Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust Hiring for Medical Education Fellow Job at London, England , UK Full Time

Undergraduate Medical Education Fellow – 1 Post – F3 and above

An exciting opportunity is available for the post of Undergraduate Medical Education Fellow. This post will be focused on developing the undergraduate education experience for medical students at LGT. This is a twelve month role aimed at those who wish to build on their personal teaching experience and develop expertise in educational theory and practice in a supervised environment.

The post will be based at the Lewisham site starting August 2022. There will be plenty of flexibility and opportunity for the post-holder to work cross-site should their projects warrant it.

Start date will be from the first Wednesday in August 2022.

For further details / informal visits contact:
Dr Catherine Mathews – Director of Medical Education –[email protected]

The post is designed to provide a wide range of educational experience for trainees who wish to make a commitment to education as part of their career. An enthusiasm for teaching is a prerequisite, but no assumptions will be made about formal knowledge of educational theory or practice. Hands-on teaching will be central to the post, as will a critical engagement with educational issues around providing undergraduate training in a changing context, both nationally and locally.

There is inbuilt flexibility within the role such that the post-holder can pursue their own area of interest. LGT has an expanding and forward-looking simulation faculty as well as faculty members at the forefront of ‘gamification’ in Medical Education (e.g. escape rooms). There will also be the potential to develop leadership and management skills within education.

The clinical commitment will ensure that the post holder maintains their clinical involvement throughout the year. This clinical component will include out of hours work, depending on the appointee’s clinical specialty and experience.

The post holder will have an opportunity to undertake relevant educational programmes. Time for such development will be agreed with the Director of Medical Education. The Trust will contribute financial support to the post-holder for an educational qualification, for example, the KCL PG Certificate.

General Information about the Medical Education Department

The department has a broad remit to deliver and manage the highest quality medical recruitment service and medical education and training needs as set out in statute for undergraduate medical students, doctors in training non career grade doctors and consultants.

The changing nature of care provision requires us to be dynamic and pro-active in anticipating future staffing & educational needs for all medical staff.

The department comprises a medical staffing, revalidation, medical postgraduate education and medical undergraduate teams. The Medical Education and Medical Staffing Department is part of the Workforce & Education Directorate but is situated separately in the Education Centre on both sites.

Since the merger of the Guy’s and St Thomas’ School of Medicine and King’s College School of Medicine now known as King’s College London School of Medicine (KCLSoM), Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Trust (LGT) has gained full teaching status and is formally recognised as the fourth campus site. LGT is therefore playing an increasing role in the teaching of clinical medical students. There are approximately 520 medical students on site during the academic year from KCLSoM spanning years 2, 3, 4 & 5 of the Curriculum.

Key tasks:
Clinical responsibilities will be dependent on the post holder’s clinical experience and will be tailored to that individual.

Learning outcomes for this post include:

• Gain an understanding of innovative education modalities
• Be able to pursue an area of medical education in depth
• Be provided with an opportunity to gain an educational qualification to the level of certificate or above
• Produce publications on area of interest