Clinical Teaching Fellow -Emergency Medicine & Intensive Care Medicine

NHS; Reading; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job description

Clinical Teaching Fellow - Emergency Medicine & Intensive Care Medicine

This 12-month post is an excellent opportunity for candidates to work as a Clinical Teaching Fellow in Medical Education (40%) whilst gaining clinical experience in Emergency Medicine or Intensive Care Medicine (60%). All training will take place at the Royal Berkshire Hospital.

The Royal Berkshire Hospital hosts students from the University of Oxford, the University of Southampton, and Brunel Medical School, in addition to Physician Associate students from the University of Reading. The Trust successfully welcomed its first cohort of students from Brunel Medical School in 2024 and will have a larger intake in the forthcoming years. The CTF role posts have been established to enhance the teaching of students and maintain the Royal Berkshire Hospital's reputation as a centre of excellence for medical education. The successful applicant must have a license to practice from the GMC, at least 2 years NHS post-graduate experience, and a strong interest in medical education.

40% of the post holder's time will be spent on Undergraduate teaching activities from Monday to Friday inclusive, with a view to commencing employment on August 5th 2025.

The remaining 60% will be spent doing clinical work in the Emergency Department or Intensive Care Unit. There are two WTE opportunities providing 6-month rotations (one in ED, one in ICU).

Main duties of the job

Undergraduate Teaching

The post will be tailored to the successful applicant and their specific interests and the roles could include any of the following:

1. Responsibility for facilitating the medical attachments and placements of medical students.
2. Production of teaching resources and delivery of formal teaching sessions.
3. Helping develop and adapt existing teaching models and courses for medical students.
4. Taking on a leadership and mentorship role for medical students and providing a forum to give feedback and help develop and enhance their learning and well-being.
5. Engaging in quality improvement projects and developing potential teaching courses.
6. Bedside teaching including demonstration of clinical signs and examination.
7. Contributing to running and developing simulation sessions for Medical Students and liaising with the department of Simulation.
8. Assisting the Undergraduate Managers in delivering key medical student inductions.

We encourage development of teaching skills and also publication of work and projects. The candidate's personal development will be supported by the completion of a (fully funded) PG Cert from the University of Reading.

About us

Diversity makes us interesting... Inclusion is what will make us outstanding.

Inequality exists and the journey to eliminate it is not easy. Every step we take will be a purposeful step forward to deliver a truly inclusive culture where all our people are enabled to deliver outstanding care, where background is no barrier, and where everyone can be their authentic self and we truly represent our patient community.

We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where possible. All applicants who have a disability and meet the minimum criteria for the post can opt for a guaranteed interview.

If you need additional help with your application please get in touch by calling the recruitment team on 0118 322 6997 or 0118 322 5342.

Our primary method of communication will be via email. However, if you would prefer to be contacted through a different method, please inform the recruitment team.

Job responsibilities

This post is an amazing opportunity for candidates to work in a well-supported and aspirational Emergency Department which has a strong focus on education and training. The job will take place in the Royal Berkshire Hospital Emergency Department which is the highest ranked trust for education in the deanery, having been recognised by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) and the GMC as having an Excellent rating for education for the last 9 years running. In 2019 we achieved the status of an Academic department and became formally affiliated with the University of Reading. The objective of the post is to provide motivated candidates with the opportunity to further their experience and skills by providing a highly supportive learning environment and the same supervision and guidance received by trainees. The post will have a consultant supervisor who will guide the candidate and support them to carry out clinical governance activities that support their medical education role.

The RBH is a busy district general hospital serving a population of 900,000 and our ED sees excess of 140,000 patients a year with 25% of these being under 16 years old. We are a trauma unit operating within the Thames Valley Trauma Network. We have a 24hr cardiac catheterisation service and also run a 24hr stroke thrombolysis service.

Emergency Medicine is at the heart of the hospital's emergency care pathway and provides innovative and high-quality care for patients from the moment they arrive at the hospital. It is a consultant-led service with consultants providing leadership and patient care on the shop floor 08:00-00:00 7 days a week. There is a strong commitment to ensure the ED is appropriately resourced to deliver high quality and timely emergency care. The trust has been and continues to be very supportive of the developments that are taking place to address the pressures resulting from increased emergency admissions and a greater acuity of cases which present.

You will join a team of ED doctors on the resident doctor/SHO tier. You will have the opportunity to manage a wide range of presentations in all age groups including children. You will be strongly supported through this by consultant and middle grade presence. We have 24 hour middle grade cover, and night shifts are staffed by at least 6 doctors.

The Royal Berkshire ICU has 25 beds with over 1000 admissions per year. Our consultants work a weekly rota that now includes two consultants on duty during the day and a third consultant for extra supervision and teaching of our trainees and medical students on Tuesdays. The 16 trainees attached to the unit work a full-time rota, with two on at night. We also train 4 trainee advanced critical care practitioners (tACCPs). The unit has a progressive approach to educational supervision with a bespoke local training programme mapped to the ICU curriculum and adapted for students and trainees of all levels and experience. Teaching sessions include the use of in situ simulation to enhance experiential learning and foster teamwork.

Approximately 60% of admissions are medical casework. The remainder largely comprises post-operative emergency surgical. We also care for patients following major urological, gastrointestinal, and orthopaedic procedures. Annually there are approximately 120 paediatric intubations and stabilisations prior to retrieval to Southampton or Oxford PICUs (via SORT Network).

This ICU is both research and teaching oriented with a variety of ongoing research projects, both national multi-centre and local, and the unit was a significant contributor to trials such as RECOVERY and REMAP-CAP. A powerful clinical information system, research nurses, and a data manager support the ICU.

Reading also has expertise beyond the traditional boundaries of Intensive Care. The follow-up clinic is the second oldest in the UK and there is a 24/7 outreach service that reviews in the region of 1000 patients per month. A centrally funded bereavement expert coordinates relative follow-up, organ donation, and staff pastoral care.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• MB ChB, MBBS or equivalent
• Full GMC Registration
• MCEM/MRCP/MRCS or equivalent

Experience

• Broad Medical Experience
• Previous experience of working within the NHS (2 years)
• Minimum of four months experience in Emergency Medicine or Acute Medicine
• Post registration experience of working in other specialties relevant to emergency medicine, intensive care medicine, and anaesthesia

Ability and Knowledge

• Good basic and wide-ranging knowledge of clinical medicine
• Ability to teach and enthuse other medical staff

Motivation

• Strong interest in delivering high quality medical education
• Experience of delivering medical education including experience of developing teaching programmes.

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.