We invite applications for 2 Clinical Teaching Fellow posts working across Royal Bournemouth Hospital and Poole Hospital. It is a fantastic time to join our enthusiastic team as we look to strengthen our, already highly regarded, Foundation and Simulation Programme supporting our doctors across University Hospitals Dorset.
University Hospitals Dorset is currently undergoing a £450 million pound transformation process which will make us one of the largest acute trusts in the south of England.
Come and enjoy the wonderful mix of stunning coastline, idyllic countryside and vibrant nightlife and join our cohesive and happy educational team!
We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
Foundation Medical Education Training Fellow:
The post will be based across UHD (Royal Bournemouth and Poole Hospitals) with 80% of the time allocated to education and 20% (1 day per week) to an area of clinical interest to ensure the post holder’s clinical skills are supported and maintained. This post does not require out of hours work.
Particular areas of focus within education will be to support the recent redesign of the Foundation Year 2 Programme which currently runs as a collaboration between Poole, Bournemouth and Dorchester Hospitals and supporting teaching programmes during the transformation work at UHD.
Simulation Medical Education Training Fellow:
The post will be based across UHD (Royal Bournemouth and Poole Hospitals) with 80% of the time allocated to simulation-based education (SBE) and 20% (1 day per week) to an area of clinical interest to ensure the post holder’s clinical skills are supported and maintained. This post does not require out of hours work
The simulation time is anticipated to be split equally between post-graduate learners (Doctors, PAs and the wider MDT) and under-graduate learners (Medical Students and PA students).
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UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.
This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.
There is a planned move for this service anticipated. Upon relocation of the role/service, excess mileage allowance / reimbursement will not apply, and any travel between the postholder’s home and work base will be classified as a commute. Any other changes unrelated to this, will be handled in line with Trust/National terms and conditions.
Foundation Medical Education Training Fellow:
The successful candidate will work alongside the medical education team including the Foundation Programme Directors, the Foundation Co-ordinators to support delivery of teaching programmes
For cross county teaching programmes e.g. the FY2 programme liaison with relevant representatives in other Trusts may be required e.g. Dorset County Hospital and Dorset Healthcare University Foundation Trust
The successful candidate will be encouraged to undertake medical education research projects and quality improvement projects and will be encouraged to submit abstracts and attend medical education conferences (for example the Association for the Study of Medical Education, ASME).
MAIN DUTIES OF THE POST
Clinical Teaching Fellows will be involved in the delivery of a wide variety of teaching including:
• Bedside teaching on wards
• Small group problem solving / tutorials
• Clinical skills teaching
• Simulation suite scenarios
• Facilitating sessions on the FY2 programme
• Course induction and feedback sessions
The successful candidate will help to develop and organise teaching sessions for doctors/PAs and medical students and will liaise with speciality lead clinicians to do so.
The CTF will support the medical education team with transformation processes at UHD.
Simulation Medical Education Training Fellow:
This post is one-year fixed term post based on 10 sessions per week
• 8 sessions of educational work
• 2 sessions of clinical work in a speciality of your choice
The successful candidate will be supported to undertake a Certificate in Simulation or Medical Education which will be funded.
The successful candidate will work alongside the multi-professional simulation team and the medical education team to support delivery of teaching.
The successful candidate will provide support to the Dorset FY2 programme with time dedicated to the simulation module and some wider non simulation modules
MAIN DUTIES OF THE POST
The successful candidate will be involved in the delivery and development of a wide variety of simulation teaching.
The simulation fellow will also support the simulation team with transformation processes at UHD.
This advert closes on Tuesday 18 Mar 2025
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