Clinical Teaching Fellow in General Paediatrics

Applications are invited for Education Fellowships supporting Undergraduate Medical Education at Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWBH).

We are looking for enthusiastic doctors with an interest in Paediatrics and Medical Education who wish to develop this area further as aClinical Teaching Fellows (CTF)

Successful CTF candidates will be an integral part of the Undergraduate Teaching Academy to develop and deliver teaching to medical students in various settings such as tutorials, bedside and simulation lab.

The successful candidate will be supported to complete a certificate in postgraduate medical education (PGCME) or equivalent during the post., The post will suit doctors seeking to develop teaching skills and further their clinical interests before entering Specialist Training. CTF must have a minimum of four months postgraduate experience in working with children as a junior doctor.

From September, 2020, SWBHT has taken Clinical Medical Students from Aston University (AMS) in addition to the University of Birmingham (UoB) Medical Students that have been attending SWB for many years. Clinical teaching will take place across all Trust sites, including Sandwell and our brand new Midlands Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH)., SWBH NHS Trust is a friendly, integrated healthcare provider focused on improving the life chances and health outcomes of our diverse population.

We have three strategic objectives:

People: To cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff;

Patients: To be good or outstanding at everything we do;

Population: To work seamlessly with partners to improve lives;

We run services from Sandwell, City and Rowley Regis Hospitals, Birmingham & Midland Eye Centre, Birmingham Treatment Centre, the Lyng and Leasowes Intermediate Care Centre. Our GP practices and community teams provide care in schools, healthcare centres and at home.

Our next milestone is opening the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), a once in a career opportunity to shape care transformation within and beyond the hospital walls. MMUH will host the busiest Emergency Department in Europe, with state of the art facilities and future development of a Learning Campus.

Developing and caring for our People is fundamental. We were one of the first Trusts to provide the Real Living Wage, as well as a Live and Work scheme to support people at risk of homelessness into paid work and training. We offer a range of staff benefits, health & wellbeing support and will help you to bring your ambition to life through our bespoke training and development programmes. As "People" is one of our three strategic objectives, we make a continued commitment to prioritise support for all our colleagues.