PGME Clinical Education Fellow - General Surgery

Job Summary

The post is a one-year fixed term contract from August to August rotation. It will be based at the Great Western Hospital Swindon (GWH) This is an exciting and unique opportunity for a trainee with an interest in education. The post will be 50% in General Surgery and Post Graduate Medical Education 50%. The post will also include the opportunity to be involved in the exciting field of simulation.

This post would typically suit a resident doctor with a minimum of 2 years post graduate experience (ST1 - ST4 level doctor at start of appointment) such as those wishing to undertake further training in medical education as part of an Out of Programme Experience (OOPE) from their Specialist training programme. Opportunity to undertake PG Certification in Clinical Education

To assist the Director Medical Education and relevant clinical specialty in their educational strategy to design, develop, deliver & evaluate Postgraduate training programmes which encompass essential clinical skills, simulation training, quality improvement work and trainee support.

Main duties of the job

• Provision of clinical education for postgraduate clinical trainees including simulation and clinical skills for trainees
• To take part in on-going research projects or undertake original work under supervision with the aim of producing peer-reviewed publications and presentations at national and international meetings in relation to education.
• Bedside and classroom teaching of postgraduate trainees in varies specialties.
• Coordination of post graduate trainees' teaching opportunities
• Supporting Clinical Skills Teaching and ward-based assessment to post graduate trainees.
• Evaluation of teaching in conjunction with the relevant administrator.
• Undertaking any training that is identified as necessary for the candidate to teach effectively.
• Promote and deliver simulation as an effective educational tool.
• Support the return to training champion with any teaching for resident doctors returning after a period of leave.
• Contribute to the organising and delivery of departmental inductions for new resident doctors.
• Promote completion of NTS and NETS within the organisation and encourage resident doctors to complete.
  
  
  

About Us

We are proud to be part of BSW Hospitals Group - a formal partnership between Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust and Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. With a combined workforce of over 17, 600 colleagues, and budget of 1.6 billion the Group is united by a common purpose to deliver the best possible care to over 1 million people.

We are creating a health and care system that works with the people we care for, reducing the differences people currently face in access, experience and outcomes, improving the experience of our colleagues and tackling shared challenges like sustainability and finances. Every improvement we make across our Group will be guided by what creates the greatest benefit for our colleagues, our patients, our communities and our partners.

Job Description

Job responsibilities

Patient Care

• The successful post-holder will spend 50% within the Postgraduate Medical Education Team at GWH. The remaining sessions, 50% will be spent working clinical in the surgery department.
• The successful applicant will undertake the below duties, these are not definitive and may be changed in accordance with the needs of the service and the level of training attained by the candidate.
• Take a history and examine patients.
• Identify and synthesise problems.
• Prescribe safely.
• Keep accurate and relevant medical records.
• Complete discharge summaries in a timely fashion and be responsible for the prescribing of discharge medication.
• Manage time and clinical priorities effectively.
• Take part in relevant clinical procedures.
• Communicate effectively with patients, relatives and colleagues.
• Use evidenced based guidelines and audit to benefit of patient care.
• Clinical and PGME work will not be on-call
• Participation in either QI, Audit, management roles within the department.
• General Surgery department works in two teams, UGI and Colorectal. It is expected that successful candidate would be part of one of teams and take part in supervised clinics, theatres and ward rounds as a part of their training .
  
  
  

Person Specification

Qualifications

Qualifications Essential

• oGMC Registration with a Licence to Practice
• oEligible to work at ST1-ST4 at the time of appointment
  
  
  

Desirable

• Post graduate courses or qualifications in medical education
  
  
  

Experience Essential

• oSubstantive NHS experience working in general surgery
• oExperience of teaching postgraduate medical resident doctors on training programmes
• oExperience of the ARCP process
• oExperience of engaging with quality assessment of postgraduate medical training programmes such as the GMC trainee survey and National Educational and Training Survey
• oExperience of Quality Improvement and / audit
• oExperience of using e-portfolios / appraisal systems for evidence collection
  
  
  

Desirable

• oRepresenting the views and needs resident doctors
• oDemonstrable experience of leading a change or improvement
  
  
  

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab) .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab) .

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).