Job summary
The main base site is North Tyneside General Hospital but the role will also include working Trust wide.
To deliver high quality undergraduate clinical teaching within Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
To provide a broad range of educational experience to each fellow in order to progress their scholarship, teaching skills and clinical acumen.
In addition to the above, the post will allow the post holder sufficient independence to develop their own area of interest within medical education and to study towards a recognised teaching qualification.
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.
Main duties of the job
Principle activities within the role - Education:
1. To assist in the development, co-ordination, and delivery of undergraduate teaching for students from Sunderland University across Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust at sites including, but not limited to, Hexham, North Tyneside, Wansbeck General Hospitals, Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital in Cramlington and community sites. The Teaching Fellow will participate in delivering and monitoring courses and clinical teaching across year 3, 4 and 5 of the Sunderland University undergraduate medical curriculum.
2. 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.
3. To support the design, development, implementation and review of simulation and technology enhanced learning teaching sessions.
4. To conduct a small-scale educational project, for example an audit or the development of new innovative teaching material.
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
Expectations from post holder:
Augment their existing clinical, educational, and intellectual skills in order 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 teams
Develop 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 rotations
Develop their academic and scholarship profile in their field of interest.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Expectations from post holder:
Augment their existing clinical, educational, and intellectual skills in order 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 teams
Develop 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 rotations
Develop their academic and scholarship profile in their field of interest.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- UK Registered Medical Practitioner with a licence to practice
- Successful completion of Foundation Programme or equivalent
Desirable
- Possession of MRCP or equivalent
- Postgraduate qualification in education
Experience
Essential
- Substantial recent and relevant experience and knowledge of the NHS gained through paid clinical service delivery working post-qualification in the NHS within the last 18 months
Desirable
- Experience of delivery of simulation teaching
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- UK Registered Medical Practitioner with a licence to practice
- Successful completion of Foundation Programme or equivalent
Desirable
- Possession of MRCP or equivalent
- Postgraduate qualification in education
Experience
Essential
- Substantial recent and relevant experience and knowledge of the NHS gained through paid clinical service delivery working post-qualification in the NHS within the last 18 months
Desirable
- Experience of delivery of simulation teaching
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).
