GP Post CCT Fellowship

Salary: £16,600 per annum

Newcastle University is a great place to work, with excellent benefits. We have a generous holiday package; plus the opportunity to buy more, great pension schemes and a number of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you.

Closing Date: 8 December 2024

The Role

GP post CCT Fellowship x 1 2025 (0.20 FTE)

Accountable to the Head of Primary Care Teaching. This one-year post is funded by NHS England as part of their GP post CCT Fellowship Programme. As this will be a developmental post, the post holder will be expected to complete the Newcastle University Certificate in Medical Education (or the Diploma or Masters, or alternative if the Certificate/Diploma/Masters has already been obtained). There will be financial support from NHS England towards course fees and other development needs.

Candidates wishing to discuss the posts may contact Professor Hugh Alberti # will take place during the afternoon of Wednesday 18 December 2024.

For more information about the Faculty of Medical Sciences :

ncl.ac.uk/medical-sciences/

For more information about the School of Medicine :

ncl.ac.uk/medicine/

The School/Institute holds a silver
Athena Swan award in addition to the University's silver award in recognition of our good employment practices for the advancement of gender equality.

Key Accountabilities

The appointee will join the primary care team of GP Lecturers at the School of Medical Education, led by Professor Hugh Alberti (Head of Primary Care Teaching).

You will:

Deliver teaching to medical students, from years one through to years five, predominantly based at the medical school but also in General Practice across the region,

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-Develop and help steer the development of the new curriculum to ensure a generalist approach is taken, and develop clinical reasoning and integration,
-More broadly be involved in other aspects of education such as exam marking, case writing, etc,
-Be involved in allied health care professionals teaching such as the Physician Associates undergraduate course,
-Be involved in educational research projects particularly focusing on promoting GP as a career to medical students (previous projects by teaching fellows have been presented at national conferences and published in medical journals (1,2)),
-Be funded by NHS England to undertake the Certificate in Medical Education (or diploma or masters of already undertaken the certificate).

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

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-To manage own teaching, scholarly and administrative activities,
-To teach as a member of the team,
-Carrying out teaching within a clear and established programme,
-Developing own teaching materials,
-Contributing to decisions affecting the work of the primary care team.

The Person (Essential)

This post is aimed at primary care doctors who wish to develop their skills and knowledge in the field of Medical Education and who are either in ST3 and about to complete their training, or have completed their General Practice training.

Outside of this post's sessions, it is expected that you will be continuing other self-sought clinical work (whether this be locum, salaried or a partner post.)

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

Essential:

-Good team working skills and ability to collaborate with other disciplines,

-Effective communication and interpersonal skills,
-Effective organisational skills,
-Evidence of interest in teaching.
Desirable:

-Evidence of experience in teaching.

Attributes and Behaviour

Essential:

-Ability to travel around the GP practices in the Base Unit.
Desirable:

-Aspiration to develop as a clinical academic.

Qualifications

Essential:

-Medical degree,
-Current registration with the GMC and licence to practise,
-MRCGP (or about to complete prior to the post commencing).
Desirable:

-Educational qualification.

Newcastle University is a global University where everyone is treated with dignity and respect. As a University of Sanctuary, we aim to provide a welcoming place of safety for all, offering opportunities to people fleeing violence and persecution.

We are committed to being a fully inclusive university which actively recruits, supports and retains colleagues from all sectors of society. We value diversity as well as celebrate, support and thrive on the contributions of all of our employees and the communities they represent. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from individuals who can complement our existing teams, we believe that success is built on having teams whose backgrounds and experiences reflect the diversity of our university and student population.

At Newcastle University we hold a silver Athena Swan award in recognition of our good employment practices for the advancement of gender equality. We also hold a Race Equality Charter Bronze award in recognition of our work towards tackling race inequality in higher education REC. We are a Disability Confident employer and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role as part of the offer and interview scheme.

In addition, we are a member of the Euraxess initiative supporting researchers in Europe.

Requisition ID: 27795

GP post CCT Fellowship x 1 2025 (0.20 FTE)

Accountable to the Head of Primary Care Teaching. This one-year post is funded by NHS England as part of their GP post CCT Fellowship Programme. As this will be a developmental post, the post holder will be expected to complete the Newcastle University Certificate in Medical Education (or the Diploma or Masters, or alternative if the Certificate/Diploma/Masters has already been obtained). There will be financial support from NHS England towards course fees and other development needs., Good team working skills and ability to collaborate with other disciplines,

-Effective communication and interpersonal skills,
-Effective organisational skills,
-Evidence of interest in teaching.
Desirable:

-Evidence of experience in teaching.

Attributes and Behaviour

Essential:

-Ability to travel around the GP practices in the Base Unit.
Desirable:

-Aspiration to develop as a clinical academic.

Qualifications

Essential:

-Medical degree,
-Current registration with the GMC and licence to practise,
-MRCGP (or about to complete prior to the post commencing).
Desirable:

-Educational qualification.

Newcastle University is a global University where everyone is treated with dignity and respect. As a University of Sanctuary, we aim to provide a welcoming place of safety for all, offering opportunities to people fleeing violence and persecution.

We are committed to being a fully inclusive university which actively recruits, supports and retains colleagues from all sectors of society. We value diversity as well as celebrate, support and thrive on the contributions of all of our employees and the communities they represent. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from individuals who can complement our existing teams, we believe that success is built on having teams whose backgrounds and experiences reflect the diversity of our university and student population.

At Newcastle University we hold a silver Athena Swan award in recognition of our good employment practices for the advancement of gender equality. We also hold a Race Equality Charter Bronze award in recognition of our work towards tackling race inequality in higher education REC. We are a Disability Confident employer and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role as part of the offer and interview scheme.

In addition, we are a member of the Euraxess initiative supporting researchers in Europe.

Salary: £16,600 per annum

Newcastle University is a great place to work, with excellent benefits. We have a generous holiday package; plus the opportunity to buy more, great pension schemes and a number of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you.