Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic, engaging and committed Teaching Fellow to work in specific roles in Medical Education within the Trust to support undergraduate education for Newcastle University Medical School students.
This post would suit trainees who have a special interest in Clinical Education and the post holders will have the opportunity to study for the Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Education. Applicants will have completed Foundation Training and / or Core Training. The post will provide a solid basis from which to apply for either a CT post or an ST posts
The post is available from Wednesday 06.08.25 - Tuesday 04.08.26 and you must have full GMC registration with a license to practice at time of application. You must have previous paid NHS experience. We typically receive several hundred applications for ST1/2 locally employed doctor posts and we will therefore only shortlist candidates with paid NHS experience (this does not include Clinical Access or Clinical Observership placements) which is an essential criteria within the Person Specification. Please do not apply if you do not have paid NHS experience as this leads to significant clinician time reviewing applications from applicants who will not be shortlisted.
Please read attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Main duties of the job
The individual will be expected to perform duties and take clinical responsibility to ST1-2 level. The duties of the post holder include supporting the delivery of high-quality medical education including the development, delivery and evaluation of courses. Clinical duties of the post holder will be post-specific.
This Teaching Fellow post in ENT is split between clinical time (70%) spent within the ENT department and allocated teaching time (30%).
The clinical opportunities include ward-based experience, time to attend clinics, including a rapid access ENT emergency clinic and sub-specialty clinics such as neck lump clinics, head and neck MDT clinics, paediatric ENT clinics, otology and rhinology clinics. Attendance at theatre lists is encouraged, as well as the chance to be involved in or lead departmental teaching, audits and quality improvement projects.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Most medical specialties are represented by teaching fellows. For further information please contact Lewis Armstrong on 0191 21 25210 or via email lewis.armstrong@nhs.net
About us
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion. We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We're also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 1.84 million patients 'contacts' each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Teaching:
The successful applicant will be responsible for delivering clinical teaching sessions to Newcastle University medical students attached to Newcastle Hospitals. The Trust has a role in the delivery of teaching to all 5 years of the undergraduate MBBS programme but most of the teaching will be delivered to students in years 3, 4 and 5. As well as delivering fixed commitments within the programme it is hoped Teaching Fellows will develop their own innovative ideas for clinical teaching during their time with us.
The Trust Undergraduate Team consists of a group of enthusiastic Clinicians under the leadership of Deputy Director of Medical Education (UG) Dr Ian Baxter, supported by Teaching Fellow Lead Dr Andrew Stanton and an invaluable team of administrative staff. We will offer support and supervision over the year as well as training and mentorship so that you develop your own teaching skills and understanding of wider issues in medical education. As well as being offered in-house induction and training, the post holder will also be supported to undertake a Certificate of Clinical Education as part of this post.
Clinical:
Clinical duties for this ENT teaching fellow post include ward-based care of ENT and head and neck inpatients with daily ward rounds and participation in the ENT emergency clinic and covering paediatric ENT at the Great North Childrens hospital, on a rotational basis. The on call commitment is 100%, contributing to a shared out of hours rota between ENT and urology.
Personal Education:
All staff are encouraged to learn from the extensive clinical education activities that take place in the Trust, and there are a number of weekly meetings that provide excellent educational opportunities. Successful applicants will be encouraged to study for the postgraduate certificate in clinical education.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Teaching:
The successful applicant will be responsible for delivering clinical teaching sessions to Newcastle University medical students attached to Newcastle Hospitals. The Trust has a role in the delivery of teaching to all 5 years of the undergraduate MBBS programme but most of the teaching will be delivered to students in years 3, 4 and 5. As well as delivering fixed commitments within the programme it is hoped Teaching Fellows will develop their own innovative ideas for clinical teaching during their time with us.
The Trust Undergraduate Team consists of a group of enthusiastic Clinicians under the leadership of Deputy Director of Medical Education (UG) Dr Ian Baxter, supported by Teaching Fellow Lead Dr Andrew Stanton and an invaluable team of administrative staff. We will offer support and supervision over the year as well as training and mentorship so that you develop your own teaching skills and understanding of wider issues in medical education. As well as being offered in-house induction and training, the post holder will also be supported to undertake a Certificate of Clinical Education as part of this post.
Clinical:
Clinical duties for this ENT teaching fellow post include ward-based care of ENT and head and neck inpatients with daily ward rounds and participation in the ENT emergency clinic and covering paediatric ENT at the Great North Childrens hospital, on a rotational basis. The on call commitment is 100%, contributing to a shared out of hours rota between ENT and urology.
Personal Education:
All staff are encouraged to learn from the extensive clinical education activities that take place in the Trust, and there are a number of weekly meetings that provide excellent educational opportunities. Successful applicants will be encouraged to study for the postgraduate certificate in clinical education.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Primary Medical Qualification
- Full GMC registration with a licence to practise
- Previous paid NHS experience
- Foundation competencies or equivalent
Desirable
Clinical Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- To be clear, fluent and articulate in communication in English
- Good history & examination skills
- Knows when to appropriately seek assistance from a senior colleague
Desirable
- Experience and interest in the specialty
Maintaining Clinical Competence
Essential
- Written evidence of satisfactory training to date e.g. logbooks
Teaching
Essential
- Experience of teaching undergraduate medical students & Foundation Doctors
Desirable
- PGCert MED ED
- Teaching course (training the trainer etc)
- Evidence with teaching QI/research/audit
- Evidence of leadership roles in education
- Demonstrates understanding of Newcastle Medical School Undergraduate Curriculum
- Evidence of contribution to Medical Student assessment
- Evidence of feedback from teaching
- Evidence of contribution to curriculum design (for example, development of course material)
Clinical Governance, Audit and Research
Essential
- Experience of undertaking audit projects/ QI projects
Desirable
- Presentation of completed audit projects at local or national meetings
- Evidence of educational QIP/ research
Communication, Relationships and Working with Colleagues
Essential
- Ability to communicate and liaise effectively with patients and other people within a team
- Ability to work as a team with professional colleagues in all disciplines
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Alignment with the Trust's Values
- Flexible approach to service delivery and committed approach to development
- A commitment to personal / unit CPD
- Time management skills
- Honesty, integrity, awareness of ethical dilemmas, respect for confidentiality
Desirable
- Evidence of leadership skills
- IT literate
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Primary Medical Qualification
- Full GMC registration with a licence to practise
- Previous paid NHS experience
- Foundation competencies or equivalent
Desirable
Clinical Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- To be clear, fluent and articulate in communication in English
- Good history & examination skills
- Knows when to appropriately seek assistance from a senior colleague
Desirable
- Experience and interest in the specialty
Maintaining Clinical Competence
Essential
- Written evidence of satisfactory training to date e.g. logbooks
Teaching
Essential
- Experience of teaching undergraduate medical students & Foundation Doctors
Desirable
- PGCert MED ED
- Teaching course (training the trainer etc)
- Evidence with teaching QI/research/audit
- Evidence of leadership roles in education
- Demonstrates understanding of Newcastle Medical School Undergraduate Curriculum
- Evidence of contribution to Medical Student assessment
- Evidence of feedback from teaching
- Evidence of contribution to curriculum design (for example, development of course material)
Clinical Governance, Audit and Research
Essential
- Experience of undertaking audit projects/ QI projects
Desirable
- Presentation of completed audit projects at local or national meetings
- Evidence of educational QIP/ research
Communication, Relationships and Working with Colleagues
Essential
- Ability to communicate and liaise effectively with patients and other people within a team
- Ability to work as a team with professional colleagues in all disciplines
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Alignment with the Trust's Values
- Flexible approach to service delivery and committed approach to development
- A commitment to personal / unit CPD
- Time management skills
- Honesty, integrity, awareness of ethical dilemmas, respect for confidentiality
Desirable
- Evidence of leadership skills
- IT literate
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).
