conditions
- Management of acutely ill patients
Desirable
- Specialty based knowledge
Skills and Knowledge - Teaching
Essential
- Teaching medical students
- Clinical and organisational teaching experience
- Experience of delivery virtual teaching
Desirable
- Lecturing and assessment, Knowledge of PBL and CBL, Teaching course
- Understanding of managing the virtual teaching environment (e.g.: preventing bullying behaviours between online participants)
Other Skills
Essential
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Behaves in a professional manner and demonstrates the trust's values
- Good interpersonal skills
- Works collaboratively with all team members
- Self motivated to develop personal and professional knowledge
- Remains calm and approachable within challenging situations
- Proactive, self-starter
Desirable
- Career aspiration in academic medicine
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).
