Postgraduate Education Fellow

Job overview

1 Year Fixed Term based at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.

This is a new post in the Medical Education department, which will play an integral part, in developing new and supporting existing programmes to improve the quality of education in the Trust. The post also offers a broad range of exposure across the Medical Director’s office with a range of leadership opportunities available.

Main duties of the job

The priority workstreams established for postgraduate medical education for this year as a result of national and local directives include reviewing our workforce development programmes, including Portfolio Pathways (CESR) and core surgery equivalence, and providing support for teaching and simulation.

The postholder will be required to work across the North West London Acute Provider Collaborative (APC) with local Directors of Medical Education in order to scope opportunities for collaboration as part of the Locally Employer Doctor (LED) Career Pathways priority workstream.

LED Career Pathways are alternative training programmes with appropriate, robust governance structures. These local programmes incorporate trust grade posts in rotations, and provide additional incentives including training and academic opportunities, study leave funding, and a clear route for progression, with the aim of making these posts more attractive which has benefits for both the doctor and the Trust. Programmes can include posts solely from within the Trust, or from multiple Trusts across the North West London APC.

They will liaise with a range of stakeholders to develop the implementation plan for the educational framework during a pilot and plan for full roll-out.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Job responsibilities

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please refer to the Job Description attached to the advert

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Eligible to enter ST3+ training in chosen specialty

Full Royal College Membership

Desirable

Project management qualification

PG Cert or Diploma in Education

Skills, Experience & Knowledge

Essential

Strong interest and involvement in medical education

Experience of developing and delivering clinical teaching/training programmes

Experience of audit

Understanding of project management principles

Awareness of current educational initiatives with regard to: patient safety, quality improvement, risk management, cross-speciality training

Experience of developing interventions to change professionals’ behaviour

Experience of report writing

Effective team working skills both as leader and team member

Desirable

Knowledge of education/training programme evaluation methodology

Understanding of education commissioning

Participation in Quality Improvement projects

Experience of leading a project team to achieve successful deliverables

Conference presentations or publications in clinical education/training