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The post has been developed to improve delivery of teaching & training to foundation doctors & medical students on placements at Croydon University Hospital. Therefore, the post holder is expected to play a major role in developing Innovative teaching programme to support the training of foundation trainees & medical students from St Georges and GKT Medical Schools. The post holder is expected to play significant role in the support of simulation for foundation doctors and medical students by working with the Simulation Manager, simulation fellows and the Director of Medical Education (DME) in the simulation centre.

The post holder will teach and co-ordinate students and foundation doctors across all the acute services to ensure that they can achieve their learning objectives. There will be close liaison with the Consultants responsible for the students and other Clinical Teaching Fellows in the Trust to ensure coordination of undergraduate and Foundation teaches meets the curriculum requirement.

There is also a commitment to the teaching and training of Foundation trainees

At least 50% of the post holder’s time will be spent on teaching activities in the acute specialties with the opportunity to focus on emergency medicine or T & O surgery.

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provide hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon.

These include:

• Croydon University Hospital
• Purley Hospital
• The Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Centre in Thornton Heath
• Community bases at Purley, Sanderstead, New Addington, Broad Green, Woodside
• A minor injuries unit in New Addington

The Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 3,500 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity.

Our Vision:
“Excellent integrated care for you and your family, when and where you need it”

Our 5 key ‘Here for you’ promises to the people of Croydon are:

• You feel cared for by helpful and welcoming staff
• You feel in safe hands with highly professional staff
• You feel confident in your treatment from skilled teams of compassionate clinicians
• You feel we value your time with convenient appointments, minimal waiting and care closer to home
• You feel it’s getting better all the time as we continue to improve our services

“As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19.”

The post holder will teach and co-ordinate students and foundation doctors across all the acute services to ensure that they can achieve their learning objectives. There will be close liaison with the Consultants responsible for the students and other Clinical Teaching Fellows in the Trust to ensure coordination of undergraduate and Foundation teaches meets the curriculum requirement.

There is also a commitment to the teaching and training of Foundation trainees

At least 50% of the post holder’s time will be spent on teaching activities in the acute specialties with the opportunity to focus on emergency medicine or T & O surgery.

Please see the attachment for details.