Medical Education Facilitator in Psychiatry

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join LSCFT Medical Education Team. Based in Dane Garth, Barrow in Furness you will be joining an existing Psychiatry Medical Education Facilitators working with medical students from Lancaster Medical School.

We welcome applications from Registered Mental Health practitioner e.g. Nurse, allied health care professional with significant post registration experience at a band 6 or above. You will have experience of leadership and teaching and mentoring learners and specialist clinical expertise.

The purpose of the role is to deliver high quality undergraduate medical training for medical students on placement within the Trust. You will ensure the programme meets learning and assessment requirements in relation to Lancaster Medical School curriculum. You will provide evidence based education using diverse teaching methods, including tutorials, case based discussions, and simulated patient and small group discussions.

Main duties of the job

The aim of the post is to meet the responsibilities of the Trust in relation to the provision of medical education and training. In collaboration with education providers the post holder assists in the management of medical students and placements from Lancaster Medical School into a range of placements within LSCF.

The post holder will be responsible for developing high quality student placements and delivering the psychiatry curriculum requirements through specialist knowledge and expertise. They will utilise a wide range of teaching methods to ensure medical students meet the medical training curriculum and quality assurance requirements.

The post holder will maintain effective links between service and education teams regarding placement issues.

They will establish effective working relationships with senior and junior medical staff and other clinicians involved in medical education and training.

About us

The post holder will be joining an innovative, motivated and supportive team, who have a reputation for delivering high quality medical training with Lancaster, Manchester, Liverpool medical schools.

The team utilise a wide-range of teaching and experiential approaches, including, expert by lived experience, simulated patient sessions and case learning so the post holder will be able to develop advanced teaching skills in a variety of environments.

The post holder will be supported by an existing Medical Education Facilitator and medical education coordinator to develop their role.

Date posted

12 May 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,742 to £50,056 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

351-CS2331-SK

Job locations

Dane Garth

Barrow-in-Furness

LA14 4JR

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Person Specification

Education

Essential

Degree in relevant psychiatric topic (eg: medicine/nursing psychology) or equivalent academic/clinical experience

Knowledge

Essential

Up to date knowledge of most recent evidence based treatment/interventions in psychiatry
Knowledge of medical assessment process (history taking, mental state examination
Excellent communication skills
Excellent leadership skills

Experience

Essential

Minimum of 3 years clinical teaching/ practice development or extensive clinical experience at Band 6/7
Can demonstrate experience of multi disciplinary working

Person Specification

Education

Essential

Degree in relevant psychiatric topic (eg: medicine/nursing psychology) or equivalent academic/clinical experience

Knowledge

Essential

Up to date knowledge of most recent evidence based treatment/interventions in psychiatry
Knowledge of medical assessment process (history taking, mental state examination
Excellent communication skills
Excellent leadership skills

Experience

Essential

Minimum of 3 years clinical teaching/ practice development or extensive clinical experience at Band 6/7
Can demonstrate experience of multi disciplinary working

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.