Clinical Fellow in Psychiatry and Medical Education, Intensive Home Treatment TEAM
Royal Edinburgh Hospital
Reference - 250767
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This advert is for a 1-year fixed term post working in mental health services in Lothian. The Senior Clinical Fellow (SCF) role offers a unique combination of opportunities in clinical experience, teaching, professional development and Quality Improvement within Lothian and in collaboration with the University of Edinburgh. The post is split 50:50 between clinical work and undergraduate medical education supporting students across Edinburgh and Mid and East Lothian. These roles would be ideal for candidates who are looking to spend a year between core training and speciality training to develop their knowledge, skills and expertise in psychiatry, education and quality improvement. The post holders will join a well-established department with a high degree of support from colleagues including consultants, higher trainees, specialty doctors and senior nurses.
NHS Lothian is the largest educational partner to the University of Edinburgh medical school and the South‑East Scotland regional office of the Scotland Deanery; we host 800 clinical students and employ 1500 doctors in training programmes. NHS Lothian’s psychiatric services are based in Edinburgh, Midlothian, East Lothian and West Lothian. Our main site is the Royal Edinburgh Hospital, which provides psychiatric and mental health services, including treatment for learning disabilities and dementia, and a wide range of specialist services.
The medical education role will involve working within a supportive team supervised by Dr Cathleen Holligan, Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist and NHS Lothian Undergraduate Lead for REAS. SCFs will take a role in the development and implementation of medical teaching for medical students. This will include small group tutorials, simulation training and bedside teaching sessions, in addition to working on strategies to improve student experience and increase capacity in the service. There are strong links with the wider Medical Education Directorate and you will be encouraged to collaborate on projects that impact on the delivery and development of safe, effective, and person‑centred clinical care.
The post does not have educational approval from the Postgraduate Dean and will not be recognised for training.
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