Job summary
The Specialty Tutor is responsible, within their defined area, for overseeing the delivery of the training programme to all Post-graduate Medical Trainees. This is an exciting time to play a pivotal role in implementing the new Training for Physicians (Internal Medicine)
The Tutor should ensure a learning environment at departmental level which is challenging, supportive and, where appropriate, multi-professional.
The Tutor should be appointed jointly by the Trust, Deanery and Royal College, managerially, whilst accountable to the Director of Medical Education (DME), with professional responsibility to Specialty Training Programme Director and the College/Specialty Body.
This role is a 3-year tenure and will be reviewed annually via appraisal by the DME.
Main duties of the job
- To ensure that the educational, pastoral & career planning needs of all trainees in your specialty department are being addressed
- To implement, monitor and improve the specialty training programmes in the department in conjunction with the DME & the Deanery
- Where appropriate to work with the relevant Foundation, Core Programme & GP tutors to ensure the specialty placement fulfils the programme requirement
- To represent their specialty area at training committees both internally and externally including MEB and HEE quarterly College Meetings, as requir
- To ensure, along with the DME, that all those involved in training and assessing trainees have received appropriate training
- To manage trainee performance issues in line with NACT UK guidelines, Trust policies and in conjunction with the DME and ES/CS
About us
We are a large organisation providing acute services from Gloucestershire Royal Hospital in Gloucester and Cheltenham General Hospital to a population of 652,475* in Gloucestershire as well as caring for patients from surrounding counties and beyond.
Our workforce is almost 8,000 strong and our caring and dedicated staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred, high quality emergency, elective and specialist care across a range of clinical areas.
We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision of providing Best Care for Everyone and our success depends on the commitment and dedication of our staff, many of whom are world leaders in healthcare, teaching and research. You could make a real difference to our patients' lives by joining our team.
*Figures based CCG data on the number of people registered at a GP surgery in Gloucestershire
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Educational plans and timetables appropriate to individual's learning need
- Ensuring that education & training issues and the performance of individual trainees are discussed at departmental business & I or education meetings as appropriat
- All trainees will have a named Educational Supervisor who understands his/her rol
- Provision of Educational Programme of both formal and work-based learning opportunities covering both specialty and generic curricula in collaboration with Colleagues and Programme Directors
- Clear evidence of the delivery, uptake and effectiveness of learning for trainees in all aspects of the curriculum
- Contribution to the Specialty Teaching on the Foundation, Core as well as Specialty programme
- Support Trainees during the critical stage of their careers including completion of members of the RCP
- Departmental Induction occurring in the specialty which is evaluated and attendance recorded
- Attendance at Local and Deanery Education Meetings as appropriate
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Educational plans and timetables appropriate to individual's learning need
- Ensuring that education & training issues and the performance of individual trainees are discussed at departmental business & I or education meetings as appropriat
- All trainees will have a named Educational Supervisor who understands his/her rol
- Provision of Educational Programme of both formal and work-based learning opportunities covering both specialty and generic curricula in collaboration with Colleagues and Programme Directors
- Clear evidence of the delivery, uptake and effectiveness of learning for trainees in all aspects of the curriculum
- Contribution to the Specialty Teaching on the Foundation, Core as well as Specialty programme
- Support Trainees during the critical stage of their careers including completion of members of the RCP
- Departmental Induction occurring in the specialty which is evaluated and attendance recorded
- Attendance at Local and Deanery Education Meetings as appropriate
Person Specification
General and professional education
Essential
- Be a subscribed fellow, member or affiliate member of the Royal College of Physicians of London and a local consultant in one of the medical subspecialties
- Demonstrate enthusiasm and commitment to medical education and to relevant, up-to-date training in teaching methods and a desire to improve training
- Demonstrate an active involvement in education and training issues and have an appropriate and current working knowledge of educational requirements
- Hold a clinical role as a consultant or SAS doctor with full registration with the GMC and a licence to practise
- Have detailed, up-to-date knowledge of the requirements of postgraduate training, the regulations involved and the examinations, assessments and appraisal that StRs are required to undertake
- Have experience as an educational supervisor or trainer
- Understand the principles of appraisal and assessment and have received appropriate training
- Have received appropriate training in selection methods and training in equality and diversity
Desirable
- Hold a certificate/diploma or masters in medical education
- Have experience or training in mentoring or coaching
- Demonstrate a strong sense of professionalism as well as a desire to promote medicine as a discipline and promote quality of care and patient safety
Person Specification
General and professional education
Essential
- Be a subscribed fellow, member or affiliate member of the Royal College of Physicians of London and a local consultant in one of the medical subspecialties
- Demonstrate enthusiasm and commitment to medical education and to relevant, up-to-date training in teaching methods and a desire to improve training
- Demonstrate an active involvement in education and training issues and have an appropriate and current working knowledge of educational requirements
- Hold a clinical role as a consultant or SAS doctor with full registration with the GMC and a licence to practise
- Have detailed, up-to-date knowledge of the requirements of postgraduate training, the regulations involved and the examinations, assessments and appraisal that StRs are required to undertake
- Have experience as an educational supervisor or trainer
- Understand the principles of appraisal and assessment and have received appropriate training
- Have received appropriate training in selection methods and training in equality and diversity
Desirable
- Hold a certificate/diploma or masters in medical education
- Have experience or training in mentoring or coaching
- Demonstrate a strong sense of professionalism as well as a desire to promote medicine as a discipline and promote quality of care and patient safety
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
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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).
