2 Post – Teaching Fellow in Surgery (General Surgery)

Grade MN37 1year Fixed (No Banding)

Northwick Park Hospital

Suitable for doctors who have completed their foundation training F2 and are interested surgery.

There is a fantastic job opportunity coming up at Northwick Park Hospital 1 post starting, August 2024 and 2 nd post starting October 2024 for an initial period of 1-2 years (negotiable and extendable subject to performance). Post with responsibility of teaching undergraduate medical students and clinical opportunities if wanted. The job offers the candidate the opportunity to obtain a certificate in medical education. (Requires separate application)

In addition, the successful candidate will get an opportunity to take part in part-time based research and to teach on medical simulation training sessions for Foundation doctors.

Contact Mrs Anup Jethwa – a.jethwa@imperial.ac.uk

THE POST

THE DEPARTMENT(S)

Undergraduate Department – Skills Lab – Wards – Postgraduate

DUTIES OF POST

ROLE AND DUTIES OF THE TEACHING FELLOWS IN SURGERY

Aims & General Responsibilities

This post is for one year, possibly renewable. The main aim of the posts is two folds. Firstly, to provide clinical training to Undergraduate Surgical Teaching Programme with an opportunity for research and secondly to gain experience in teaching. These post will provide an ample opportunity for research in any desired surgical topic or medical education.

The post holder will be expected to spend at least 75% of their contracted time helping to develop, co-ordinate and deliver a high standard of clinical teaching to the medical students across site and the remainder of their time in research& clinical work. The postholder is expected to pursue a qualification in teaching and research may be educational or clinical.

However, the numbers of students based here varies throughout the year at times there may be greater teaching commitments and at others (particularly June & July) it may be considerably less when the TF may devote much more time to their research, pursuing educational qualification. Thus, flexibility and initiative are essential.

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London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:
Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK

St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease

Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice

Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

1. THE POST

THE DEPARTMENT(S)

Undergraduate Department – Skills Lab – Wards – Postgraduate

DUTIES OF POST

ROLE AND DUTIES OF THE TEACHING FELLOWS IN SURGERY

Aims & General Responsibilities

This post is for one year, possibly renewable. The main aim of the posts is two folds. Firstly, to provide clinical training to Undergraduate Surgical Teaching Programme with an opportunity for research and secondly to gain experience in teaching. These post will provide an ample opportunity for research in any desired surgical topic or medical education.

The teaching component of the posts will be accountable to the Director of Clinical Studies and the Consultant Surgeon, coordinating surgical teaching. The research and clinical component will be accountable to an appropriate consultant surgeon relevant to the chosen research project. The teaching fellows will have an office and access to computing facilities as well as administrative secretarial help.

The post holder will be expected to spend at least 75% of their contracted time helping to develop, co-ordinate and deliver a high standard of clinical teaching to the medical students across site and the remainder of their time in research& clinical work. The postholder is expected to pursue a qualification in teaching and research may be educational or clinical.

However, the numbers of students based here varies throughout the year at times there may be greater teaching commitments and at others (particularly June & July) it may be considerably less when the TF may devote much more time to their research, pursuing educational qualification. Thus, flexibility and initiative are essential.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE POST

The individual work plan will be decided between the DCS, the relevant Consultant Surgeons & the successful appointee. Although “out of hours” clinical work is encouraged where possible the teaching duties must take priority, it is not acceptable to work a night on call and take the next day off. They will be expected to attend regular Faculty Meetings.

A) THE TEACHING COMMITMENT

The teaching will involve a range of activities such as tutorials, skills laboratory, bedside teaching, and dedicated teaching clinics on an out-patient basis. To teach on medical simulation training sessions for Foundation doctors.

Time is allocated for preparation of tutorials, lectures & teaching materials such as handouts. The teaching fellow will be also encouraged to show initiative & develop other teaching ideas such as student case presentations and student grand rounds and role playing. All teaching should be patient-centered approach.

A major emphasis of the teaching will be focused on the core curriculum and clinical skills required for the year 3 students during their main 8-week medical/surgical attachment to the campus. There will also be basic clinical teaching of a very general clinical nature to the two-week introductory course in year 2 in December & March and year 1 in May (with the emphasis on history taking) and a subsequent 8-week secondment at the start of year 3 (with the emphasis on system clinical examination).

Postholder will supervise and co-ordinate acute takes and major surgery lists provide small teaching and surgical skills teaching at Northwick Park and to help with Thursday afternoon surgical lecture programme.

Although the focus is mainly on Year 3 students the TF will have commitment as a Tutor for the Final Year 6 Students from August to December. This will take form of a lecture-based course and small group bedside teaching. The TF will be expected to play an integral role in the organisation and delivery of this course e.g., PACES and OSCE stations.

In addition to teaching undergraduates the post-holder may be asked to teach on one of the many postgraduate courses run on the site, where relevant to their chosen discipline, and to the in-house junior staff both medical and non-medical

Organisational Responsibilities

There will be a strong organisational role. This will involve helping the Undergraduate Co-ordinator’s and DCS on the campus to draw up the medical teaching timetables for year one, year two-and year three. There may also be involvement in helping to establish a patient data base for use in dedicated teaching clinics. The teaching fellow will also be expected to co-ordinate the end of attachment Mock OSCE, mark the Extended Case Assessments & prepare and mark other small tests. They will help organise the clinical component of the final MBBS if held on the site. He/she will become an OSCE examiner after suitable training and may be involved with simulation equipment teaching after suitable training. Once a year to teach on SIM session at Chelsea in Westminster Hospital.

Skills lab

2. PERSON SPECIFICATION – Teaching Fellow in Surgery

ESSENTIAL

DESIRABLE

Qualifications

MBBS

MRCS or equivalent

Registrar-level Experience (LATS)

Registration

Full GMC

Knowledge and Expertise

Completed basic general surgical training. Presented at clinical/scientific meeting.

Registrar level experience

Training

A senior House Officer

Surgical Rotation

Specialist Registrar Training

Teaching

Experience of teaching undergraduates

Experience of different teaching modalities

Teaching qualification or teaching certificate

Management and Audit

Awareness of clinical governance

Designed rotas

IT literacy

Research/publications

To have shown an interest and have been involved in audit projects.

Previous projects and/or publications/presentations at meetings

Personal skills

Effective team member

Good organizational skills

Effective communication skills

Able to relate to students as well as colleague’s senior and junior.

Flexibility and adaptability

Approachable

Flexible

Experience with appraisals