Job summary
This is a 50:50 Clinical:Education fellow post as a secondment or OOPE for existing specialty trainees on a NHSE deanery training programme. The clinical component of the job will be based within the Critical Care department at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. The educational component is varied and will comprise of work with the London School of ICM and with the education leads at GSTT Critical Care department. The London School of ICM is developing its expansive simulation programme, while various educational projects are ongoing within the GSTT Critical Care department.
Main duties of the job
The post holders will, together with colleagues, be responsible for the provision of services to Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust to include:
(a) Diagnosis and treatment of patients of the trust in such hospitals, health centres or clinics or other premises as required.
(b) Continuing clinical responsibility for the patients in your charge, allowing for all proper delegation to, and training of, your staff.
About us
The Critical Care department at GSTT has an international reputation for clinical excellence. As well as serving the local population we provide tertiary critical care to South East London, South East England and nationally. The ICU provides all modalities of multi-organ support and monitoring and use state-of-the-art technology. The ICU has a comprehensive electronic health record and a prominent research profile.
The critical care directorate comprises six clinical areas at the St Thomas' site. There are level 3 beds in the East Wing of the hospital (15 on EW1 ICU, 15 on EW2 ICU and 11 on EW6 ICU), an overnight intensive recovery unit (11 level 3 beds staffed by anaesthetists), a medical/surgical HDU on East Wing level 10 (15 level 2 beds) and cardiovascular surgical HDU (5 level 2 beds) on East Wing level 8. At the Guy's site, there are 13 level 2/3 beds on the Guys Critical Care Unit (GCCU).
Job description
Job responsibilities
The ICU Education fellows will provide either day time (0830 2130) or night time cover to critical care patients (2030 0930) in the general critical care units or critical care outreach for 50% of their allocated time. The remaining 50% of allocated time will be spent undertaking educational activities. Fellows will work on average 48 hours per week.
Other responsibilities
ClinicalThe post holders will, together with colleagues, be responsible for the provision of services to Guys & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust to include:a) Diagnosis and treatment of patients of the trust in such hospitals, health centres or clinics or other premises as required.b) Continuing clinical responsibility for the patients in your charge, allowing for all proper delegation to, and training of, your staff.
The post holder will work with their Supervisor(s) to fulfil the aims of the post. They will be expected to work with other relevant Fellows and the Head of School, Training Programme Directors, and other relevant personnel and trainers within the STC. Any ongoing out-of-hours clinical work will continue to be supervised by their local consultants.
Supervision will be under Dr Charlotte Anderson, Head of school; and Dr David Melia, TPD for Simulation.
The appointee will undertake the following work:
- Maximising training opportunities ongoing review to understand and map the learning resources and opportunities at different hospital sites. This will require visits to hospital sites, different simulation courses and assessing the repertoire of training available at each site.
- To develop the simulation training programme across London
- To identify opportunities to use the available resources and gaps in learning.
- Create a road map of simulation training with SMART targets
- Evaluation and educational research of the simulation programme
- Add to and revise existing resources
- Work across multiple organisational and multi-disciplinary boundaries.
- Evaluate the resources developed
- Work towards delivering a Maternal Medicine/obstetric emergencies learning package
The post would be suitable for candidates wishing to undertake it on a Less Than Full Time (LTFT) basis, and with appropriate notice and terms, could be utilised as a Special Skills Year (SSY) within the ICM Programme.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The ICU Education fellows will provide either day time (0830 2130) or night time cover to critical care patients (2030 0930) in the general critical care units or critical care outreach for 50% of their allocated time. The remaining 50% of allocated time will be spent undertaking educational activities. Fellows will work on average 48 hours per week.
Other responsibilities
ClinicalThe post holders will, together with colleagues, be responsible for the provision of services to Guys & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust to include:a) Diagnosis and treatment of patients of the trust in such hospitals, health centres or clinics or other premises as required.b) Continuing clinical responsibility for the patients in your charge, allowing for all proper delegation to, and training of, your staff.
The post holder will work with their Supervisor(s) to fulfil the aims of the post. They will be expected to work with other relevant Fellows and the Head of School, Training Programme Directors, and other relevant personnel and trainers within the STC. Any ongoing out-of-hours clinical work will continue to be supervised by their local consultants.
Supervision will be under Dr Charlotte Anderson, Head of school; and Dr David Melia, TPD for Simulation.
The appointee will undertake the following work:
- Maximising training opportunities ongoing review to understand and map the learning resources and opportunities at different hospital sites. This will require visits to hospital sites, different simulation courses and assessing the repertoire of training available at each site.
- To develop the simulation training programme across London
- To identify opportunities to use the available resources and gaps in learning.
- Create a road map of simulation training with SMART targets
- Evaluation and educational research of the simulation programme
- Add to and revise existing resources
- Work across multiple organisational and multi-disciplinary boundaries.
- Evaluate the resources developed
- Work towards delivering a Maternal Medicine/obstetric emergencies learning package
The post would be suitable for candidates wishing to undertake it on a Less Than Full Time (LTFT) basis, and with appropriate notice and terms, could be utilised as a Special Skills Year (SSY) within the ICM Programme.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GMC registration or professional equivalent.
- Satisfactory progression through training as demonstrated by satisfactory RITA or ARCP outcomes.
Desirable
- Holds relevant exams for specialty for stage of training
Experience
Essential
- Current Specialty Trainee in London
Experience
Essential
- Teaching experience in either undergraduate or postgraduate education.
- Experience of organisational development / change e.g. through a quality improvement project, managerial role or as a junior doctor or student representative.
Desirable
- Author or co-author, or contribution to publications or abstracts in peer reviewed and professional journals.
- Experience of design and delivery of UG or PG teaching programs
- Participation in delivery of multi-professional education
- Experience of delivering simulation education
- Experience of quantitative/qualitative evaluation of teaching
Skills
Essential
- Knowledge of recent health policy in the UK and London, relevant to medical education, the applicant's own specialty and beyond.
- Interest in and understanding of health care and health issues in London.
- Effective interpersonal skills including good team working.
- Leadership skills
- Ability to initiate and sustain a project / activity requiring collaboration with policy, clinical and managerial interests, academic bodies and other stakeholders.
- Analytical, problem solving and trouble shooting skills.
- Good communication skills, including public speaking and presentation skills.
- Understanding of how to present and communicate complex issues to a variety of audiences.
- An interest in improving the patient's experience / care / safety through training from audits, quality improvement projects or guideline development.
Desirable
- Good understanding of issues and challenges within intensive care & medical education
- Completion of a "Train the Trainers" or Simulation Course
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GMC registration or professional equivalent.
- Satisfactory progression through training as demonstrated by satisfactory RITA or ARCP outcomes.
Desirable
- Holds relevant exams for specialty for stage of training
Experience
Essential
- Current Specialty Trainee in London
Experience
Essential
- Teaching experience in either undergraduate or postgraduate education.
- Experience of organisational development / change e.g. through a quality improvement project, managerial role or as a junior doctor or student representative.
Desirable
- Author or co-author, or contribution to publications or abstracts in peer reviewed and professional journals.
- Experience of design and delivery of UG or PG teaching programs
- Participation in delivery of multi-professional education
- Experience of delivering simulation education
- Experience of quantitative/qualitative evaluation of teaching
Skills
Essential
- Knowledge of recent health policy in the UK and London, relevant to medical education, the applicant's own specialty and beyond.
- Interest in and understanding of health care and health issues in London.
- Effective interpersonal skills including good team working.
- Leadership skills
- Ability to initiate and sustain a project / activity requiring collaboration with policy, clinical and managerial interests, academic bodies and other stakeholders.
- Analytical, problem solving and trouble shooting skills.
- Good communication skills, including public speaking and presentation skills.
- Understanding of how to present and communicate complex issues to a variety of audiences.
- An interest in improving the patient's experience / care / safety through training from audits, quality improvement projects or guideline development.
Desirable
- Good understanding of issues and challenges within intensive care & medical education
- Completion of a "Train the Trainers" or Simulation Course
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).
