Clinical Teaching Fellow in Undergraduate Medical Education in Leeds

Clinical Teaching Fellow in Undergraduate Medical Education

CreateJob Overview – Advert Text LeedsTeaching Hospitals NHS Trust has the exciting opportunity for enthusiasticdoctors to join our Undergraduate Medical Education team. This is a perfectopportunity for those with a keen interest in developing their skills inmedical education, who want to work within a friendly, supportive and highlyexperienced team of educators.

Successfulcandidates will be involved in creating, innovating and delivering teachingacross the Undergraduate medical curriculum using a variety of teachingformats. There will also be opportunities to develop special interests withineducation, including the potential support to study for a PGCert in MedicalEducation.

Pleasenote we do not have access to Horus to review portfolios.

Interviewsfor this role will be held virtually on the following dates:

12/03/20268am-4pm

13/03/20258am-4pm

18/03/20258am-12pm

Interviewsare held as a morning or afternoon session. Morning or afternoon slots will beallocated within these times.

Thisrole is for doctors who have completed foundation training or are due toreceive their Foundation Programme Certificate of Completion prior to the startdate of the role.

Ifyour Foundation Programme Certificate of Completion is due to be delayed,please contact the Undergraduate team on undergraduate.ltht@nhs.net to find outmore details regarding a delayed start for this job, the terms, conditions andrequirements to be eligible for application

Main duties of the job

DescribeWhat the candidate will do : TheClinical Teaching Fellow (CTF) role is a trust doctor role that exists tosupport, develop and deliver undergraduate medical education within LeedsTeaching Hospitals Trust (LTHT) across the MBChB programme.

Therole includes teaching core curriculum and student guided topics, alongsidesupporting clinical placements. The educational resources are constantlyrefreshed and reviewed, allowing CTFs to be involved in all stages of theirdevelopment. The teaching produced is innovative, using a range of differentmodalities, including small group, simulation, bedside and technology enhancedlearning.

Studentsupport and wellbeing is a key focus within the role and all the team workcollaboratively to ensure an inclusive and equitable learning environment forall.

About us

Overviewof your Organisation: You will be part ofan award-winning team of experienced educators and support staff who pridethemselves in delivering a high-quality learning experience. The team promotesa warm welcoming environment to facilitate professional and personalprogression.

Thisrole is based at The Undergraduate Hub at St James\’s University Hospital (SJUH)but will involve work across all Trust sites. The Hub plays a crucial role inthe student experience at LTHT and is well recognised by students for not onlydelivering a quality core curriculum but also as a place to receiveindividualised learning and welfare support.

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our processof redeploying \’at risk\’ members of our existing workforce to new roles. Assuch, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the rightto close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you doexperience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, pleasebear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact ifyou have any questions.

Job responsibilities

INFORMATIONABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

TheClinical Teaching Fellow role exists to support, develop, and deliverundergraduate medical education within Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust (LTHT) toUniversity of Leeds Medical Students and associated undergraduate allied healthprofessionals in line with multi-professional learning.

Thisrole is based at The Undergraduate Hub (The Hub), St James\’s UniversityHospital (SJUH) but will involve work across the Trust sites.

TheHub plays a crucial role in the undergraduate MBChB student experience at LTHTand is well recognised by students for not only delivering a quality corecurriculum but also as a place that promotes individualised learning andstudent support. Each year the Clinical Teaching Fellows develop a dynamic andhigh-quality teaching programme that is in line with educational reform,innovation, educational theory, and gold standard guidelines. This work iscompleted with the guidance of Senior Educators and is underpinned by theteam\’s dedication to innovation and collaboration within the Trust.

TheClinical Teaching Fellow role is an exciting role which provides a range ofexcellent opportunities for clinicians to develop their teaching, leadership,and personal development skills.

KNOWLEDGE,SKILLS, AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

Pleasesee Person Specification for details

DUTIESOF THE POST AND LEVEL OF RESPONSIBILITY

• STUDENTEXPERIENCE
• Scope to work with all years of undergraduate medical students on clinical placements, with the predominant workload being 3rd year students
• To deliver teaching for The Undergraduate Hub programme in line with the University of Leeds MBChB curriculum
• The Hub\’s current programme themes include:
• History and examination skills
• Practical skills and procedures
• Clinical reasoning
• Recognition and Responding to Acute Patient Illness and Deterioration (RRAPID)
• Multi-professional learning
• Teaching methods currently in use:
• Face-to-face small group classroom
• Workshops
• More bespoke 1-to-1 sessions
• Simulation
• Ward based and bedside teaching
• To participate in ongoing programme evaluation and development
• To ensure education is delivered to the highest quality, in line with The Hub ethos and departmental strategy
• To provide individualised support to students, for example to:
• Appreciate and adapt to the needs of individual students and their unique circumstances
• Identify students who may be struggling or have additional/different learning or support needs
• Refer students as appropriate to services providing further support

-RESEARCHAND INNOVATION

• Where need is identified, innovate, and develop new teaching methods and materials
• Develop and enhance teaching through quality improvement projects and regular PDSA cycles
• Contribut e to research, audit and innovation

PersonalDevelopment

• Support is available for study towards Post Graduate Certificate in Medical Education (or diploma modules if PGCert in medical education completed)

-MANAGEMENTAND LEADERSHIP

• Active engagement with The Hub management team
• Collaboration with the wider education faculty both within the Trust and University

-FURTHERPOTENTIAL OPPORTUNITIES

• OSCE (Objectively Structured Clinical Examinations) examination (formative and summative)
• Support with study leave for career development and progression, in line with training allowance
• Support with continuing professional development (CPD) activities

Person Specification

Experience

• Evidence that career progression is consistent with personal circumstances
• Evidence that present achievement and performance is commensurate with totality of their period of training
• Evidence of teaching-focused CPD courses
• Evidence of regular participation in audit or quality improvement work. Number of projects should be in line with totality of their period of training.

Eligibility, Fitness to practice, and Language Skills

• Fit to practise safely
• Demonstrates clarity in written/spoken communication including clinical terminology, and able to adapt language as required- see person Spec

Qualifications

• MBChB or equivalent medical qualification
• Full GMC registration
• Evidence of achievement of foundation competences as https://medical.hee.nhs.uk/medical-training-recruitment/medical-specialty-training/foundation-competencies. Please specify if you have a CREST form
• Advanced Life Support Certificate from the Resuscitation Council UK or equivalent (as required to complete Foundation competences) by intended start date
• Having started/completed a formal postgraduate course in education, for example PgCert/ PGDip/master\’s in education
• Evidence of an educational commendation or prize awarded for education delivery

Clinical, Academic, and Personal Skills

• Demonstrates understanding of research, including awareness of ethical issues with evidence and personal reflection
• Demonstrates understanding of the basic principles of audit, clinical risk management, and quality improvement initiatives, with evidence and personal reflection
• Demonstrates knowledge of evidence-informed practice and patient safety with evidence and personal reflection
• Experience of teaching undergraduate medical students with evidence and personal reflection
• Willingness and enthusiasm to develop teaching skills
• Experience in providing feedback with evidence and personal reflection
• Ability to foster a supportive learning environment with evidence and personal reflection
• Awareness of different teaching methodologies with evidence and personal reflection
• Able to work well in multi-professional teams with evidence and personal reflection
• Excellent time management, organisational and prioritisation skills with evidence and personal reflection
• Evidence of high-quality self-reflective practice, supported by personal examples that demonstrate learning.
• Evidence of audit or quality improvement work in education with personal reflection.
• Evidence of publication of educational work or national/international presentation of educational work
• Evidence of commitment and passion to Medical Education with personal reflection.
• Evidence of teaching occasionally with personal reflection
• Evidence of providing regular teaching as part of a defined course, over a period of approximately three months or longer, with personal reflection
• Evidence of working with local tutors to organise a teaching programme series on which you regularly taught over a period of approximately three months or longer, with personal reflection
• Experience of teaching in a variety of settings with evidence and personal reflection.
• Experience of facilitating simulation-based medical education with evidence and personal reflection.
• Evidence of receiving feedback from learners with personal reflection

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.