Junior Clinical Teaching Fellow - Palliative Medicine
In the event of excessive applications being received this vacancy may close earlier than the stated closing date, you are encouraged to submit your application as soon as possible
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All new entrants to the NHS will be appointed on the minimum of the pay scale in line with Terms & Conditions.
Job overview
(Please note this vacancy is only open to applicants with appropriate NHS experience)
This post would suit an individual who aims to pursue a career in Palliative Medicine, and who wishes to develop an interest in teaching. The successful candidate will be involved in coordinating and providing the undergraduate clinical teaching programme (5 sessions per week per annual average) and will undertake 5 sessions of clinical duties and professional development.The main clinical duties are to support a ward10-bedded palliative care in-patient unit on the Queen Elizabeth Hospital site (St Bede’s Unit). There will also be opportunities for clinical sessions with the community and hospital liaison specialist palliative care teams.
Main duties of the job
The post is advertised for a doctor who would function at Tier 1 level, (SHO grade/Junior Clinical Teaching Fellow).
The department provides undergraduate teaching to medical students from Newcastle University across all stages of undergraduate education – from early clinical experience visits to ward based assistantships. Teaching is provided in a variety of clinical settings and the post holders will be expected to spend approximately five sessions per week teaching undergraduate medical students and will be trained as simulation training faculty members whilst in post.The post holders will be expected to participate in student induction sessions and assessment sessions along with the Consultants.
Working for our organisation
Based in the North East of England we provide a range of hospital and community health services from our leading facilities, including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Blaydon urgent care centre and Bensham Hospital, all within Gateshead.
Established in 2005, we were one of the first foundation trusts in the country and since then have consistently achieved the highest levels of care for patients.
We now employ around 4,800 staff and currently provide 444 hospital beds across the Gateshead region.
Our values should be the ‘golden thread’ which runs through everything we do – they are the core of who we are. Our five values can easily be remembered by the simple acronym ICORE; Innovation, Care, Openness, Respect, Engagement.
We have a number of staff networks including the Global Ethnic Majority (GEM) network, D-Ability network, LGBTQ+ Network and the Women’s Network, to challenge us and help us to constantly improve. Our Armed Forces network is one of our emerging networks.
The health and wellbeing of our staff is one of our highest priorities, and we offer a range of support and initiatives as part of our ‘Balance’ programme balancegateshead.com to cater for our diverse workforce, so that your individual needs can be supported, allowing you a happy and healthy working experience with us.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
This post will be supervised by the 3 consultants in Palliative Medicine in their relevant clinical areas: Dr Rachel Kiltie (St Bede’s), Dr Kerry Waterfield (community) and Dr Anna Porteous (hospital). Ideally the individuals will have completed Foundation Training (or equivalent) and ST1 & 2 in Core Medical Training or ACCS (or equivalent).These posts are ideal for individuals with Part 1 & part 2 Membership studying for their PACES exam
Person specification
Essential
Essential criteria- Significant NHS experience
- Ability to prioritise workload & use initiative.
- Good communication skills.
- Meet the requirements of the GMC’s Good Medical Practice.
- MBBS or equivalent
- Experience in formal and informal teaching, especially undergraduate education.
- Foundation year 2/ first year SHO or equivalent
- Evidence of passion for the clinical specialty (Palliative Medicine)
- Evidence of continuing education and personal development.
Desirable
Desirable criteria- Knowledge of IT
- Evidence of research developments
- ALS / Alert course
- MRCP part 1.
- ST1+2 in core medical training or ACCS or equivalent
Applicants who have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date are to assume that their application has been unsuccessful.
Applications from job seekers who require Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications where the post is eligible. 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).
Candidates who require sponsorship are strongly advised to visit the UK Border Agency website and familiarise themselves with what is required. There is a facility on this site to access the points based calculator and work through an example which should assist candidates in their understanding of the process.