Gynaecology Clinical Teaching Fellow with interest in Endometriosis & Benign Gynaecological Minimal Access Surgery and Honorary Clinical Lecturer
Main duties of the job
St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the main Teaching Hospital linked to St George's University of London and plays a significant role in medical students teaching. This post has been established to enhance the teaching of medical and physician associate students in the Trust and St George's Medical School. There is an Undergraduate Co-coordinator based at the Trust who can support the organization of teaching within the Trust.
This post will be responsible for under-graduate teaching activities within the Obstetrics and Gynaecology division and performing research in Endometriosis for 50% of the post holder's time during the week. Part of this time will be allocated to further develop teaching skills and to register for the Postgraduate Certificate in Health Education course. For the remainder 50% of the week, the appointee will be helping with the endometriosis clinics, theatres, consent clinics and the endometriosis MDT to develop the individual's career.
The post holder will teach and co-ordinate students across all the Obstetrics and Gynaecology division to ensure that students are able to achieve their learning objectives. There will be close liaison with other Clinical Teaching Fellows in the Trust, to enhance the coordination or undergraduate clinical teaching of medical students.
About us
The post holder is expected to have a clear understanding of how this post contributes to the achievement of the trust strategy of: Delivering Outstanding Care, Every Time.
Our strategy is founded on four key priorities: providing strong foundations, delivering excellent local services, closer collaboration and offering leading specialist healthcare.
We expect all our staff to share the values that are important to the Trust, being Excellent, Kind, Responsible & Respectful, and behave in a way that reflects these.
St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and expects that all staff will share in this commitment. The Trust is clear that all staff have a responsibility to be aware of children and adult safeguarding policies and procedures and that each member of staff, clinical and non-clinical, will attend child or adult safeguarding training that is provided at an appropriate level to suit their role. The Trust has the additional expectation that all staff will be able to identify concerns and know what action to take.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The successful candidate will play an important role in the development and delivery of clinical teaching to medical students on the St George's University MBBS programme. Teaching will include the design and delivery of face to face or virtual teaching sessions via university and Trust platforms,
Bedside teaching sessions, the appointee will organize and run a clinical skills course, using simulation to teach vaginal examination and speculum examination and clinical PBLs. The successful candidate must support the teaching of health, safety and infection control requirements including good hygiene practices, appropriate and safe use of scrubs/uniform and PPE for students. Administrative tasks will include timetabling and liaising with the lead for undergraduate teaching and the teaching coordinator.
There are two MBBS programs, a 5-year course in which students are predominantly school- leavers, and a 4 year fast track course for graduate students. Students are admitted through a competitive selection process. The two courses merge for the clinical years.
Person Specification
Qualification and Training
Essential
1. GMC Registration MRCOG
Experience
Essential
2. Successful completion of ST4 training in obstetrics and gynaecology or equivalent. If NTN, agreement of PG Dean or Head of School or Chair STC for OOP.
3. CV demonstrating evidence of interest in Endometriosis & Benign Gynaecology
Desirable
4. Publications in peer reviewed journals
5. Participation in NIHR approved Research
6. Presentations in National & International Conferences including BSGE
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
7. Knowledge of diagnosis and management of endometriosis and common gynaecological conditions
8. Management of acutely ill patients
9. Competence in performing laparoscopic salpingectomy independently
Desirable
10. Demonstration of experience in gynaecological surgery
11. Competence in Transvaginal Ultrasound
Teaching
Essential
12. CV demonstrating evidence of teaching skills
13. CV demonstrating evidence of organisation of teaching
Desirable
14. CV demonstarion evidnece of lecturing and undertaking assessment
15. Knowledge of PBL, online teaching
16. Experience in surgical video editing
17. Experience in designing e-learning courses
18. Experience of simulation training
Other
Essential
19. Excellent time management and organization
20. Ability to work as member of a team
21. Good interpersonal skills
22. Excellent written and oral communication skills
Desirable
23. Career aspiration in academic gynaecology
24. Prizes for academic achievements