Main area AMU Grade ST3-5 Contract Fixed term: 12 months (One to start Aug - 12 months and one to start October - 10 months) Hours Full time - 40 hours per week (20 hours PGME and 20 hours AMU) Job ref 249-8005846 - 4
Employer Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site GWH Town Swindon Salary £65,048 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 16/06/2026 23:59
PGME Clinical Education Fellow - Medical Graduates & AMU
ST3-5
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a unique organisation, serving as the sole integrated provider in the Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon, and Wiltshire system. Our scope extends beyond boundaries as we oversee adult community services in Swindon and provide acute care from the Great Western Hospital.
Our 5,500 staff have 1.2m patient contacts a year, with 13,000 operations carried out in our theatres, around 4,000 babies born, and our emergency attendances are now well over 100,000 per year. Those numbers only tell part of our story about what an exciting time it is to join Great Western Hospitals.
We are cultivating a culture that fosters our ambitions, prioritising equality, diversity, inclusion, wellbeing, and leadership. We aim to create an environment where every member of our team can truly thrive.
Job overview
One post is a one-year fixed term contract starting in August. It will be based at the Great Western Hospital Swindon (GWH). This is an exciting and unique opportunity for a resident doctor with an interest in education. The post will be 50% in Acute Medicine and 50% Post Graduate Medical Education. The post will also include the opportunity to be involved in the exciting field of simulation.
This post would typically suit a ST3 – ST5 level doctor at the time of appointment, such as those wishing to undertake further training in medical education as part of an Out of Programme Experience (OOPE) from their Specialist training programme. Opportunity to undertake PG Certification in Clinical Education.
To assist the Director Medical Education and relevant clinical specialty in their educational strategy to design, develop, deliver & evaluate Postgraduate training programmes which encompass essential clinical skills, simulation training, quality improvement work and trainee support including International Medical Graduates.
Main duties of the job
1. Provision of clinical education for postgraduate clinical resident doctors including simulation (where relevant) and clinical skills for resident doctors with a specific role supporting the International Medical Graduate consultant lead.
2. To take part in on-going research projects, or undertake original work under supervision.
3. Bedside and classroom teaching of postgraduate resident doctors.
4. Coordination of post graduate resident doctors’ teaching opportunities.
5. Supporting Clinical Skills Teaching and ward-based assessment to post graduate resident doctors.
Working for our organisation
Our STAR values are at the heart of everything we do. You can expect to see them in the way we act and the way we treat each other. Our values make us who we are. We will expect your values and behaviours to reflect the STAR Values of the organisation:
Service We will put our patients first
Teamwork We will work together
Ambition We will aspire to provide the best service
Respect We will act with integrity
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
* Evaluation of teaching in conjunction with the relevant administrator.
* Undertaking any training that is identified as necessary for the candidate to teach effectively.
* Promote and deliver simulation as an effective educational tool.
* Provide a source of support, training and specialist advice to IMG trainees as and when required.
* Lead on the provision of mentorship to incoming IMG as well as giving informal support to help integration socially with their peers / colleagues.
Person specification
Qualifications
* GMC Registration with a Licence to Practice
* Eligible to work at ST3- ST5 at the time of appointment
* Post graduate courses or qualifications in medical education
Experience
* Substantive NHS experience in Acute Medicine
* Experience of teaching postgraduate medical resident doctors on training programmes
* Experience of the ARCP process
* Experience of engaging with quality assessment of postgraduate medical training programmes such as the GMC trainee survey and National Educational and Training Survey
* Experience of Quality Improvement and audit
* Experience of using e-portfolios / appraisal systems for evidence collection
* Representing the views and needs resident doctors
The Trust is a Disability Confident Employer; all applicants who have a disability can opt to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme, which means that, providing they meet the minimum essential criteria for the post, they will be offered an interview. We are also proudly accredited as a Veteran Aware organisation and have signed The Armed Forces Covenant.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications, subject to eligibility of the role for a skilled worker visa and salary requirements. Not all roles in the Trust are eligible for sponsorship.
Eligibility for this role requires:
* Current right to work in the UK, subject to verification.
* Qualification of the eligibility sponsorship criteria
Current employees should be aware that this position is advertised as a Great Western Hospitals position and appointment ends any TUPE protection.
Candidates are responsible for covering the cost of their own DBS check if required: £21.50 for a Standard DBS check, recoverable from the first pay, or £49.50 for an Enhanced DBS check, divided and recoverable over the initial two pay periods. Payment for DBS checks for bank posts must be settled prior to commencement. Apprentices are exempt from DBS payment.
We are committed to supporting our staff in achieving a healthy work-life balance through flexible work arrangements. Upon joining the Trust, you have the right to request flexible working, with an unlimited number of requests allowed.
Upon acceptance of a job offer, your information will be transferred to the national NHS Electronic Staff Records System. All communication regarding your application will be conducted via email; please ensure to check your junk/spam folders as emails may occasionally be filtered there.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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