This position is open to applicants who have completed their CCT or equivalent.

The post is for twelve months.

We are looking to recruit a Senior Clinical Teaching Fellow in Medical Education. The aim of this post is to help coordinate and deliver medical education to undergraduate medical students from Queen Mary University London and ARU Medical School at our main site, Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow. The post holder will also help support and mentor the Clinical Teaching Fellows in the Medical Education Department. In addition the successful applicant will be supported in their personal educational development and encouraged to seek opportunities of further postgraduate qualifications in this area.

Main duties of the job

On a day to day basis it is expected that the post holder will have a fixed schedule of varied teaching activities in the trust including overseeing the junior fellows.

These activities and responsibilities can be broadly split into:

1. Familiarisation of the QMUL and ARU medical schools' curricula
2. Coordination of weekly teaching programs for medical students, including liaising with consultants, SAS and junior doctors and the wider educational team
3. Small group teaching

In particular the delivery of problem based learning to 3rd yr students

1. Formal didactic lectures

The delivery of established programme of lectures and tutorials to the 5th yr students.

1. Bedside teaching and mentoring schemes

Running a programme of mentoring for the students and facilitation of bedside teaching using the junior fellows and other employees of the trust

1. Simulation

Working with the Simulation & Clinical Skills Lead and their deputy, and dependant on experience the delivery and development of simulation training and virtual reality simulation in undergraduate education

1. E learning forum activities
2. Clinical skills teaching and examination practice

Planning and delivery of regular clinical skills training to all student groups and the delivery of mock OSCE examinations.

1. Development and delivery of online teaching.
2. Assisting with educational activities at QMUL/ARU, such as student interviews and student examinations.

About us

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop's Stortford, and St Margaret's Hospital in Epping.

We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop's Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.

Our Values

The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients as identified by our 3 values which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:

Patient at heart - Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts

Everyday excellence - Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both

Creative collaboration - Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care

The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.

Job description
Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description.

This job description may be subject to change according to the varying needs of the service. Such changes will be made after discussion between the post holder and the manager. All duties must be carried out under supervision or within Trust policy and procedure.

Person Specification
Meets Essential & Desirable criteria
Essential

• MBBS (MBChB) or equivalent
• Completion of specialty training (any specialty, including General Practice) by the time the post is due to commence and be on the specialty register
• Full GMC Registration with a license to practice at the time of applying

Desirable

• Postgraduate Certificate, Diploma or Masters in Medical Education
• Completion of clinical and/or educational supervisor training

Meets Essential & Desirable Criteria
Essential

• Willingness and ability to fulfil the key elements of the job description

Desirable

• Able to organise own learning and be self-directed

Meets Essential & Desirable Criteria
Essential

• Prior experience in the organisation and delivery of medical education, especially at undergraduate level
• Prior experience delivering and facilitating face-to-face high fidelity simulation training
• Prior experience in delivering and facilitating bedside teaching, case-based or problem-based learning, clinical skills teaching and (mock) OSCEs
• Ability to present effectively to the student audience using a variety of teaching methods.
• Prior experience of clinical supervision of medical students

Desirable

• Prior experience of mentoring of medical students and/or junior doctors
• Experience in a previous teaching fellow post
• Prior experience of medical education research