GP Educator Sessional

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Overview

To further develop students’ ability to assess and manage patients with complex frailty and /or multiple co-morbidities outside of an acute hospital setting. To equip students with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team.

To develop students’ awareness of primary, community, mental health, secondary and social care services and how they collaborate and work together with voluntary sector organisations to care for patients outside of an acute hospital

Contact Details: Ann Boyle, Trust Lead for Older Persons Integrated Care, ann.boyle1@nhs.net

Job Description Summary (Main duties and responsibilities)

We want a GP Tutor who can

Provide 3-4 teaching sessions per academic block during university term time, each Tuesday session will be 3 hours teaching plus 1 hour preparation time.

• You will facilitate small group teaching sessions, the learning materials are developed to ensure consistency between tutors and education providers.
• Enable students to achieve the learning objectives providing constructive feedback
• Contribute to writing exam questions.
• Work in partnership with other GPs to ensure the sessions in each block are covered
• Provide academic and pastoral care and feed back concerns about student experience or welfare
• Report to the Medical School on professional concerns

Please refer to the job description and person specification to support your application to this post. Refer to the essential and desirable criteria when outlining the skills, knowledge and experience you will need to demonstrate in your application.

We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible.

About Us

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.

Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents.

We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.

For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).

All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.

For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.

Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• MBBS or equivalent
• Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
• MRCGP

Desirable

• Evidence of training in teaching and learning
• Experience of managing students in difficulty
• Coaching/mentoring skills
• Experience in Integrated Care delivery
• Postgraduate qualification in medical education

Experience

Essential

• Evidence of clinical teaching experience
• Good understanding of Integrated Care models
• Understanding of attributes required for effective teaching and facilitating small groups.
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Understanding of holistic, including spiritual, care
• Able to describe how care is integrated in your locality
• Demonstrate the attributes we are seeking to develop in the students
• Demonstrate enthusiasm and commitment to teaching
• Willingness to work collaboratively with Academics and other clinical specialities
• Demonstrate commitment to quality in education and training
• Adaptability, able to manage change and deliver teaching in a new format

Desirable

• Committed to teaching
• Committed to provision of Integrated and holistic care
• Understanding of undergraduate curriculum
• Awareness of national programmes for integrated care provision
• Excellent role model for future doctors

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

County Hall

Penn Lloyd Building

Leicester

Leicestershire

LE3 8TB

Employer's website

https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)