Job summary
These roles are replacement roles within the Academy of the Great Western Hospital with a focus on Undergraduate Medical Education. As a Trust, we place high importance on staff wellbeing, you will be offered a wide variety of support to help you maintain your wellbeing and to help colleagues maintain theirs. The Trusts Health and Wellbeing team has won a National Award during 2020 for the work they have done locally. We were also the Winners of the Student Teaching Experience from Kings College Hospital 2021.
This posts are aimed at post-foundation year doctors who wish to spend time working in a medical educational role at The Academy in Swindon working with medical students from the University of Bristol (UoB), Oxford (UoO) and Kings College London (KCL).
The posts are suitable for doctors who wish to take time out before starting higher medical training or doctors who want to take a year out of a training programme (subject to agreement by the relevant training programme director) or for doctors interested in an academic career who wish to pursue a higher degree such as an MSc or doctorate (MD). These posts are made up of an educational role (80%) delivered in the academy as well as a supernumerary clinical component in the NHS Trust (20%).
In each Academy, the organisation and delivery of the undergraduate programme is led by the Director of Undergraduate Medical Education
Main duties of the job
The CTF's main role is to help the DUME, Deputy AMD, the UC / UT's and other teachers deliver the undergraduate curriculum.
Table 1
Posts
UG programme / Lead roles
Clinical areas
Posts 1
(x1)
Office Based 80:20
Year 5 (Final Yr Students University of Bristol and KCL).
Transition to Foundation Programme electives for overseas med students
Each to Lead UoB Student Choice projects.
Snr Medicine / Surgery
Ideal candidate: interested in a career in medicine, general surgery, or primary care.
- CTF's need to be in regular communication with the UT / UC and with each other. They meet formally throughout the year, to review the course and plan for the future. In order to achieve this each CTF will develop and use an individual or group CTF Outlook Calendar.
- An Office Based CTF is expected to work 40 hrs per week 09:00 - 17:00 of which one day will be spent in a clinical specialty, see allocation of clinical areas of responsibility below. It is recognized that the workload is variable and that the hours will need to be flexible..
- It must be recognized that students will be present in an Academy for only part of a calendar year. When considering the sessional commitment, periods of greater or less educational activity need to be averaged over the year.
- The CTF's are welcome to sit in on Dept post graduate teaching in their chosen speciality while they prepare for part II MRCP, MRCS or Primary Care exams.
About us
Our STAR values are at the heart of everything we do. You can expect to see them in the way we act and the way we treat each other. Our values make us who we are. We will expect your values and behaviours to reflect the STAR Values of the organisation:
Service We will put our patients first
Teamwork We will work together
Ambition We will aspire to provide the best service
Respect We will act with integrity
The CTF's main role is to help the DUME, Deputy AMD, the UC / UT's and other teachers deliver the undergraduate curriculum.
Table 1
Posts
UG programme / Lead roles
Clinical areas
Posts 1
(x1)
Office Based 80:20
Year 5 (Final Yr Students University of Bristol and KCL).
Transition to Foundation Programme electives for overseas med students
Each to Lead UoB Student Choice projects.
Snr Medicine / Surgery
Ideal candidate: interested in a career in medicine, general surgery, or primary care.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- All CTFs will be expected to take part in assessments for all the universities & specifically long case examinations / OSCEs, prescribed tutorials and other teaching and training sessions that are part of the curriculum. From time to time, they will be asked to act as external examiners at other Academies and the Medical School
- All CTFs will be expected to supervise student Choice placements undertaken by the students during Sept & Oct/ June & July each year. Typically, this will be 10 projects per CTF. It is expected that the CTFs will work with the student authors to turn their projects into abstracts for conferences or academic papers. Successful completion of this aspect of the appointment will determine whether the CTF is invited to take part in out of area projects such as the field trip to the French Alps and Malta.
- All CTFs will be trained in leading simulation scenarios across the UG curriculums. They will also be asked to design and deliver their own scenarios and contribute to the academy library of simulation scenarios.
- CTFs in the Swindon Academy are given a great deal of autonomy and they are expected to demonstrate self-motivation managing projects and to support the wider educational programmes in the Trust.
The educational component
- The educational duties of the CTF-office based will mostly be delivered in the academy environment, 80% of their time. These are set out in table I and they include responsibility for the student choice projects and associated fieldtrips. The specific area of educational responsibility will be determined by the appointees interests.
The clinical component
- CTF-office based will spend 20% of their time (up to 2 sessions/week) working clinically. It is an opportunity to try out a specialty before applying for higher post graduate training. The clinical role is a supernumerary working daytime hours (band 1A). However, if the appointee does wish to participate in the out of hours or the on-call rota, this can be negotiated with the Clinical Lead/Rota Coordinator for the Dept. They will be paid separately by the clinical dept for this. It should be noted that where an appointee chooses to opt into an out of hours / on call rota, it must have no impact on the educational component of their role (no compensatory time off during the academic component).
- Clinical teaching fellows may need, under exceptional circumstance, be re-allocated to other clinical areas at the direction of the Medical Director and the Trust Executive Board
For doctors who have already begun specialist training they will be placed in that clinical area for the entire 12 months. The same T & C for out of hours/ on call duties set out above will apply.
Further details can be found on the attached job description
Job description
Job responsibilities
- All CTFs will be expected to take part in assessments for all the universities & specifically long case examinations / OSCEs, prescribed tutorials and other teaching and training sessions that are part of the curriculum. From time to time, they will be asked to act as external examiners at other Academies and the Medical School
- All CTFs will be expected to supervise student Choice placements undertaken by the students during Sept & Oct/ June & July each year. Typically, this will be 10 projects per CTF. It is expected that the CTFs will work with the student authors to turn their projects into abstracts for conferences or academic papers. Successful completion of this aspect of the appointment will determine whether the CTF is invited to take part in out of area projects such as the field trip to the French Alps and Malta.
- All CTFs will be trained in leading simulation scenarios across the UG curriculums. They will also be asked to design and deliver their own scenarios and contribute to the academy library of simulation scenarios.
- CTFs in the Swindon Academy are given a great deal of autonomy and they are expected to demonstrate self-motivation managing projects and to support the wider educational programmes in the Trust.
The educational component
- The educational duties of the CTF-office based will mostly be delivered in the academy environment, 80% of their time. These are set out in table I and they include responsibility for the student choice projects and associated fieldtrips. The specific area of educational responsibility will be determined by the appointees interests.
The clinical component
- CTF-office based will spend 20% of their time (up to 2 sessions/week) working clinically. It is an opportunity to try out a specialty before applying for higher post graduate training. The clinical role is a supernumerary working daytime hours (band 1A). However, if the appointee does wish to participate in the out of hours or the on-call rota, this can be negotiated with the Clinical Lead/Rota Coordinator for the Dept. They will be paid separately by the clinical dept for this. It should be noted that where an appointee chooses to opt into an out of hours / on call rota, it must have no impact on the educational component of their role (no compensatory time off during the academic component).
- Clinical teaching fellows may need, under exceptional circumstance, be re-allocated to other clinical areas at the direction of the Medical Director and the Trust Executive Board
For doctors who have already begun specialist training they will be placed in that clinical area for the entire 12 months. The same T & C for out of hours/ on call duties set out above will apply.
Further details can be found on the attached job description
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Fully Registered with the GMC
- MBBS, MBChB, or equivalent Medical degree
Qualifications
Essential
- Completed F1 and F2 year (or equivalent outside UK)
Teaching & Research
Essential
- Should have some teaching experience, a sound knowledge of the Bristol, Oxford & Kings medical curriculum and the ability to work independently
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Fully Registered with the GMC
- MBBS, MBChB, or equivalent Medical degree
Qualifications
Essential
- Completed F1 and F2 year (or equivalent outside UK)
Teaching & Research
Essential
- Should have some teaching experience, a sound knowledge of the Bristol, Oxford & Kings medical curriculum and the ability to work independently
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).
