Doctors - Teaching Fellow in Specialty of Choice (FY2,ST1-2,ST3+ Equivalent)

  • Department Specialty of Choice
  • Salary £42,008 - £70,425
  • Closing Date 20/05/2025
  • Location Royal Shrewsbury Hospital
  • Grade Nodal Point MT02 to MT05
  • Job ref 223-MJ99-A
  • Pension NHS Pension
  • Holidays Generous Holiday Allowance
  • NHS discount Eligible for NHS Discounts
  • Contract 12 Month Fixed Term
  • Hours 40

Job overview  

The purpose of this post is to identify and train doctors to be clinical teachers. It is aimed at applicants looking for posts at FY2/ST1-2/ST3+ scale. This is a challenging post that will test skills that are not the focus of most clinical training roles yet are highly relevant and transferable to senior clinical roles. This post will encompass more than just teaching. 

Main duties of the job

  • Teaching of medical students
  • This will be in a variety of clinical settings such as on a ward, ITU, theatre, clinic or assessment units
  • This will be in a variety of non-clinical settings such as seminar rooms, clinical skills labs and lecture theatres
  • Clinical and communications skills teaching across the whole course, in liaison with clinical skills lead and staff
  • Teaching both year 5 students and  year 4
  • Support and organisation of clinical skills training
  • Support and organisation of critical care programme
  • Delivering classroom/seminar based teaching
  • Co-ordinating medical student activities. This will involve liaison with relevant clinical teachers, practice educator team and secretariat
  • Evaluation of aspects of curriculum and curricular delivery
  • To participate in student assessment by mini-CEX, Direct Observation of Procedures (DOPs), case based discussion and OSCE examination
  • To complete formal study in medical education
  • To maintain clinical skills
  • Full involvement with the whole week teaching programme for year 5 students
  • Covering for tutors for bedside teaching, if required

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.

The well-being of our staff is of the upmost importance to us.  If you are offered a role at our Trust, and fall into the increased and higher risk categories as set out by Public Health England (PHE) and NHSI/E, your line manager will complete an risk assessment with you.  This will be completed in conjunction with the latest guidance from Public Health England in relation to Covid-19.

By submitting your application to Trac, you are giving your consent for parts of your application data to be transferred to the NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) and other secure, internal NHS Workforce systems. This is to support and manage your recruitment and employment within your employing organisation. 

If successful, by completing the NHS Jobs application form you authorise the Trust to obtain any previous NHS service details including all electronically held sickness information, via the Inter Authority Transfer process on the national ESR.

If the role requires a qualification/professional registration, you will need to provide proof during the recruitment process. By submitting your application you are giving the Trust permission to check the qualification certificates provided back to the source provider. Please note that a sample of all applicant’s qualifications will be checked with the educational institution or provider.

In the event of a high response to this advertisement, this post will be closed. Early applications are advised.
 
Unfortunately we do not accept CVs or keep them on file. If you are unable to apply online please contact the person named in the advertisement for the post you are interested in.
 
We are committed to offering an interview to all applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the above position and will support reasonable adjustments wherever possible.  In addition, whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from candidates who are male, from black and minority ethnic backgrounds or who have a disability, as these are currently under-represented in our workforce.
 
We are committed to equal opportunities in employment. The policies and practices of the Trust aim to promote an environment that is free from all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination and values the diversity of all people. At the heart of our policy, we seek to treat people fairly, flexibly and with dignity and respect.

Thank you for your interest in The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, we look forward to receiving your application for employment.

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