Clinical Teaching Fellow – Obstetrics and Gynaecology

NHS; Reading; On-site; GBP 61,000 - 71,000; Full time

Job description

Clinical Teaching Fellow – Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Clinical Teaching Fellow - Obstetrics and Gynaecology

This 12 month post is an excellent opportunity for candidates to work as a Clinical Teaching Fellow in Medical Education whilst gaining clinical experience in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. All training will take place at the Royal Berkshire Hospital.

The teaching fellow posts include a fully funded place on the PGCert in Health Education at University of Reading.

The Royal Berkshire Hospital hosts students from University of Oxford, University of Southampton and Brunel Medical School, in addition to Physician Associate students from 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 forthcoming years. The CTF roles 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, and ideally completed core training and hold MRCOG. Applicants with at least 2 years NHS post-graduate experience and a strong interest in medical education will be considered.

40% of the post holder's time will be spent on teaching activities with the remaining 60% of time spent doing clinical work, including relevant on call rota.

All teaching fellows will have access to a tutor who will provide mentorship with educational projects as well as an educational supervisor.

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. Engage in quality improving projects and developing potential teaching courses.
6. Bedside teaching including demonstration of clinical signs and examination.
7. Procedural skills teaching.
8. Contribute to running and developing simulation sessions.
9. Assisting the Undergraduate Managers in delivering key medical student inductions.
10. Contributing to University activities including student examination question writing and piloting.

We encourage development of teaching skills and publication of work and projects. Previous teaching fellows have successfully presented work at national and international meetings.

Collaboration and shared teaching opportunities for different groups of students is encouraged and organising postgraduate sessions will also be welcomed by the department. There may also be opportunities to attend training workshops provided by Brunel and Southampton University.

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

Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Medical education is well recognised and valued as part of professional and team development within the Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department. The clinical teaching fellow post positions itself well to combine both clinical work, study of postgraduate certificate in healthcare education and the application of this learning to the workplace. The role is primarily aimed at supporting undergraduate education but enables the bringing together of PA and medical students from partner universities, as well as supporting with delivery of post-graduate education in the department. There are opportunities for developing innovative simulation training, multi-professional learning and contributing to improving overall quality of training, supervision and education. There is a key pastoral and mentoring aspect to the role as clinical fellows, working with other educators in the department.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• MBChB, MBBS or equivalent
• Full GMC Registration
• MRCOG or equivalent

Experience

• Broad Medical Experience
• Previous experience of working within the NHS (2 years)
• Minimum of six months experience in obstetrics & gynaecology
• Post registration experience of working in other specialties relevant to role

Ability and Knowledge

• Good basic and wide-ranging knowledge of clinical medicine and surgery
• 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 programme.

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.

£61,825 to £70,425 a year ST level 3+, depending on previous service.