Anaesthetic Clinical Teaching Fellow

The post holder will participate in any of the anaesthetic on call rotas at the Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital (NSECH). In addition, it is envisaged that the successful candidate will also be allocated to attend one half day supervised Consultant list per week at either Wansbeck, North Tyneside, Hexham General Hospitals, or at NSECH.
The Fellow will assist in development, co-ordination, and delivery of undergraduate teaching, across all Trust sites, but the post-holder may be required to teach at other hospitals within the Trust. Wansbeck has recently seen the opening of a new state-of-the-art Simulation and Student Assessment Centre. Using this resource, the post holder will be encouraged to explore and develop new teaching and training opportunities.
The Fellow will participate in developing, delivering, and monitoring the contemporary intensive courses for stage 3 (third year) medical students, as well as traditional clinical teaching of senior medical students at the bedside and in the clinic. To ensure these objectives and to provide the Fellow with further training, the post-holder will be expected to register for the Certificate in Medical Education, institution to be confirmed, with Home Fees funded by the Trust. This comprises two and a half days residential course, with approximately 60 hours of self-directed learning. Alternatively, a similar qualification in education may be undertaken, supported by the Trust up to the equivalent Home Fee Rate., To provide the Anaesthetic Teaching Fellow an opportunity to gain supervised training in anaesthesia, intensive care and labour ward management through participation in a limited number of week day sessions, in addition to participation in evening, overnight and weekend day time on-call.
To provide the Anaesthetic Teaching Fellow with experience in developing, delivering, and monitoring a contemporary intensive clinical skills course, simulation-based training and traditional clinical teaching.
To allow the Clinical Teaching Fellow to carry out an educational development or research project, with a view to submitting the work for publication in learned journals.
The appropriate, the post-holder may also undertake an educational research project, under the supervision of one of our Senior Lecturers.
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received., To provide supervised training in anaesthesia, intensive care and labour ward management.
To give training in strategic planning and organisation of undergraduate education, including named responsibility for negotiated specific components.
To further develop theoretical understanding of clinical education.
To participate in a community of educational practice, including design and delivery of innovative teaching, peer observation, evaluation and research.
To provide high quality clinical teaching within Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
To further develop and improve teaching of undergraduate medical students within Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
Applicants who are members of the Armed Forces, and those who have a disability that requires support in the work place (two ticks pledge) and who meet the essential criteria will be interviewed under the Trust's interview guarantee scheme.
We recognise the positive value of diversity and inclusion and are committed to a workforce that is diverse, equal and inclusive. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME people are currently under-represented in our workforce as well as other under-represented groups such as LGBT+ and disabled candidates. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a Stonewall Diversity Champion, we have a Gold award from the Defense Recognition Scheme, and we are delighted to support Apprenticeships, Age Posi+ive and are a mindful employer.
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Please note that it is a requirement of this Trust that all successful applicants pay for their own DBS certification if a DBS check is required for the post. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first monthly pay.

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+ Opportunities to improve your professional development through our vast training programmes
+ On-site nursery places via salary sacrifice
+ Access to savings scheme via salary sacrifice with Northumberland Community Bank
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