This is an exciting opportunity to join the Medical Education team at Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in our state-of-the-art facility on the Cambridge Biomedical Science campus. Our core values of compassion, excellence, and collaboration are at the forefront of delivering responsive, effective and safe patient care and, to support this ethic, the Trust is committed to ensuring that all staff and students have access up-to-date, relevant and practical clinical development programmes.
To do this, we are growing our team and need staff members who share our vision, our enthusiasm, and our pride in delivering a wide scope of practice, personal governance, and accountability. We are looking for enthusiastic and professional individuals with drive and passion for multiprofessional practice development to join a dynamic team, and to help the Trust maintain its position as one of the most innovative and leading NHS organisations in the country.
The Trust is renowned for its commitment to education and the delivery of high-quality teaching and training, including to students from the University of Cambridge's School of Clinical Medicine.
The postholder will primarily be responsible for contributing to the development, delivery, and quality assurance of teaching these students, as well as involvement in supporting the learning of doctors-in-training and the wider multi-disciplinary team. This is a 12-month post and is offered as 40 hours per week on the resident doctors' pay scale. Job share will be considered. It will enable the right candidates to develop their own portfolio in teaching, training, leadership, management and understanding learning, as well as being supported in their own development as an educator. The post-holder will have the opportunity to gain formal medical qualifications if desired. There is also the option to choose a 50/50 split post -- spending 50% of your time in Medical Education and 50% of your time in either Cardiothoracic Surgery, Respiratory Medicine or Cardiology.
The postholder must hold full General Medical Council registration with a License to Practice and have completed the foundation years of training or equivalent. Experience and familiarity with UK hospital systems and practices or equivalent is essential.
Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the UK's leading heart and lung hospital, delivering care to more than 50,000 patients a year in its new state-of-the-art hospital in Cambridge. We perform the most heart and/or lung transplants in the UK and carried out the UK's first successful heart transplant in 1979. It also offers emergency heart attack treatment, sleep centre care and is one of just five centres nationally for those in severe respiratory failure.
Based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus the largest centre of medical research and health science in Europe the Trust is at the heart of treatments of the future. Royal Papworth became the first hospital trust in the country to be rated outstanding in all five areas assessed by the Care Quality Commission - a rating it still holds today. The Trust holds its values of compassion, excellence & collaboration at its core, and all colleagues joining the team are expected to uphold these in their day-to-day roles & interactions. Royal Papworth is proud of its diverse workforce and encourages people to embrace their individuality.
The Trust values difference and welcomes all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, religion & belief, sex and sexual orientation. Providing they meet the minimum post criteria, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview.
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On this page you will find a Role Profile which provides information about the hospital and full details about the role. We recommend that you review this and refer to it as you complete your application. Please include how you will meet the Trust Values Compassion, Excellence and Collaboration. If you would like more information about the role or working at Royal Papworth Hospital, please get in touch with the contact for this role.
*Registered professional: Doctor (MBBS or equivalent)
*Full General Medical Council registration with a License to Practice
*Have completed foundation years training or equivalent
*Experience and familiarity with UK hospital systems and practices or equivalent is essential
*Teaching / training qualification at PG Cert level or equivalent
*Education Supervisor
*Demonstrable post registration experience
*Demonstrable ability in multimodal skills teaching/training within healthcare setting
*Experience of using training programs that employ a competency/simulation-based approach to assessment
*Evidence of continuing professional development
*Knowledge of pre-registration medical programmes and GMC standards relating to education
*Knowledge of coaching methods to support trainees
*Excellent communication skills
*IT skills (including Portfolio, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook)
*Ability to work autonomously setting own targets
*A calm and organised approach
*Experience in supporting medical students through Clinical School curriculum
*Experience in supporting learners through student programs and into registered professional practice
*Experience of involvement in clinical audit
*Experience of flexible ways of learning e.g. face to face, classroom, e-learning, simulation
*Experience of applying policies and protocols to improve practice
*Experience of teaching in both formal and informal settings
Please provide evidence of your commitment to uphold the Trust's values: Compassion, Excellence, Collaboration
*Ability to treat all employee and other hospital information confidentially
*Ability to develop new ideas
*Ability to achieve results under pressure and be self-reliant
*Ability to communicate information verbally which may be difficult/sensitive or complex to both individuals and groups
*Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including ability to write reports, letters and policies
*Good presentation skills
*Ability to work within a team and across professions
Ability to work flexibly
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.
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.
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.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
Zilley Khan
zilley.khan@nhs.net
Hospital Medical and Dental
Doctor - Other
Fixed Term
12 Month(s)
Full-Time
175-25-1483
Heart and Lung Research Institute Papworth Road Cambridge Bio Medical Campus Cambridge CB2 0AY
This vacancy is closed to applications.