Clinical Teaching Fellow in ENT

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 56,000

Job description

Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) is the biggest employer in Nottingham with over 19,000 staff

NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow

Main area: ENT/OTOLARYNGOLOGY

Grade: NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow

Contract: Fixed term: 12 months (6-Aug-2025)

Hours: Full time - 40 hours per week

Job ref: 164-6840614-A

Site: QMC Campus, Town: Nottingham

Salary: £49,909-£55,868

Closing: 25/03/2025 23:59

Job overview

This is a post based in Otorhinolaryngology at Nottingham University Hospitals Trust (NUH), Queen’s Medical Centre Campus. It will offer a unique combination of teaching opportunities at NUH. It will involve taking a lead role in the organisation, development and delivery of clinical teaching and tutorials to medical students based at NUH, both within the clinical workplace and in a teaching/skills environment.

Personal teaching skills will be developed and improved, along with understanding and experience of experiential learning, competency assessment and evaluation tools. There will also be the opportunity to develop skills and experience in non-technical areas such as communication and de/briefing working alongside experienced faculty members UMED.

The post would be ideal for either a post CT2-ST3 or a mid-scheme ST4-8, an experienced SHO or Specialist Registrar who has a clinical background involving Otorhinolaryngology. The successful applicant will also have an interest in medical education and educational research.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for the development and teaching to FFP ENT medical students as they rotate through their placement at QMC. They will also have input alongside other Clinical Teaching Fellows into the Year 1 & 2 Early Clinical Experience Course and support other courses and patient workshops within NUH. Responsibility for the following:

1. Organisation of a programme of learning over 12-24 months
2. Deliver induction, tutorials and practical skills sessions for medical students
3. Organising and conducting formative assessments
4. Contributing questions for online summative assessment
5. Providing intensive coaching for ENT re-sit students
6. Collating and disseminating feedback and updating the course/curriculum
7. Establish case histories available for tutorial discussions and develop self-directed learning materials
8. Maintain key working relationships with clinical staff, administrative staff, academic staff, clinical directors in ENT Module and the undergraduate co-ordinator at NUH
9. Support all areas of the clinical course, whether teaching, workshops, teaching fellow meetings and other initiatives
10. Providing intensive coaching for ENT re-sit and other clinical students
11. Support Year 1 & Year 2 Early Clinical visits
12. Support other Teaching and Patient Workshops as required

Working for our organisation

We provide a range of national and internationally renowned specialist services and we are at the forefront of new surgical procedures and research programmes. We are home to the East Midlands Major Trauma Centre, the Nottingham Children's Hospital and in partnership with the University of Nottingham we host a Biomedical Research Centre carrying out vital research into hearing, digestive diseases, respiratory, musculoskeletal disease, mental health and imaging.

As a teaching hospital, we are instrumental in the education and training of doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals. We are proud of our strong relationships with universities across the East Midlands, including the University of Nottingham, Nottingham Trent University and Loughborough University.

As one of the NHS Trusts identified in the New Hospital Programme, a programme of investment in NHS hospitals, we have extensive plans to improve our hospitals and the services we deliver for patients. As well as the redevelopment of the Queen’s Medical Centre and City Hospital, plans for a new 70 bed NHS rehabilitation facility set to be built on the Stanford Hall Rehabilitation Estate near Loughborough, are currently going through the approvals process.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post would be dedicated full time to Undergraduate Medical Education.

The Otorhinolaryngology Department provides clinical teaching for medical students from the University of Nottingham Medical School.

The ENT module is within the Foundation to Practice (FFP) course for 3rd year students. FFP is the first full-time clinical attachment for medical students, and runs from late February to the end of October. This course forms part of the new curriculum that started in February 2022. There are 5 blocks of 6 weeks with approximately 30 students per block (150 in total).

The Clinical Teaching Fellow will support the development of the course structure, assessment criteria and materials. The role holder will also deliver taught sessions, clinical teaching and mandatory workplace based assessments (DOPs and Min-Cex) that are part of each module. The rest of their time will be spent attending the MMedSci in Medical Education, supporting other clinical courses at NUH as required and undertaking projects relevant to medical education.

The following is a guideline of the weekly job plan and timetable:

1. 6 - 8 teaching sessions per week for ENT student teaching (Feb–Oct) including introductory sessions, small group clinical skills teaching, developmental teaching and 1 to 1 sessions
2. Workplace-based assessments every two weeks during student attending time
3. 2 sessions for admin / CPD / clinical work (if wished by fellow)
4. Flexible time commitment to other teaching activities

Person specification

Experience

• Minimum 4 months ENT experience as a doctor, or equivalent experience in ENT
• Two Years of NHS Clinical experience, with satisfactory completion of clinical training attachments both in central (Teaching) and peripheral (District General) acute hospitals

Training & Qualifications

• GMC Full registration MBBS or equivalent

Teaching

• Enthusiastic and experienced in teaching clinical skills in the workplace or training environment to junior staff and students
• Experience of teaching to multidisciplinary groups
• Has successfully completed a ‘training the trainers’ or ‘teaching skills’ course
• Presentations at local/regional/national meetings

Research/Audit

• Evidence of active participation and completion of an audit project
• Participation in a clinically-based research project

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Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world-class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at the NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

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