Job summary
Do you share our Health Board values; Caring for each other; Working together; Always improving? If so we would love for you to come and work for Swansea Bay University HB.
This is a full time post for 12 months and is suitable for a trainee with haematology experience and ideally in, or applying for specialty training with the intent of pursuing a career in haematology. The incumbent must have finished their foundation jobs. They must be working towards or have been awarded their MRCP, have experience of clinical haematology and have a demonstrable interest in medical education.
Main duties of the job
The clinical tutor should make the following contributions to undergraduate teaching:
Support the development and delivery of the taught programme for haematology in GEM (learning weeks year 1, 2 and 4)
Singleton Medicine and Haematology Specialty Attachments (years 1-4) and Singleton SSMS block Haematology clinical attachment (year3)
- Organising ward based teaching for students on the haematology inpatient ward in conjunction with the ward team.
- Encouraging the development of examination and clinical reasoning skills and prescribing in medical students through ward rounds, day unit reviews, ward based teaching and tutorials.
- Providing opportunities for students to practice clinical skills with constructive and structured feedback.
- Contributing to weekly tutorials, which focus on diagnosis and management of patients clerked by the students on placement with an emphasis on developing diagnostic synthesis skills
- Running teaching clinics in haematology
Assessment (where possible given the teaching requirements of the programme)
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- To assist in question writing, emendation and standard setting of undergraduate medical exams (knowledge and clinical)
- To train as an examiner for OSCE examinations
Completion of a Certificate or Diploma in Medical Education, if desired
About us
Swansea Bay University Health Board has responsibility for the health of around 390,000 people in the Neath Port Talbot and Swansea areas, with a budget of around £1 billion and employing 12,500 people. We are a University Health Board working in partnership with Swansea University, Swansea School of Medicine, the School of Health Science and the Institute of Life Science. The HB has three major hospitals providing a range of services: Morriston and Singleton hospitals in Swansea and Neath Port Talbot hospital in Baglan, Port Talbot.
The Health Board is part of A Regional Collaboration for Health (ARCH), which is a partnership with Hywel Dda UHB and Swansea University. Aimed at improving the wellbeing and wealth of South West Wales.
Swansea is Wales' second-largest city, and sits on the five-mile sweep of Swansea Bay. An ideal base for exploring South-West Wales, there is also much on offer for visitors in Swansea itself. Swansea has a range of shops, cosy cafes, great restaurants, art galleries as well as being able to offer good outdoor lifestyle with its beautiful coastline and beaches on the Gower Peninsula. Swansea also has excellent sporting facilities including the Wales National pool and Swansea.com stadium home to the Ospreys and Swansea City Football Club.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attachedJob Description which is not intended to be exhaustive and is provided as a guide to the main areas of responsibility of the post and the duties may be subject to change.
Anyone interested in the post is strongly encouraged to discuss the role and with Dr Ann Benton, Clinical Lead
This post does not include a requirement for an on-call commitment. Clinical Tutors should not participate in intensive out of hours work as this will have a negative impact on their teaching time. If they wish to participate in out of hours work which will not adversely impact on the Clinical Tutor role they should discuss this with Dr Benton.
The incumbent is required to make arrangements to back-fill teaching when they are on leave to ensure that all students have similar learning opportunities during their specialty attachment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attachedJob Description which is not intended to be exhaustive and is provided as a guide to the main areas of responsibility of the post and the duties may be subject to change.
Anyone interested in the post is strongly encouraged to discuss the role and with Dr Ann Benton, Clinical Lead
This post does not include a requirement for an on-call commitment. Clinical Tutors should not participate in intensive out of hours work as this will have a negative impact on their teaching time. If they wish to participate in out of hours work which will not adversely impact on the Clinical Tutor role they should discuss this with Dr Benton.
The incumbent is required to make arrangements to back-fill teaching when they are on leave to ensure that all students have similar learning opportunities during their specialty attachment.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Commitment to team approach and multi-disciplinary working
- Experience in working in acute medical specialties
Managaement
Essential
- Understanding of NHS management structure
Medical Education
Essential
- Proven interest in teaching undergraduate medical students.
- Displays an enthusiasm for teaching
Patient Care
Essential
- Consistent demonstrates high levels of patient care, empathy, respect and compassion.
- Demonstrates a commitment to shared decision making and working in partnership with the patient and their family.
Professionalism
Essential
- Demonstrates awareness of responsibilities of being a role model for students learning in the clinical environment.
Motivation
Essential
- Ability to take independent clinical decisions when necessary and to seek advice from senior doctors as appropriate.
- Ability to work independently to seek out learning opportunities for students.
Personal Attibutes
Essential
- Ability to manage own time and workload
- Flexible and adaptable to competing demands
- Displays honesty, integrity, awareness of confidentiality and ethical issues
Desirable
- Demonstrates leadership qualities
- Commitment to modern teaching and learning practices
Communication Skills
Essential
- Demonstrates clarity in written/spoken communication
- Demonstrates capacity to adapt language as appropriate to the situation
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Commitment to team approach and multi-disciplinary working
- Experience in working in acute medical specialties
Managaement
Essential
- Understanding of NHS management structure
Medical Education
Essential
- Proven interest in teaching undergraduate medical students.
- Displays an enthusiasm for teaching
Patient Care
Essential
- Consistent demonstrates high levels of patient care, empathy, respect and compassion.
- Demonstrates a commitment to shared decision making and working in partnership with the patient and their family.
Professionalism
Essential
- Demonstrates awareness of responsibilities of being a role model for students learning in the clinical environment.
Motivation
Essential
- Ability to take independent clinical decisions when necessary and to seek advice from senior doctors as appropriate.
- Ability to work independently to seek out learning opportunities for students.
Personal Attibutes
Essential
- Ability to manage own time and workload
- Flexible and adaptable to competing demands
- Displays honesty, integrity, awareness of confidentiality and ethical issues
Desirable
- Demonstrates leadership qualities
- Commitment to modern teaching and learning practices
Communication Skills
Essential
- Demonstrates clarity in written/spoken communication
- Demonstrates capacity to adapt language as appropriate to the situation
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).
