Senior Clinical Fellow in Medical Education

• North Bristol Academy (NBA) is one of 7 Academies located at NHS Trusts throughout the Severn region. It provides clinical placements for University of Bristol medical students from all 5 years of the MB ChB programme.
• NBA is located in the Learning and Research Building of North Bristol Trust’s (NBT) Southmead Hospital.
• This post offers the opportunity to work in a busy, well-supported undergraduate medical education setting in combination with a service commitment in a specialty of the post holder’s choice.
• The post is a full time, one-year fixed term post based on 10 sessions per week: 8 sessions within the NBA and 2 sessions undertaking clinical service.
• The post is educationally sound, well supported and supervised.
• The successful candidate will be actively involved in organising and delivering undergraduate medical teaching to all years of the MB ChB programme.
• The successful candidate will be encouraged to undertake a Certificate in Medical Education with a contribution of funding from the Academy.
• The successful candidate will be expected to become involved with ongoing undergraduate medical education research projects and will have the opportunity to submit abstracts and attend the Association for the Study of Medical Education (ASME) conference,
• Full administrative support is available in the NBA office.

Main duties of the job

• Clinical Teaching Fellows (CTFs) deliver core curriculum content, act as tutors and Case Based Learning (CBL) facilitators and are involved with the assessment of medical students (for example, in OSCEs).
• The post holder will be expected to act as a role model and mentor to the medical students.
• The post holder will develop teaching materials and enhance learning within the NBT Clinical Skills Lab and Simulation Space.
• Clinical teaching fellows are expected to be able to deliver several types of teaching.

For example:

o Small group tutorials

o Large group course introductions

o Clinical-based history and examination sessions

o Facilitation of inter-Academy Microsoft Surface Hub sessions

o Bedside teaching on the wards

o Clinical skills-based practical teaching

• A core component of the undergraduate curriculum is Case Based Learning (CBL), and the post holder will be expected to facilitate these sessions to small groups of students on a weekly basis.
• This is predominantly a term-time teaching post with an expectation that clinical teaching fellows are present and able to deliver teaching and related activity during this period.

Working for our organisation

Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.

North Bristol NHS Trust values all people as individuals. We aim to be an anti-discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome applicants from all underrepresented groups.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Clinical Teaching Fellows (CTFs) deliver core curriculum content, act as tutors and Case Based Learning (CBL) facilitators and are involved with the assessment of medical students (for example, in OSCEs).
• The post holder will be expected to act as a role model and mentor to the medical students.
• The post holder will develop teaching materials and enhance learning within the NBT Clinical Skills Lab and Simulation Space.
• Clinical teaching fellows are expected to be able to deliver several types of teaching.

For example:

o Small group tutorials

o Large group course introductions

o Clinical-based history and examination sessions

o Facilitation of inter-Academy Microsoft Surface Hub sessions

o Bedside teaching on the wards

o Clinical skills-based practical teaching

• A core component of the undergraduate curriculum is Case Based Learning (CBL), and the post holder will be expected to facilitate these sessions to small groups of students on a weekly basis.
• This is predominantly a term-time teaching post with an expectation that clinical teaching fellows are present and able to deliver teaching and related activity during this period.

The post holder will be encouraged to undertake a Certificate in Medical Education.

Person specification

Education/Training/Qualifications

• Current General Medical Council (GMC) registration and licence to practise
• MBBS or equivalent primary medical qualification
• Held a substantive appointment at ST1/2 level or above in a UK hospital for at least 2 years

• Part 1 Membership Exam in Relevant Specialty / Medical education teaching qualification

Work Experience

• Eligibility to work in the UK
• Is up to date with current NHS clinical practice, and fit to practise safely
• Up to date with current educational practices and skills relevant to teaching clinical years University of Bristol students

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Evidence of experience and enthusiasm for teaching
• Ability to fulfil all duties of the post
• Ability to communicate effectively with students, peers, administrative staff, patients, and other health professionals
• Cohesive and fluent application

Personal Qualities/Special Circumstances

• Evidence of team working, excellent organisational, time management and communication skills
• Enthusiasm, commitment, and common sense

• Prepared to be flexible in working patterns