Clinical Tutor

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 12 January 2025

Job summary

Reache, established 20 years ago, has delivered Occupational English education and PLAB success for overseas qualified Refugee, Asylum Seeker, Nurses and allied health professionals and placed them into NHS jobs. Over 600 doctors and AHPs have passed through our programme. We are seeking clinicians who can demonstrate experience of teaching and training doctors or medical students. The role is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic tutor at REACHE, where we have excellent staff retention and have not had a clinical tutor job opening for many years. You will work with administrative support, English tutors Pastoral support lead, volunteers and other clinicians in delivering this Programme.

Main duties of the job

Open to GPs & Hospital Doctors

Supporting Refugee and Asylum Seeker doctors through PLAB exams, GMC registration and into NHS clinical jobs, close supervision of doctors on placement and creating and implementing detailed individualised educational plans

Tutor to deliver remote and face to face clinical teaching and supervision to REACHE members

Tutors are required to have excellent team working and communication skills and it is essential they have experience of curriculum development and clinical supervision/ teaching of with overseas Doctors, or undergraduate / postgraduate students.

This post carries specific responsibility for the development and delivery of clinical and professional skills teaching and the 'return to work' courses for refugee doctors to ensure that the participants learn the additional skills to make them safe fully rounded healthcare professionals; each with a personal development plan.

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

Date posted

16 December 2024

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

Depending on experience £8,750 per session per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

236-REACHE-TUTOR-24-C

Job locations

Salford Royal Hospital

Stott Lane

Salford

M6 8HD


Job description

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: https://careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/

Job description

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: https://careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/

Person Specification

Registration

Essential

  • Current GMC Registration and licence to practice

Essential Qualifications

Essential

  • MB CHB on Specialist Register

Desirable

  • Post graduate certificate/qualification in education /training

Skills

Essential

  • Able to discuss complex and sensitive information in a professional manner
  • Good team player with ability to take initiative
  • Excellent communication skills and clinical skills
  • Strong organisational and time management skills

Desirable

  • Development of teaching materials
  • Understanding of specific issues affecting refugees and asylum-seekers

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

  • Experience in working in a hospital setting
  • Supervisory or management experience of medical students or clinical staff, doctors
  • Experience of teaching in a healthcare setting
  • Up to date knowledge of acute clinical medical practice and therapeutics and willingness to maintain this

Desirable

  • Experience of teaching refugees and asylum-seekers
  • Experience of teaching adults
  • Experience of working with students/international doctors whose first language is not English
  • Experience of conducted research
Person Specification

Registration

Essential

  • Current GMC Registration and licence to practice

Essential Qualifications

Essential

  • MB CHB on Specialist Register

Desirable

  • Post graduate certificate/qualification in education /training

Skills

Essential

  • Able to discuss complex and sensitive information in a professional manner
  • Good team player with ability to take initiative
  • Excellent communication skills and clinical skills
  • Strong organisational and time management skills

Desirable

  • Development of teaching materials
  • Understanding of specific issues affecting refugees and asylum-seekers

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

  • Experience in working in a hospital setting
  • Supervisory or management experience of medical students or clinical staff, doctors
  • Experience of teaching in a healthcare setting
  • Up to date knowledge of acute clinical medical practice and therapeutics and willingness to maintain this

Desirable

  • Experience of teaching refugees and asylum-seekers
  • Experience of teaching adults
  • Experience of working with students/international doctors whose first language is not English
  • Experience of conducted research

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

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Salford Royal Hospital

Stott Lane

Salford

M6 8HD


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Salford Royal Hospital

Stott Lane

Salford

M6 8HD


Employer's website

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

For questions about the job, contact:

HR Advisor

Sitia Kroah

Sitia.kroah@nca.nhs.uk

01612064201

Date posted

16 December 2024

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

Depending on experience £8,750 per session per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

236-REACHE-TUTOR-24-C

Job locations

Salford Royal Hospital

Stott Lane

Salford

M6 8HD


Supporting documents

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