Job summary
To provide a broad range of educational experience to the fellow in order to progress their scholarship, teaching skills and clinical acumen, whilst they deliver high quality undergraduate clinical teaching within Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
The Teaching Fellow will support, develop and deliver undergraduate teaching for undergraduate medical students who are on clinical placement in the Trust and studying the Sunderland Medical School MBChB curriculum.
If the successful appointee has over four years post qualification experience, they will be appointed on specialty doctor 2021 terms and conditions.
Main duties of the job
To assist in the development, co-ordination, and delivery of undergraduate teaching at Hexham, North Tyneside, Wansbeck General Hospitals and at Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital in Cramlington.
The Teaching Fellow will participate in delivering and monitoring courses and clinical teaching across year 3, 4 & 5 of the Sunderland Medical School MBChB curriculum.
To develop the teaching and educational skills of the Teaching Fellow, the post holder will be expected to register for the Postgraduate Certificate in Medical Education, institution to be confirmed, with Home Fees funded by the Trust. Alternatively, a similar qualification in education may be undertaken, supported by the Trust up to the equivalent Home Fee Rate.
To support the design, development, implementation and review of simulation and technology enhanced learning teaching sessions. To contribute to the organisation and delivery of undergraduate medical examinations and assessments.
To contribute to other teaching where appropriate.
These commitments should approximately translate into teaching of medical students (7 sessions per week), professional educational development (2 sessions), and administration/ project work (1 session), although the emphasis will vary substantially throughout the year. It may be possible to negotiate up to one session per week for clinical work within the Trust at the discretion of the Director of Undergraduate Clinical Studies and the relevant clinical department.
About us
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Augment their existing clinical, educational, and intellectual skills to make decisions and problem solve for the benefit of the patient, students, and others within the Trust.
Provide evidence-based clinical and educational practice which is robust and makes optimum use of available resources including local expertise and experience.
Develop their current interpersonal and communication skills with regards to effective collaboration and conducive to co-operation within teamsDevelop confidence and competence as a beginning specialist in clinical, educational, and scholarly practice.
Convey enthusiasm for their specialty to undergraduate medical students.Gain experience of teaching across curricula and within blocks.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Augment their existing clinical, educational, and intellectual skills to make decisions and problem solve for the benefit of the patient, students, and others within the Trust.
Provide evidence-based clinical and educational practice which is robust and makes optimum use of available resources including local expertise and experience.
Develop their current interpersonal and communication skills with regards to effective collaboration and conducive to co-operation within teamsDevelop confidence and competence as a beginning specialist in clinical, educational, and scholarly practice.
Convey enthusiasm for their specialty to undergraduate medical students.Gain experience of teaching across curricula and within blocks.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GMC Registered medical practitioner
- Successful completion of Foundation Programme
- FPCC or equivalent experience. Post Foundation Training
Desirable
- Possession of MRCP or equivalent
- Postgraduate qualification in education
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Experience of working in the NHS
- Experience of developing and delivering undergraduate teaching
- Experience of teaching
Desirable
- Post Foundation. Programme clinical experience
- Previous experience as a Taching Fellow
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GMC Registered medical practitioner
- Successful completion of Foundation Programme
- FPCC or equivalent experience. Post Foundation Training
Desirable
- Possession of MRCP or equivalent
- Postgraduate qualification in education
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Experience of working in the NHS
- Experience of developing and delivering undergraduate teaching
- Experience of teaching
Desirable
- Post Foundation. Programme clinical experience
- Previous experience as a Taching Fellow
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).
