Education Fellow

The Undergraduate Medical Education Team at Chesterfield Royal Hospital is looking to appoint a Surgical Education Fellow for a fixed term period of 12 months, with the potential for further extension. The role has been specifically designed to support clinicians who wish to demonstrate a commitment to education as part of their career vision and training journey and provides the opportunity to gain a nationally recognised education qualification. You will join a team of three other clinical fellows based in medical and surgical specialties.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a dynamic and innovative department delivering teaching to medical students across a range of year groups from both Nottingham and Sheffield University. A funded qualification in Medical Education with 1 day a week protected study time will aid professional development in delivering teaching across a range of modalities - from theoretical teaching based in classrooms to beside teaching and immersive simulation.

Clinical skills will be maintained with 1 day a week clinical work appropriate to trainee experience in a surgical specialty with a named clinical supervisor. Speciality will be agreed upon appointment.

Please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification which gives details regarding the job role, and also contact details should you wish to discuss any aspect of the job.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Working for your organisation

**SUPPORTING OUR VISION AND VALUES**:
All applicants are asked to note and act in accordance with our Trust strategy; ‘Together as one’. Our vision is exceptional patient care provided by exceptional people, and our mission; to bring our people communities and partners together - providing patient care we can all be proud of. We all play a part in this and as members of staff we will always be guided by our Proud to CARE values:
COMPASSION - treating everyone with kindness - welcoming diversity and inclusion, considering individual needs; and challenging inappropriate behaviours outside of our values

AMBITION - Aspiring to be the best - reaching high standards, providing exceptional care and services; and achieving measurable improvements in people’s health and wellbeing

RESPECT - Valuing and appreciating everyone - listening, learning and acting on their experiences, being open and honest; and recognizing that working with others brings benefits

ENCOURAGEMENT- Opportunities for all - supporting education and development, helping people to bring their improvement ideas to life and speak-up; and getting everyone involved in our future

**Supporting our clinical services are**:
An integrated rehabilitation department

Comprehensive pathology, medical physics and imaging services (including dexa scanning and on site MRI and CT facilities)

Provision of a new urgent care village enhance and expand the provision of emergency services.

**KEY RESULT AREAS**:
**Typical weekly educational activities - to include**:
Bedside teaching/supervised direct patient contact.

Formal theoretical teaching (classroom and virtual).

Case based discussion and debrief/tutorials.

Simulation (both sim suite and in situ).

Generic clinical skills training.

**Support for central educational activities - to include**:
Curriculum mapping of clinical opportunities.

Placement planning and induction.

Local OSCE practice preparation and delivery.

Teaching material/resource development.

Supporting Consultant/ward supervisors.

Developing effective relationships with colleagues, including consultants and ward supervisors, providing them with support to enable the effective delivery of education.

**Clinical Activity**:
Work clinically one day each week to support service provision.

Develop/consolidate clinical skills within a surgical specialty.

**Links with HEI**:
Contribute to UGM activity for associated HEI’s (e.g. OSCE examination/question setting)

**Personal Development**:
Completion of PG Cert Med Ed, or similar developmental qualification (full or partial funding will be available depending on specific personal request and HEI proposed).

Undertake clinical workload and link this with an understanding of the importance of contextualising and establishing credibility for delivery of education in the clinical setting.

Opportunity to engage in Educational research.

Undertake workforce and generic L&D quality projects if available/applicable to an area of interest.

Maintain evidence for successful annual medical appraisal in line with GMC expectations