Clinical Education Fellow | University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust

We are seeking to appoint 4 Clinical Education Fellows in Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery. During this 12 month programme, we aim to provide the opportunity to develop your skills, knowledge and experience for successful applications to Core Surgical Training or ST3 via CREST with a completed PG Cert in Medical Education. The successful candidate(s) will spend 50% of their time in clinical work including on call, ward and theatre work at an appropriate level. The remaining 50% of the time includes delivery of a teaching programme, experience of clinical supervision, CV building, logbook development and prepping applications for CST or ST3 (via CREST). The role includes an on-call full shift (band 2B during clinical block). Study leave is factored into the teaching block (can be taken during clinical block for clinical time in lieu). Annual leave should be taken in equal proportion between the clinical and teaching blocks.

These posts have been created to give trainees the opportunity to spend time learning about T&O, and to allow the candidate to develop their own skills in training and medical education and the opportunity to enrol on and have funding for the Medical Education PG Cert Teaching & Learning for Health Professionals (TLHP) at the University of Bristol. The posts are for trainees who have completed foundation training and are aiming for CST or ST3. Applicants we consider appointable may be offered alternative Fellow posts if insufficient posts are available.

The clinical role involves working in the department of T&O in the adult trauma unit and paediatric major trauma unit as part of the Southwest trauma network. The unit has completed a move to new dedicated T&O wards and undergone a major refurbishment of the department junior staff offices, MDT room and outpatient clinic. The unit has 18 consultants, 12 specialist registrars, 3 core surgical trainees and 6 foundation 1 and 2 doctors as well as a clinical research fellow, limb reconstruction fellow and upper limb fellow. The BRI is a Trauma unit and receives referrals from across the region for complex T&O reconstruction of the upper and lower limbs and the BCH is a paediatric Major Trauma Centre.

The teaching role is well supported by the Director of Medical Education and the Division of Surgery and the role is open for development according to the needs of the successful candidate. The trust hosts medical students, foundation doctors and core trainees, the Bristol Simulation Centre and The Versalius Clinical Teaching Unit.

The Clinical Education Fellow will also act as supervisor to the incoming rotating FY1s, Undergraduate Physician Associates and Clinical Practitioners. They will be responsible for overseeing the acquisition of the required clinical competencies for their named trainee/s during the placement. They will be required to participate in medical students’ education.

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston; join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds—city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, with easy access to all that the South West has to offer.

UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.

Prior teaching experience is not a prerequisite. This post is aimed at giving doctors the opportunity to develop and strengthen these skills in a supportive and enjoyable environment in preparation for application to higher surgical training. The successful candidates will also have the opportunity:

• To gain practical experience in trauma and orthopaedics through ward work, outpatient clinics, elective and trauma theatre for inpatients and day cases and on call for adult and paediatric trauma.
• Spend protected time in outpatient and theatre assisting and where appropriate operate under supervision.
• Maintain and develop a portfolio - successful candidates will have a nominated supervisor and will be encouraged to maintain and develop their portfolios through miniCEXs, CBDs and DOPs on the Intercollegiate Surgical Curriculum Project website.