Locally Employed Doctor -Elderly Medicine (Medical Educational Fellow) Manchester, England
Job description
The post is for twelve months, with appraisal/mid-point review. Unfortunately we cannot consider applications from those who wish to take a shorter post.
Applications are encouraged for this 12-month role, due to commence its seventh year in July / August 2023. This role provides a unique opportunity for those wish to develop and utilise skills in medical education while maintaining a hands-on clinical role. Previous postholders have varied in their levels of experience but this role would suit a motivated candidate who have completed (or is due to complete) foundation training and are considering (or have completed) Core Medical Training.
This post has 2 major roles:
1. Developing, coordinating and delivering medical student education, mainly in medicine for older people. The role includes using and developing simulation skills in Geriatric Medicine or other areas as agreed with the candidate. The role includes face-to-face teaching including supervising case discussions, completing assessments, seminar teaching and leading groupwork. The successful applicant will liaise between clinicians and university staff to ensure an effective timetable for the year 4 students in the Ageing and Complex Medicine block.
2. Clinical service work and training in General/Geriatric Medicine. This is predominantly ward based and the successful applicant will be a full member of the multidisciplinary team with regular consultant-led supervision.
The successful applicant’s job plan will have both an educational and a clinical component to their role. The clinical level is expected to have completed (or due to complete by the time of commencing the post) Foundation Training and be at Core Medical (ST1-2 level) or equivalent, although this role is not recognised as an official training post by the JRCPTB or Royal College of Physicians.
The fellow may wish to obtain educational qualifications of an appropriate level and CPD in the field of medical education. We will Support the successful candidate. Previous candidates have completed postgraduate qualifications in medical education such as the (PGCert) in Medical Education.
MFT is England’s largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.5bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we’ve launched in September 2022.
We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
o find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the ‘NHS England’ website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
