Role Summary
We invite applications for these exciting fellowship positions set in the ancient city of Exeter surrounded by extensive areas of outstanding natural beauty idyllic beaches.
These full-time Clinical Teaching Fellows posts offer a unique and exciting chance for you to combine an extensive teaching role at University of Exeter Medical School (UEMS) with a diverse range of clinical work on medical wards at the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (RDUH). It will be an invaluable post for those who enjoy and value teaching, and see their career developing in medical education and training.
The appointees will alternate their teaching and clinical commitments. The posts will be % teaching and % in a post relevant to Core Medical Training. There is a full time on-call commitment to the general medical rota throughout the year, but this should not interfere with your teaching commitments.
The Core Medical Role placements will be with 2-3 general medical teams over the year. We would aim to match you with specialties of interest within the limitations of necessary workforce planning. All trust doctors have a Clinical Supervisor and are given a portfolio and access to educational opportunities similar to training posts. You will gain valuable clinical experience caring for patients with a wide range of conditions, delivering high quality care and working as part of a dynamic multi-disciplinary team.
About the Role
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More detail about the role
During your teaching sessions you will teach, demonstrate and assess across a range of life and biomedical sciences anatomy, physiology, pathology, biochemistry and pharmacology). You will predominantly teach students in the early years of the course based in the Life Sciences Resource Centre (LSRC) on the beautiful St. Luke’s or Truro campus at the University of Exeter. On occasions you are required to travel to Truro to teach, remuneration for transportation will be provided. There will be time to develop curriculum and assessment materials and contribute to our programme of innovative teaching creation of high fidelity e-resources. The post holders will have the opportunity to deliver biomedical and clinical teaching together with clinical and communication skills.
The post holders will be encouraged to undertake education projects, attend and present at regional and national educational meetings. Post holders will be offered the option to undertake a fully funded Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (LTHE) programme which could lead to Associate Fellow in Higher Education Academy (AFHEA) recognition which can be helpful in securing further employment in Higher Education. Applicants who already have three or more years of teaching experience will be offered the opportunity to undertake the ASPIRE Professional Recognition Pathway (PRP); the University of Exeter's experiential route to fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA). Please note that both LTHE and ASPIRE PRP are experiential routes to fellowships and application success for AFHEA and FHEA depends on colleagues’ experience and the way in which they articulate this in their application. Whilst both LTHE and ASPIRE PRP will provide candidates with support, we cannot guarantee an award of fellowship by the time your contract ends with us. That is, whether you achieve these professional recognitions is entirely dependent on how much you engage with your teaching commitments and with the LTHE or ASPIRE PRP programme.
Successful applicants will be employed by the RDUH NHS Foundation Trust but will be awarded honorary contracts with the University of Exeter. Office space will be provided on the University site.
Interview Date: April 5
For further information please contact: Dr Dominic Wiredu Boakye or Dr Melanie Moore or Dr Charlotte Ives As an inclusive employer, the Royal Devon values diversity and is committed to creating a culture of inclusivity where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential. We believe in fostering a sense of belonging and actively encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, cultures, and abilities. We recognise the advantages of having a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve.
Preference will be given to staff with ‘Priority’ and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon.
The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust reserves the right to close vacancy when sufficient applications have been received.
The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was established in April 2, bringing together the expertise of both the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust and Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust.
About Us
Stretching across Northern, Eastern and Mid Devon, we have a workforce of over, staff, making us the largest employer in Devon. Our core services, which we provide to more than, people, cover more than 2, square miles across Devon, while some of our specialist services cover the whole of the peninsula, extending our reach as far as Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
We deliver a wide range of emergency, specialist and general medical services through North Devon District Hospital and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford). Alongside our two acute hospitals, we provide integrated health and social care services across a variety of settings, including community inpatient hospitals, outpatient clinics, and within people’s own homes. We also offer primary care services, a range of specialist community services, and Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC).
Our state-of-the-art equipment, leading technologies and strong links to local universities put us at the forefront of research and innovations, enabling us to provide world-class care to our local communities.
Our values are at the heart of everything we do, click here to find out more
It has never been a more exciting time to join the Royal Devon, as you will help to shape our services as we continue along our integration journey.
Benefits
Looking after you is important to us.
We strive to help our staff create a healthy work-life balance through flexible working schemes and our family friendly policies.
If you are starting out in the NHS, you’ll start with days paid annual leave (plus bank holidays), rising to days plus bank holidays depending on grade and years of service.
You will benefit from access to our own comprehensive occupational health services, including counselling, onsite wellbeing activities and groups.
We will work together to maintain a culture that develops and supports you and your team.
This might include funding for a care certificate, a degree or leadership qualifications. Or it might include days off to study, engage in CPD or rotational placements to help you hone your skills. Wherever you are heading in the NHS, we will help you get there.
Salary is not the only financial benefit
You will have access to an extensive range of staff discounts on shopping, fitness and leisure options and you can spread the cost of technology and home appliance purchases from major retailers. You will also have access to other benefits including:
1. National discount services such as the Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts.
2. Salary sacrifice options including our OFSTED rated outstanding nursery onsite at Exeter
3. Car lease schemes.
4. The NHS Pension scheme (one of the most generous and comprehensive in the UK).
5. Cycle to work scheme
These are just a few of the benefits available – if the role is something you are interested in, we would love to hear from you.