Job summary
Applications are invited for one Education Academy Fellow in Population Health to commence August 2023 for 12 months. This is a 0.4 post based at the Royal London Hospital but working across all sites of Barts Health. This is a face to face role working within the Education centres. Applicants will be expected to have experience of working within the NHS and to have successfully completed foundation training.
The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted and exacerbated pre-existing health inequalities and our local population in East London has been particularly affected. The population health education fellow role aims to meet the need for education in this field, enabling clinicians to learn about and deliver equitable healthcare in line with our trust values, and with the NEL Anchor Organisation approach - of which two pillars are collaborative working and reducing our environmental impact by improving health.
Barts Health Simulation Service has four dedicated Simulation and Essential Clinical Skills Centres based at Newham University Hospital, Whipps Cross University Hospital, St Bartholomew's and the Royal London. Each of these centres has a proud history of being innovative and award winning. These departments are teaching areas with fully equipped simulation and clinical skills teaching and Haptic Clinical Skills facilities.
Main duties of the job
The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted and exacerbated pre-existing health inequalities and our local population in East London has been particularly affected. Population Health is an approach aimed at improving the health of an entire population by addressing access to healthcare and the wider determinants of health by working collaboratively with communities and partner agencies.
The population health education fellow role aims to meet the need for education in this field, enabling clinicians to understand the social determinants of health and to adopt a population health approach and deliver equitable healthcare in line with our trust values. This role is also aligned with the NEL Anchor Organisation approach of which two pillars are collaborative working and reducing our environmental impact by improving health and reducing the need for secondary healthcare use.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The role comprises three main areas of focus:
- Within the sim team: provide educational opportunities for fellows and site leads on population health, facilitate reflection on their own educational practice, and opportunities for highlighting a population health approach in simulation scenarios/courses
- For non-sim educational settings: provide opportunities for doctors in training to learn population health principles and approach and reflect on the implications of this for their own practice
- Aim to continue the Learning Together health equity education programme aimed at foundation 2 doctors, using QI to develop their own health creation projects in the community in conjunction with the public health and social prescribing teams.
- Offer regular web based sessions on subjects such as health creation/health justice
- Continue to add to collection of resources held on Teams
- Wider educational setting: develop further educational resources/opportunities eg
- Podcast series
- Yearly conference/summit
- Training provided by external organisations eg the Wave Trust trauma informed care training
Job description
Job responsibilities
The role comprises three main areas of focus:
- Within the sim team: provide educational opportunities for fellows and site leads on population health, facilitate reflection on their own educational practice, and opportunities for highlighting a population health approach in simulation scenarios/courses
- For non-sim educational settings: provide opportunities for doctors in training to learn population health principles and approach and reflect on the implications of this for their own practice
- Aim to continue the Learning Together health equity education programme aimed at foundation 2 doctors, using QI to develop their own health creation projects in the community in conjunction with the public health and social prescribing teams.
- Offer regular web based sessions on subjects such as health creation/health justice
- Continue to add to collection of resources held on Teams
- Wider educational setting: develop further educational resources/opportunities eg
- Podcast series
- Yearly conference/summit
- Training provided by external organisations eg the Wave Trust trauma informed care training
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered healthcare professional providing NHS services (AfC band 6 and above, or equivalent; dentists-in-training, doctors-in-training ST1 and above, SAS equivalent)
- Qualification or experience in public health e.g. masters or placement
Desirable
- Honours/distinctions in undergraduate degree
- Additional degree or postgraduate qualification (egs membership by examination, diploma, etc)
- National or international award/prize in relevant area
- Publication in peer reviewed journal
- Presentations (poster/oral) at an external conference or author in a non-peer reviewed publication
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience in delivering education, ideally in an inter-professional setting
- Has been involved with clinical audit or other quality improvement project
Desirable
- Involvement in driving service change in your current or a previous workplace
Knowledge
Essential
- Sound knowledge of the English healthcare system (i.e. service provision, research, education, primary and secondary care, etc), its current challenges and future national policy direction
- Familiarity with the population health approaches in England
- Basic knowledge of educational theory
Skills
Essential
- Demonstrates strong oral and documented communication skills
- Effective team player
- Organisational Skills including time management and project completion
- Ability to teach a wide range of both clinical & non-technical skills
- Ability to adapt teaching approach to suit the grade, seniority, profession & individual learning needs of trainees
- Basic numeracy: able to understand and manipulate data
- Computer literacy: word, excel, power point
Desirable
- Relevant leadership achievement
Other
Essential
- Demonstrable interest in health or other relevant researches
- Demonstrate commitment & enthusiasm to the provision of quality & innovative education
- Work flexibly to ensure training is delivered appropriately
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered healthcare professional providing NHS services (AfC band 6 and above, or equivalent; dentists-in-training, doctors-in-training ST1 and above, SAS equivalent)
- Qualification or experience in public health e.g. masters or placement
Desirable
- Honours/distinctions in undergraduate degree
- Additional degree or postgraduate qualification (egs membership by examination, diploma, etc)
- National or international award/prize in relevant area
- Publication in peer reviewed journal
- Presentations (poster/oral) at an external conference or author in a non-peer reviewed publication
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience in delivering education, ideally in an inter-professional setting
- Has been involved with clinical audit or other quality improvement project
Desirable
- Involvement in driving service change in your current or a previous workplace
Knowledge
Essential
- Sound knowledge of the English healthcare system (i.e. service provision, research, education, primary and secondary care, etc), its current challenges and future national policy direction
- Familiarity with the population health approaches in England
- Basic knowledge of educational theory
Skills
Essential
- Demonstrates strong oral and documented communication skills
- Effective team player
- Organisational Skills including time management and project completion
- Ability to teach a wide range of both clinical & non-technical skills
- Ability to adapt teaching approach to suit the grade, seniority, profession & individual learning needs of trainees
- Basic numeracy: able to understand and manipulate data
- Computer literacy: word, excel, power point
Desirable
- Relevant leadership achievement
Other
Essential
- Demonstrable interest in health or other relevant researches
- Demonstrate commitment & enthusiasm to the provision of quality & innovative education
- Work flexibly to ensure training is delivered appropriately
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).
