Clinical Teaching Fellow (Emergency Department)

Job overview

The main base site is North Tyneside General Hospital but the role will also include working Trust wide.

To deliver high quality undergraduate clinical teaching within Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

To provide a broad range of educational experience to each fellow in order to progress their scholarship, teaching skills and clinical acumen.

In addition to the above, the post will allow the post holder sufficient independence to develop their own area of interest within medical education and to study towards a recognised teaching qualification.

This post is ideal for a candidate with an interest in Emergency Medicine and Education, wishing to broaden their career following their Foundation training. The time is split equally between providing clinical care in the department and education, predominantly to undergraduates.

Although it is not a formal training post, the successful candidate will be working alongside trainees in nationally recognised training positions, and receive the same support, supervision, and access to teaching as them. Supervision from senior doctors in Emergency Medicine.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.

Main duties of the job

Principle activities within the role – Education

• To assist in the development, co-ordination, and delivery of undergraduate teaching for students from Sunderland University across Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust at sites including, but not limited to, Hexham, North Tyneside, Wansbeck General Hospitals, Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital in Cramlington and community sites. The Teaching Fellow will participate in delivering and monitoring courses and clinical teaching across year 3, 4 and 5 of the Sunderland University undergraduate medical curriculum.
• To develop the teaching and educational skills of the Teaching Fellow, the post holder will be expected to register for the Postgraduate Certificate in Medical Education, institution to be confirmed, with Home Fees funded by the Trust. Alternatively, a similar qualification in education may be undertaken, supported by the Trust up to the equivalent Home Fee Rate.
• To support the design, development, implementation and review of simulation and technology enhanced learning teaching sessions.
• To conduct a small-scale educational project, for example an audit or the development of new innovative teaching material.
• To provide clinical experience in Emergency Care

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Expectations from post holder:

Augment their existing clinical, educational, and intellectual skills in order to make decisions and problem solve for the benefit of the patient, students, and others within the Trust.

Provide evidence-based clinical and educational practice which is robust and makes optimum use of available resources including local expertise and experience.

Develop their current interpersonal and communication skills with regards to effective collaboration and conducive to co-operation within teams.

Develop confidence and competence as a ‘beginning’ specialist in clinical, educational, and scholarly practice.

Convey enthusiasm for their specialty to undergraduate medical students.

Gain experience of teaching across curricula and within rotations Provide academic and pastoral support to undergraduate medical students.

Develop their academic and scholarship profile in their field of interest.

Work with a team of twenty-eight Consultant Emergency Physicians and five permanent specialty doctors across Northumbria Healthcare Trust, as well as a large team of doctors in training at all levels.

Work across in the Emergency Department at NSECH. There will also be opportunities for some shifts in the ‘Blue Zone’ (seeing walk-in patients) and ‘Resus’ as well under the supervision of Consultants in Emergency Medicine.

Reception of all cases: GP, Ambulance, self-presentations, medical, surgical, adults 16 years up.

Initial diagnosis, investigation, and treatment

The expectation is that the post holder will be able to see patients independently and work above the level of an FY2, and as such previous ED experience is essential.

Close working with other in-patient teams and specialities.

Very close working with acute medicine with team handover and interaction.