Job Details
We are seeking enthusiastic doctors to fill our teaching fellow positions in Medicine from August 2024. The Trust has a dedicated Simulation Centre with access to SimMan 4G mannequins. The Simulation Centre runs regular multi-professional training sessions. The post holder will play a key part in the delivery of these sessions, working closely with the Simulation Faculty and Medical Education Team. The post holder will also be involved in a range of additional Medical Education activities including bedside teaching, clinical skills teaching, facilitation of reflective workshops, communication skills training and group based teaching sessions. The postholder will also be involved in developing and arranging in situ simulation sessions within the Emergency Medicine Department.
The successful applicant will be enrolled onto a Train the Trainer course and will receive training on advanced simulation. There may also be an opportunity for the post holder to be supported to undertake a funded PgCert in Medical Education if required.
Main duties of the job
Duties will include:
1. Clinically the successful candidate will work with their specialist team and there will also be an acute medical on call commitment. The teams include a range of STRs, IMT and Foundation level doctors and are supported by physician associates, and advanced clinical practitioners. This post is in addition to normal staffing levels.
2. Clinical sessions will be arranged to avoid interference with Medical Education responsibilities.
3. Delivering clinical and simulation teaching sessions to a multi professional audience
4. Delivering small group teaching sessions for junior medical staff
5. Delivering ward-based teaching sessions and insitu simulation to medical staff
6. Organising and co-ordinating educational activities throughout the Trust
7. The post holder will play an integral role in the development of the FY1 shadowing and Induction process that takes place every July.
8. The post holder will also develop an understanding of pastoral support and quality assurance in relation to Medical Education and training.
About us
The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is the main provider of acute hospital services for around half a million people in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and mid Wales.
Encompassing some of the most picturesque parts of England and Wales, the Trust's catchment stretches from the Cambrian Mountains in the west, to Newport and the fringes of the Black Country in the east. The main towns include: Bridgnorth, Ludlow, Market Drayton, Oswestry, Shrewsbury and Whitchurch (in Shropshire) Newport, Telford and Wellington (in Telford & Wrekin) and Newtown and Welshpool (in Powys) - all beautiful and unique.
Our main service locations are the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford and the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) in Shrewsbury which are located 20 minutes' drive apart. Together they provide 99% of our activity. Both hospitals provide a wide range of acute hospital services including accident & emergency, outpatients, diagnostics, inpatient medical care and critical care.
We also provide services such as consultant-led outreach clinics at the Wrekin Community Clinic, Telford, the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital, Gobowen and the Bridgnorth, Ludlow and Whitchurch Community Hospitals
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post-holder will be expected to contribute to the Emergency Medicine full-shift rota. The rota is compliant with the terms and conditions of the 2016 Junior Doctor Contract and Working Time Regulations and has been carefully designed to maximise training opportunities for doctors whilst maintaining a safe and efficient service, with an even spread of long days and nights. The rota template will be individually designed to incorporate 60% clinical work with appropriate rest and time allocated for the educational activity associated with the post.
The work pattern may be subject to change depending on the needs of the service.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
9. MBBS, MB ChB or equivalent
10. Educational qualification
Desirable
11. National training number
12. MRCP
Entry Criteria
Essential
13. Full Registration and a licence to practise with the General Medical Council (GMC)
14. Post CMT or equivalent with experience in General Medicine
15. Able to perform on call duties at middle grade/ STR level
16. Working knowledge of medical problems common to the UK including acute emergencies
17. Evidence of an appreciation of the principles of adult learning and approaches used in medical education
18. Experience of teaching
Desirable
19. A minimum of 6 months of NHS experience
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Company
We are the main provider of acute care to a popualtion of 500,00 across Shropshire and Mid Wales, with primary sites in Telford and Shrewsbury. We provide comprehensive secondary care and are passionate about delivering a great patient experience. We are currently securing our future through a transformation programme called Future Fit.
Company info Website Telephone 01743 261000 Location The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust
Mytton Oak Road,
Shrewsbury,
Shropshire,
SY3 8XQ
United Kingdom
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