Medical Education Teaching Fellow in Emergency Medicine (ST3-5)

Job overview

This one‑year post offers a unique opportunity for doctors to develop the skills and confidence needed to become effective clinical educators while gaining valuable experience in Emergency Medicine. The successful candidate will play an active role in delivering and supporting education and simulation programmes for Foundation Year 1 and 2 doctors, Specialty Trainees, and Locally Employed Doctors across the Trust.

The role is well suited to those at ST3+ level who wish to broaden their experience in Medical Education and Simulation while maintaining and developing their clinical skills.

This post is not recognised for training but would be of interest to applicants applying for an Out of Programme experience with their Specialty School.

Contribution to an out of hours on call rota is core to this role.

Main duties of the job

• Organisation of the weekly teaching programme.
• Chairing Junior Doctors Forum within the Emergency Department.
• Completion of work-based placements for doctors working within the Emergency Department.
• Supporting doctors working in the Emergency Department who are new to the NHS.
• Delivering clinical and simulation teaching sessions to a multi professional audience.
• Delivering small group teaching sessions for medical staff.
• Delivering ward-based teaching / in situ simulation sessions for medical staff.
• To develop enhanced clinical skills, especially in the assessment and management of acutely ill patients.
• To have excellent team-working skills with the abilities and professional attitude to work well in a multi-professional team.
• To deliver clinical and quality targets agreed both nationally and locally with clinical teams and commissioners.
• To follow patients throughout their clinical pathways.

Working for our organisation

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is the main provider of acute hospital services for around half a million people in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and mid Wales.

Encompassing some of the most picturesque parts of England and Wales, the Trust’s catchment stretches from the Cambrian Mountains in the west, to Newport and the fringes of the Black Country in the east. The main towns include: Bridgnorth, Ludlow, Market Drayton, Oswestry, Shrewsbury and Whitchurch (in Shropshire); Newport, Telford and Wellington (in Telford & Wrekin); and Newtown and Welshpool (in Powys) – all beautiful and unique.

Our main service locations are the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford and the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) in Shrewsbury which are located 20 minutes’ drive apart. Together they provide 99% of our activity. Both hospitals provide a wide range of acute hospital services including accident & emergency, outpatients, diagnostics, inpatient medical care and critical care.

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