Wellbeing Fellow

Job description

Job responsibilities

This Medical Wellbeing Fellowship Post is being hosted by Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT) and jointly funded by NHS England working across Kent, Surrey and Sussex (KSS Deanery). The fellowship role is a position that has been created as a project to improve wellbeing amongst Psychiatry Doctors. This project will lead to a significant enhancement of the Workforce culture, to help deliver the objectives of the NHS People's Plan and contribute to improved patient outcomes.

JOB PURPOSE:

This post is designed to support ST4-7s who wish to make a commitment to wellbeing in the medical workforce as part of their career. The 12-month out of programme experience (OOPE) post, based at Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust, is aimed at those who wish to build on their personal experiences, promote an organisational working culture that promotes kindness and enables employees to flourish and succeed, undertake a PGCert to develop learning and put this into practice.

The post holder will have a designated educational mentor who will oversee their development as an educator during the placement and co-ordinate opportunities for personal development. A customised programme of training and educational experience will be designed around the needs of the individual.

Although an enthusiasm is a prerequisite, no assumptions will be made about formal knowledge of theory or practice.

The full-time role includes a clinical component to enable the postholder to maintain and develop their clinical skills.

POST DESCRIPTION

RESPONSIBILITY:

The post holder will be part of the Medical Education team and will carry out various projects / roles to support the wellbeing of our doctors.

The role may include:

Working collaboratively across the trust to develop and deliver wellbeing initiatives

Completion of an appropriate PGCert

Develop, Deliver and Evaluate through research, Simulation and Training for psychiatrists

Leading work to improve doctor experience and well-being

Leading or participating in work to support differential attainment

Participating in LFGs and other key forums to champion the rollout of initiatives and gather feedback and understanding of current issues.

Organising and co-ordinating meetings.

Co-ordinating senior and junior leadership projects

Within the Medical Education department, the candidate will be part of an enthusiastic and dynamic multi-professional team including Consultants, trainees and other clinicians. There can be exposure to (e.g. Older and General Adult patients and Psychiatric Inpatient wards). Specialist clinics can be accommodated depending on the candidates requirements.

Contribution to an out of hours tier 2 on-call rota will be expected for section 12 approved doctors.

RESPONSIBILITY:

The post holder will be part of the Medical Education team and will carry out various projects / roles to support the wellbeing, training and improved experience of our psychiatry doctors.

The post will offer learning opportunities allowing the Fellow to develop insight and capability. Generic professionalism training opportunities will also be provided.

ENVIRONMENT:

• The post requires frequent and high levels of concentration for checking documents and analysing statistics which includes paying close attention to reports and other data with relation to projects.
• Driving licence essential: The post holder is required to be flexible and to travel where necessary across KMPT sites. The post holder may be required to work cross site when required across Kent.

A minimum three days non-clinical (60% full time) for fellowship work leading specified project work, including attendance on identified Postgraduate course, Learning Network attendance and personal study.

Department - Medical Education Department

Trust - Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust

Teaching and Postgraduate Education:

Weekly 1 hour Journal clubs

Weekly 1 hour HST balint group

Monthly 3 hour HST Teaching Programme

Week 1 hour CPD Teaching.

Monthly 1 hour Medical Staffing Committee meetings

Face to face trainee events which include HST Calman Days, Trainee Conference & Trust Wide CPD Programme .

Resources

All KMPT Trainee doctors have access to an onsite Doctors resource room with PCs, AV and literature available. All trainees will be provided with details on how to register to our linked NHS library services. Details are provided in induction packs.

Study leave funding is attached for all Locally Employed Doctors in KMPT.

COMMUNICATIONS AND WORKING RELATIONSHIPS:

The post holder will be supervised by the Deputy Chief Medical Officer (Workforce)

Plan for meetings/ Reviews To meet with the Deputy Chief Medical Officer (Workforce) for regular supervision to review workstreams and projects.

Main contacts in the trust:

Deputy Chief Medical Officer (Workforce) - Dr Mohan Bhat

Director of Medical Education: Dr Rachel Daly

Deputy Directors of Medical Education Dr Rhian Bradley and Dr Tonye Ajiteru

locality Tutors: Dr Abubaker Isaac-Momoh, Dr Saravana Kumar Perumal, Dr Ivana Pristicova

Medical Education Manager: Angela Pendleton

Deputy Medical Education Manager: Luke Maczka, Tracy Mara

Administrators: Medical Education Team

Trust junior doctors and Medical students

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• First medical degree
• Appropriate professional postgraduate qualification e.g. MRCPsych

Desirable

• Higher specialty qualifications
• Distinctions/Honours/Prizes

Skills

Essential

• Sound basic clinical skills
• Competent in management of emergencies
• Computer literacy and keyboard skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Experience in delivery of teaching and education.
• Project management skills - experience of participating in or leading projects
• Full GMC Registration with Licence to practise

Desirable

• Experience of setting up courses. Faculty on local or national courses
• Experience of Quality Improvement project

Experience/Achievements

Essential

• At least 12 months working in the NHS
• Audit experience

Desirable

• Peer reviewed publications

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Good organisational and time management skills
• Ability to function effectively under pressure. Interest in learning, development, and service improvement
• Commitment to continuing personal development

Desirable

• Academic excellence

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust

Address

Kent

Kent

Kent

ME16 9PH

Employer's website

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