KSS Deanery BSMS Leadership and Education Fellow in End-of-Life Care
This post is part of the KSS Deanery BSMS Leadership and Education Fellowship (LEF) Programme and is jointly funded by NHS England working across Kent, Surrey and Sussex Deanery (KSS Deanery), Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS) and Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust.
This fellowship is an opportunity for a resident doctor, at ST1-ST5 level, with a keen interest in medical education, leadership, and palliative and end of life care. The postholder will be responsible for reviewing, developing, and delivering end-of-life care training for resident doctors at Frimley Park Hospital.
The fellow will work closely with the Palliative Care Team, Medical Education Faculty, and Simulation Leads to create engaging and innovative training methods, including simulation scenarios and communication workshops. A key focus of this role is enhancing cultural competence in end-of-life care, particularly addressing the needs of the local community.
Main duties of the job
This is a 0.6 WTE post jointly funded by Health Education England working across Kent, Surrey and Sussex (HEE KSS) as part of the Multi-Professional Fellow Programme which aims to bring benefits to the healthcare system in KSS in relation to priority areas including differential attainment, Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) and leadership development.
The role has a key focus on developing the postholder's own leadership and education capability. This will be achieved through the work-based project(s) and a bespoke development programme including the Post Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Leadership and Commissioning at BSMS, which will start on 1 Oct 2025 for one year.
Please note: We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications. We therefore encourage interested candidates to apply as soon as possible.
About us
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
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Job responsibilities
The purpose of this fellowship is to:
Improve end-of-life care education for resident doctors through simulation and interactive training.
Enhance team communication and prescribing practices in palliative care.
Address cultural challenges in end-of-life care.
Embed sustainable education initiatives within the Trusts medical training programmes.
Develop the fellows leadership, education, and research skills, supporting future career progression.
The post is designed to be a stepping stone for doctors considering a career in palliative medicine, medical education, or leadership roles within healthcare.
To develop leadership capability; skills and knowledge in the project topic and to support non-clinical professional development.
You will be sponsored to complete the Post Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Leadership and Commissioning at Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS) as an integral part of the role. Fellows will be supported to network and collaborate with colleagues on the programme from different professional backgrounds and across geographical communities in KSS to enhance learning and developments.
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS
* First Medical Degree
* Full GMC registration
* Post Graduate Qualification
* Distinctions/Honours/Prizes
SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES
* Professional attitude.
* Good organisational and time management skills with evidence of sound basic clinical skills.
* Excellent communication skills with patients, relatives and staff.
* Experience and ability to work in multi-disciplinary teams
* Able to review patients and make clinical decisions at registrar level.
* Commitment to education and training.
* Experience of delivering teaching.
* Experience of audit or quality improvement.
* Interest in leadership.
* Has initiative, is self-motivated, and is able to see projects through.
* Educational training course
* Has experience of organising teaching eg. a course
* Experience of delivering simulation training
* Evidence of managerial skills
* Posters, presentations, publications
PROFESSIONAL/ SPECIALIST/ FUNCTIONAL EXPERIENCE
* 24 Months experience in NHS
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.
Consultant -Palliative Med/Specialty CG Lead
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