ST3Fixed TermTraining post

Education Academy Fellow (eqv to ST3+) in Medicine

Barts Health NHS Trust

CQC: Requires improvement

London

Salary

£50,175 – £67,610

Training post

Yes

Trust type

Acute

Posted

2 weeks ago

About the role

The Education Academy within Bart's Health is expanding in response to the need with increasing numbers of students and trainees and commitment to offer the best educational experience for our trainees. There is a real need to ensure that students receive excellent tuition and that trainees have the best possible educational supervision. In line with our Education Strategy, we intend to improve education by building an Education Fellow faculty base made up of Specialty Teaching Fellows who contribute to both undergraduate and postgraduate training and support Inter-professional Innovations.

Barts Health Simulation Service has four dedicated Simulation and Essential Clinical Skills Centres based at Newham University Hospital, Whipps Cross University Hospital, St Bartholomew's and the Royal London. Each of these centres has a proud history of being innovative and award winning. These departments are teaching areas with fully equipped simulation and clinical skills teaching and Haptic Clinical Skills facilities.

Education Academy Fellow (eqv to ST3+) in Medicine

Barts Health NHS Trust

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The post will be based at the Royal London Hospital with teaching commitments across sites. The clinical component is working within the Older People Service (geriatrics) department working as a registrar in Trauma and Perioperative Older People Service (TPOPS). The Royal London Hospital is a major trauma centre and site for major complex surgery. TPOPS provides liaison support for Older People admitted under trauma and surgical teams. There is opportunity for outpatient pre-operative clinical assessments of patients with complexity undergoing elective surgery and participation in a weekly high risk anaesthetic multidisciplinary meeting.

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Barts Health supports The Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.

Person specification

Essential

MBBS
MRCP
Higher Medical audit relevant to stage of training e.g. MRCP/FRCA
Clinical background of either GIM/ Acute Medicine
Previous experience in delivering education, ideally in an interprofessional setting
Evidence of expert clinical skills & ability to work outside traditional boundaries
Experience of involvement in research/written papers/public presentation
NHS Clinical experience
Foundation & Core Programme Completion
Basic knowledge of educational theory
Computer literacy: word, excel, power point
Excellent communication skills
Ability to teach a wide range of both clinical & non-technical skills
Ability to interact well with all members of a multi-professional team & at all grades of seniority
Demonstrate commitment & enthusiasm to the provision of quality & innovative education
Ability to adapt teaching approach to suit the grade, seniority, profession & individual learning needs of trainees
Work flexibly to ensure training is delivered appropriately
Demonstrate sensitivity & support in difficult training situation
Ability to discuss & teach knowledgeably & confidently on all aspects of clinical acute care
Demonstrates both self-motivation & ability to motivate others
Ability to take initiative & problem solve
Can skilfully adapt and utilise a number of communication strategies with a diverse range of people
Acts in a way that is consistent with legislation, policies and procedures; abides by the Trust Health and Safety Policies

Desirable

Postgraduate Qualification
Effective in nonroutine, unpredictable situations