Clinical Medical Education Fellow

STR Lower

�33,790 - �38,746 per annum/Pro rata

Interview date: 15th June 2023.

We are recruiting for a Clinical Medical Education Fellow who has completed a 2 year UK Foundation Programme and has current registration and licence to practice with the GMC. As well asshares our ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People and has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.

We are looking to recruit a highly motivated trainee to join our education team as one of our medical education fellows for one year at Medway NHS Foundation Trust. You will work within the Medical Education Team, both postgraduate and undergraduate. There will be focus in two main areas: undergraduate and postgraduate projects.

We are therefore looking for trainees who can work at a F3/CT1+ level within Medical Education. Candidates must have completed their 2 years foundation training prior to applying.You will receive funding towards completion of an online postgraduate certificate in medical education for which dedicated time will be provided.

Main duties of the job

We are looking to recruit a highly motivated trainee to join our education team as one of our medical education fellows for one year at Medway NHS Foundation Trust. You will work within the Medical Education Team, both postgraduate and undergraduate. There will be focus in two main areas: undergraduate and postgraduate projects

We are therefore looking for trainees who can work at a F3/CT1+level within Medical Education. You will receive funding towards completion of an online postgraduate certificate in medical education for which dedicated time will be provided.

Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.

We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.

To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.

About us

Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision of Better, Best, Brilliant is achieved. Our culture and values are what drives the Trust and is the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.

Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious environment.

Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement which will not mean sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We aim to support you to work flexibly in a way that will suit you and us.

All of our substantive & fixed term employees can enjoy a range of staff benefits, a gym, an active health and wellbeing programme, an on-site nursery and a cycle to work scheme.

We are taking positive action to ensure that we can attract, recruit and retain the best talent and would welcome more applicants from under - represented groups to support the Trusts commitment to a diverse, inclusive and an employer of choice workforce.

All staff at Medway comply the Trust's and the Kent and Medway Safeguarding Board's policies on safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Undergraduates

• Develop educational and teaching objectives and proposals for the academic year alongside the medical education faculty, with clear goals along with any key requirements
• Participate as faculty in bedside teaching and workshops for undergraduate students.
• Work with the simulation faculty to further develop undergraduate simulation courses
• Production of high-quality educational material for upload onto the Medway education intranet site to support both undergraduates and postgraduates working at the Trust
• Liaise with the undergraduate and postgraduate representatives at a university and Trust level in order to act upon feedback and continuously improve standards
  
• Lead the Green book app team as trainee lead, with supervision from the Consultant editor. Ensure algorithms are up to date and new guidelines are uploaded
• Assist with the development of student teaching skills (i.e. as part of a skills teaching team)

Contribution to Undergraduate Faculty

• Contribute towards Undergraduate Faculty meetings e.g. SSLCs, LFG
• Work closely with the undergraduate administrators to support induction and timetabling
• Work in a mentoring/supportive capacity to help year 3 students adapt to the new hospital environment

Postgraduates

• Provide leadership and support to Postgraduate Doctor in Training representatives, to empower them to be advocates for colleagues within their departments.
• Liaise with trainee representatives to act upon feedback and drive forward quality improvement.
• Provide input to Educational Supervisor development workshops
• Participate in the Senior Medical Education weekly meeting
• Liaise with Trainee representatives and College Tutors / Training Program Directors on projects
• Alongside the induction group, participate in reviewing feedback and developing corporate induction for trainees.
• Production of high-quality educational material for upload onto the Medway education intranet site to support postgraduates working at the Trust
• Attend and contribute to relevant Specialty Faculty meetings
• Coordinate with Education Fellows in Undergraduate Medicine and Simulation to optimise output of Education Centre

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• oMB BS or equivalent
• oMedical graduate who has completed a 2 year UK Foundation Programme and has current registration and licence to practice with the GMC

Experience

Essential

• oExperience of facilitating small group learning activities
• oExperience of management and problem solving
• oEvidence of interest and experience in teaching medical students and trainees
• oEvidence of awareness of the importance of multidisciplinary teaching
• oAn understanding of general principles, scientific method and interpretation of literature.
• oUnderstanding of principles of medical audit and the role of research.

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

Medway NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Education Centre, Medway Maritime Hospital

Windmill Road

Gilliangham

ME7 5NY

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