Medical Education Fellow with an interest in Simulation

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust; Harlow; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000

Job description

We are looking to recruit a highly motivated medical education fellow in medical education with an interest in simulation training. The aim of this post is to work together with the Postgraduate and Undergraduate Medical Education teams to help coordinate, deliver and develop medical education, across the interdisciplinary spectrum, at our main site, the Princess Alexandra hospital NHS Trust in Harlow.

There will be an emphasis on helping to deliver and support medical simulation training within the department as well as helping deliver medical education to medical students from Queen Mary's University London (QMUL) and Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) Medical Schools. 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

The successful applicant's personal development will be mentored and supported through the year and a personal development plan will be developed in conjunction with the Director of Medical Education and/or the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education. A portfolio of achievements will be collected through the year to evidence this plan.

The post holder will be supported by the Medical Education team.

The medical education fellow will help to supervise and work closely alongside a group of FY3 teaching fellows who are employed in joint clinical and educational roles within the trust.

The post is designed to allow full time educational activities but includes time allowance to maintain clinical practice in your chosen specialty area for one day per week, at a level dependent on the applicant's experience and qualification.

The post holder will be encouraged and supported to further their educational development through the formal study of medical education. Enrolment in a formal programme such as a postgraduate certificate would be supported and time allowed in the programme for study.

Mentoring and development of FY3 Teaching Fellows as educators, providing guidance on planning teaching sessions and mapping to the QMUL/ARU curricula appropriately, providing peer/near-peer review and feedback for all the FY3 Teaching Fellows and any of the junior doctors who are delivering a teaching session.

About us

Our Organisation
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:

1. Patient at heart - Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts
2. Everyday excellence - Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both
3. Creative collaboration - Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care

Job responsibilities

For further details, please refer to the attached job description and person specification which is available to download at any time.

Person Specification

Essential

• Completion Core Training (ST/CT 1/2)
• Fully registered with the GMC
• MBBS or equivalent
• Completion of Foundation Training (F1/F2)

Desirable

• Evidence of audit / change management
• Post graduate teaching qualification or working towards one
• NHS Experience
• Simulation Training

Essential

• ALS
• Clear understanding of the audit cycle
• Evidence of completion of one audit/re-audit one year (minimum)
• Previous experience of delivering Simulation Training

Desirable

• Simulation Train the Trainer Course
• Recognised Teaching Qualification
• Published research
• ATLS/APLS

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