Wellbeing Fellow | Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust - Ashford
Trust Grade ST4-ST7 Trainee Doctor
A full-time post (40 Hours) is available, however the role is available part-time 3 days per week depending on the successful candidate's preference. The post is a 12-month fixed term Out of Programme Experience (OOPE) from 06/08/2025 to 04/08/2026.
The post holder will be expected to attend various locations in Kent for meetings, teaching sessions and events but the base of the post can be flexible to suit the appointed candidate.
This post is designed to support ST4-7s who wish to make a commitment to wellbeing in the medical workforce as part of their career. The 12-month ‘out of programme experience’ (OOPE) post, based atKent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust, is aimed at those who wish to build on their personal experiences, promote an organisational working culture that promotes kindness and enables employees to flourish and succeed, undertake a PGCert to develop learning and put this into practice.
The post holder will have a designated educational mentor who will oversee their development as an educator during the placement and co-ordinate opportunities for personal development. A customised programme of training and educational experience will be designed around the needs of the individual.This will be achieved through the work-based project(s) and a bespoke development programme including the Post Graduate Certificate.
The post holder will be part of the Medical Education team and will carry out various projects / roles to support the wellbeing of our doctors.
The role may include:- · Working collaboratively across the trust to develop and deliver wellbeing initiatives
- · Completion of an appropriate PGCert
- · Develop, Deliver and Evaluate through research, Simulation and Training for psychiatrists
- · Leading work to improve doctor experience and well-being
- · Leading or participating in work to support differential attainment
- · Participating in LFGs and other key forums to champion the rollout of initiatives and gather feedback and understanding of current issues.
- · Organising and co-ordinating meetings.
- · Co-ordinating senior and junior leadership projects
Clinical duties
Within the Medical Education department, the candidate will be part of an enthusiastic and dynamic multi-professional team including Consultants, trainees and other clinicians. There can be exposure to (e.g. Older and General Adult patients and Psychiatric Inpatient wards).Specialist clinics can be accommodated depending on the candidate’s requirements.
Contribution to an out of hours tier 2 on-call rota will be expected for section 12 approved doctors.
Come and work with us in the Garden of England where we combine exceptional professional development opportunities with a tremendous quality of life.
We are Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT), providing mental health, learning disability and specialist services, serving 1.8 million people across the county.
The Trust (rated Good overall by the CQC and Outstanding for care) has 3,283 staff working in 66 buildings across 33 locations, covering an area of 1,450 square miles.
You will be joining friendly, passionate colleagues, rich in their diversity, who are committed to providing excellent care to our service users and their loved ones.
The nature of our work attracts kindness and compassion as standard and everyone from our cleaners and porters to the chief executive and chairman are recognised as playing a vital role in providing an exemplary service.
This Medical Wellbeing Fellowship Post is being hosted byKent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT) and jointly funded by NHS England working across Kent, Surrey and Sussex (KSS Deanery). The fellowship role is a position that has been created as a project to improve wellbeing amongst Psychiatry Doctors.This project will lead to a significant enhancement of the Workforce culture, to help deliver the objectives of the NHS People's Plan and contribute to improved patient outcomes.
JOB PURPOSE:
This post is designed to support ST4-7s who wish to make a commitment to wellbeing in the medical workforce as part of their career. The 12-month ‘out of programme experience’ (OOPE) post, based atKent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust, is aimed at those who wish to build on their personal experiences, promote an organisational working culture that promotes kindness and enables employees to flourish and succeed, undertake a PGCert to develop learning and put this into practice.
The post holder will have a designated educational mentor who will oversee their development as an educator during the placement and co-ordinate opportunities for personal development. A customised programme of training and educational experience will be designed around the needs of the individual.
Although an enthusiasm is a prerequisite, no assumptions will be made about formal knowledge of theory or practice.
The full-time role includes a clinical component to enable the postholder to maintain and develop their clinical skills.
POST DESCRIPTION
RESPONSIBILITY:
The post holder will be part of the Medical Education team and will carry out various projects / roles to support the wellbeing of our doctors.
The role may include:
- Working collaboratively across the trust to develop and deliver wellbeing initiatives
- Completion of an appropriate PGCert
- Develop, Deliver and Evaluate through research, Simulation and Training for psychiatrists
- Leading work to improve doctor experience and well-being
- Leading or participating in work to support differential attainment
- Participating in LFGs and other key forums to champion the rollout of initiatives and gather feedback and understanding of current issues.
- Organising and co-ordinating meetings.
- Co-ordinating senior and junior leadership projects
Clinical duties
Within the Medical Education department, the candidate will be part of an enthusiastic and dynamic multi-professional team including Consultants, trainees and other clinicians. There can be exposure to (e.g. Older and General Adult patients and Psychiatric Inpatient wards).Specialist clinics can be accommodated depending on the candidate’s requirements.
Contribution to an out of hours tier 2 on-call rota will be expected for section 12 approved doctors.
RESPONSIBILITY:
The post holder will be part of the Medical Education team and will carry out various projects / roles to support the wellbeing, training and improved experience of our psychiatry doctors.
The post will offer learning opportunities allowing the Fellow to develop insight and capability. Generic professionalism training opportunities will also be provided.
ENVIRONMENT:- The post requires frequent and high levels of concentration for checking documents and analysing statistics which includes paying close attention to reports and other data with relation to projects.
- Driving licence essential:
JOB PLAN
A minimum three days non-clinical (60% full time) for fellowship work – leading specified project work, including attendance on identified Postgraduate course, Learning Network attendance and personal study.EMPLOYMENT DETAILS
Department - Medical Education Department
Trust - Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust
Teaching and Postgraduate Education:
Weekly 1 hour Journal clubs
Weekly 1 hour HST balint group
Monthly 3 hour HST Teaching Programme
Week 1 hour CPD Teaching.
Monthly 1 hour Medical Staffing Committee meetings
Face to face trainee events which include – HST Calman Days, Trainee Conference & Trust Wide CPD Programme .
Resources
All KMPT Trainee doctors have access to an onsite Doctors resource room with PCs, AV and literature available. All trainees will be provided with details on how to register to our linked NHS library services. Details are provided in induction packs.
Study leave funding is attached for all Locally Employed Doctors in KMPT.
COMMUNICATIONS AND WORKING RELATIONSHIPS:
The post holder will be supervised by the Deputy Chief Medical Officer (Workforce)
Plan for meetings/ ReviewsTo meet withtheDeputy Chief Medical Officer (Workforce)for regular supervision to review workstreams and projects.
Main contacts in the trust:
Deputy Chief Medical Officer (Workforce) - Dr Mohan Bhat
Director of Medical Education: Dr Rachel Daly
Deputy Directors of Medical Education – Dr Rhian Bradley and Dr Tonye Ajiteru
locality Tutors: Dr Abubaker Isaac-Momoh, Dr Saravana Kumar Perumal, Dr Ivana PristicovaMedical Education Manager: Angela Pendleton
Deputy Medical Education Manager: Luke Maczka, Tracy Mara
Administrators: Medical Education Team
Trust junior doctors and Medical students
This advert closes on Tuesday 25 Feb 2025