Job summary
Employer heading
Medical Education Fellow
NHS Medical & Dental: Teaching Registrar ST3+/SpR3+
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1.7 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King’s College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in the London Borough of Bromley.
Job overview
The post holder will work between Denmark Hill Site and the PRUH Site during this post.
This post is designed to provide a wide range of educational experience for SpRs/StRs who wish to make a commitment to education as part of their career. This is a twelve month ‘out of programme' (OOPE) post aimed at those who wish to build on their personal teaching experience to develop expertise in educational theory and practice, and undertake supervised educational research.
Main duties of the job
Clinical responsibilities will be dependant on the post holder’s clinical experience and will be tailored to that individual.
Learning outcomes for this post include
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- Gain an understanding of simulation as an educational modality
- Be able to develop and run a simulation training episode at course director level
- Be provided with an opportunity to gain an educational qualification to the level of certificate or above
Working for our organisation
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and around 15,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King’s College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in Bromley.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
When working within the centre, the post holder will be expected to contribute to the running of the centre on a day-to-day level working closely with the established PGMDE team. They will be expected to develop the capability to work without supervision in simulation but will be fully supported as they develop this skill. They will be expected to develop an understanding of all modes of simulation including human factors.
Person specification
Clinical Ability
Essential criteria
- Satisfactory progression through training as demonstrated by satisfactory ARCP outcomes.
Desirable criteria
- Prizes or distinctions, presentation of work at a national or international meeting, publications in peer reviewed journals, additional degree or MSc in relevant subject area.
EDUCATIONAL CAPABILITY
Essential criteria
- Previous experience in medical education. Understands and can apply a range of educational concepts, able to demonstrate personal and educational reasons for applying for this Fellowship programme and shows a commitment to continuing professional development.
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrates knowledge of career pathways in medical education, good general knowledge / broad interest in academic medicine, research experience, and can demonstrate how the post will benefit patients in London in future.
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- Good communication skills, able to work well in a team, sense of commitment and reliability, approachable and friendly and tolerant and empathetic.
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of educational leadership potential, good organisational and problem solving skills.
Eligibility
Essential criteria
- An ST3 + in a recognised specialty training programme. By the time of taking up the post the post holder will have completed ST1.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Anne Mckenzie
- Job title
- Medical Education Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0207 848 5532
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