A Vacancy at University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust.
The post provides an ideal opportunity for the successful candidates to work in a highly active undergraduate clinical teaching setting which is part of a busy inner city University Hospital. The successful candidates will be part of the South Bristol Academy team, will be actively involved in organising and delivering undergraduate medical education on behalf of University of Bristol, and will be encouraged to undertake a funded Certificate in Teaching & Learning for Healthcare Professionals. As such, you will benefit from the experience of simultaneously working for two major organisations.
8 sessions each week are allocated for teaching undergraduate medical education and 2 sessions are allocated for clinical service in a specialty area of their choice.
Eight sessions a week will be spent in developing your skills in undergraduate medical education. Main teaching responsibilities will relate to the delivery of
· The Year 1 HCA tutorials and weekly half day clinical attachments
· The Year 2 Effective Consulting Clerkship (3 weeks) and weekly half day clinical attachments
· The Year 3 Full time clinical clerkship, including medicine (cardiology, respiratory, neuro, gastro) & surgery, musculoskeletal disease, trauma, dermatology and acute and peri-operative care with emergency medicine (main focus is on medicine and surgery).
· Year 4 ‘Life Cycle’ year – Clinical Teaching Fellow involvement mainly with Complex Medicine for Older People unit.
· Year 5 - Full-time (9-week) assistantships in Acute and Critical Care, Primary and Community Care and Ward Based Care. Elective at the start of year
There are also opportunities to become involved in teaching in other specialties depending on skills and requirements. The successful candidates will lead bedside teaching, small group teaching and tutorials, as well as assisting in the organisation and running of assessments, both locally and at the Medical School.
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
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This advert closes on Tuesday 18 Feb 2025
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