Job summary
The Education Academy within Barts Health is expanding in response to the need with increasing numbers of students and trainees and commitment to offer the best educational experience for our trainees.
There is a real need to ensure that students receive excellent tuition and that trainees have the best possible educational supervision.
In line with our Education Strategy, we intend to improve education by building an Education Fellow faculty base made up of Specialty Teaching Fellows who contribute to both undergraduate and postgraduate training and support Inter-professional Innovations.
Barts Health Simulation Service has four dedicated Simulation and Essential Clinical Skills Centres based at Newham 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.
For more information please contact:
Dr Will Ricketts, Consultant
Email: william.ricketts@nhs.net
Rachel Gill, Associate Director
Email: rachel.gill9@nhs.net
Please be advised that the vacancy advertisement may close early if a sufficient number of applications are received therefore, we recommend that you submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment
Main duties of the job
The successful post holder for this post will be involved primarily with developing educational opportunities for Core Medical Trainees through a wide range of teaching modalities including simulation based training, clinical skills, lectures, teaching clinics, a bedside teaching.
The post holder will have the opportunity to work across sites with other education fellows supporting activity at our other centres and will support the delivery of Simulation based training opportunities to other specialties and support the distributive simulation agenda.
All fellows joining our team will be invited to join our Education Forum where fellows have access to a structured development programme. All our fellows are encouraged to undertake a PG Cert in Education. For those who already have this there will be an opportunity to undertake ILM3 (Leadership & Management Course). Funding will be available towards supporting this. There will be an expectation to support undergraduate education.
The post holder would be responsible for their own personal development plan, with regards to both service and educational work. Regular appraisal must be undertaken with their clinical supervisor and Simulation Lead Specialist.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The contract is 12 month, fixed-term and is 60:40 clinical and education. 60% of the time will be undertaken within Respiratory. 40% of the time will be dedicated to Education Delivery.
The successful candidate will join the Respiratory on-call rota working respiratory weekends and non-resident respiratory on-calls. The weekends are currently on a 1 in 5 rota at the Royal London site, but this may be subject to change and the non-resident on-calls are current at a frequency of 1 in 7. There is an option to consider banding
You will be expected to have at least two years of accredited core medical training to the level of IMT2 or equivalent and respiratory medicine. You will be expected to have passed MRCP Royal College of Physicians Membership examinations and have previous experience in delivering education.
This would typically suit anyone wishing to undertake further training as part of an Out of Programme Experience (OOPE) from their Speciality Trainee training programme. Agreement must be sought with the relevant Training Programme Director / Head of School and Deanery.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The contract is 12 month, fixed-term and is 60:40 clinical and education. 60% of the time will be undertaken within Respiratory. 40% of the time will be dedicated to Education Delivery.
The successful candidate will join the Respiratory on-call rota working respiratory weekends and non-resident respiratory on-calls. The weekends are currently on a 1 in 5 rota at the Royal London site, but this may be subject to change and the non-resident on-calls are current at a frequency of 1 in 7. There is an option to consider banding
You will be expected to have at least two years of accredited core medical training to the level of IMT2 or equivalent and respiratory medicine. You will be expected to have passed MRCP Royal College of Physicians Membership examinations and have previous experience in delivering education.
This would typically suit anyone wishing to undertake further training as part of an Out of Programme Experience (OOPE) from their Speciality Trainee training programme. Agreement must be sought with the relevant Training Programme Director / Head of School and Deanery.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS
- ARCP
- ALS
- Higher Medical audit relevant to stage of training e.g. MRCP/FRCA
Desirable
- Postgraduate Qualification (MD/ PhD)
- Level 1 Pleural Ultrasound
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of expert clinical skills & ability to work outside traditional boundaries
- Clinical background of Respiratory Medicine
- NHS clinical experience
Desirable
- Previous experience in delivering education, ideally in an inter-professional setting
- Experience of involvement in research/written papers/public presentation
Knowledge
Essential
- Basic knowledge of educational theory
- Computer literacy: word, excel, power point
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication & negotiation skills
- Good spoken & written English
- Good organisational & time management skills
- Ability to use initiative & judgement
- Demonstrates leadership qualities
- Demonstrates self-motivation & ability to motivate others
- Demonstrates attention to detail
- Ability to problem solve
Other
Essential
- Ability to interact well with all members of multi-professional team with diplomacy, persuasion & tact
- Ability to manage & develop a multi-professional team
- Evidence of expert clinical skills & ability to work outside traditional boundaries
- Good understanding of: Equal opportunities
- Health & Safety
- Data Protection
- Ability to work under pressure
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS
- ARCP
- ALS
- Higher Medical audit relevant to stage of training e.g. MRCP/FRCA
Desirable
- Postgraduate Qualification (MD/ PhD)
- Level 1 Pleural Ultrasound
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of expert clinical skills & ability to work outside traditional boundaries
- Clinical background of Respiratory Medicine
- NHS clinical experience
Desirable
- Previous experience in delivering education, ideally in an inter-professional setting
- Experience of involvement in research/written papers/public presentation
Knowledge
Essential
- Basic knowledge of educational theory
- Computer literacy: word, excel, power point
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication & negotiation skills
- Good spoken & written English
- Good organisational & time management skills
- Ability to use initiative & judgement
- Demonstrates leadership qualities
- Demonstrates self-motivation & ability to motivate others
- Demonstrates attention to detail
- Ability to problem solve
Other
Essential
- Ability to interact well with all members of multi-professional team with diplomacy, persuasion & tact
- Ability to manage & develop a multi-professional team
- Evidence of expert clinical skills & ability to work outside traditional boundaries
- Good understanding of: Equal opportunities
- Health & Safety
- Data Protection
- Ability to work under pressure
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).
