Job summary
Employer heading
PEM Education Fellow OOPE
NHS Medical & Dental: Local Appointment nodal point 4 (MT04)
We are actively promoting flexible working options, helping you to manage a work / life balance
Job overview
**Please note that this role is 50% clinical, 50% medical education**
As a Paediatric Emergency Medicine (PEM) Education Fellow you will have the opportunity to work alongside experts in PEM and in medical education.听 Leicester Royal Infirmary is home of the East Midlands Emergency Medicine Educational Media (EM3) team, you would be working as part of their award winning MDT team to provide relevant training for staff both in house and website content.听 You will undertake clinical duties at middle grade level in one of the countries busiest Childrens鈥 Emergency Departments and have the opportunity to undertake a funded medical education PgCert.
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Also, as an Emergency Medical Education OOPE you will be responsible for setting up and the delivery of Regional and local teaching sessions. This will include liaising with the Medical Staffing Team when it comes to the Induction programme. Other teaching activities will include shop floor teaching dates and delivery of the programme, CBD clinics, Simulation sessions and Education meetings. As a centre of contact you will be working closely with other Emergency Department professionals, Consultant Leads, Education Team and Medical Staffing Team.
Main duties of the job
Clinically you will be expected to maintain a high standard of clinical care for children and their families attending the department.听 Working at middle grade level with direct consultant support on the clinical floor between the hours of 08.00 and 01.00 it would be anticipated you clerk patients in order of clinical priority, make and initiate management plans and support junior staff.听
Support education for all grades of medical practitioners in the department, contribute to the development and delivery of the educational programmes and content.
Working for our organisation
Our new strategy, 'Leading in healthcare, trusted in communities' was developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners and is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).
We have four primary goals:听
- high-quality care for all,听
- being a great place to work,听
- partnerships for impact, and听
- research and education excellence
And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.
Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:
- we are compassionate,
- we are proud,听
- we are inclusive, and听
- we are one team听
This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
As detailed in previous sections the role is an integral part of our team.听 It gives the opportunity to learn and develop as a medical educator but also an interest in Paediatric Emergency Medicine.
Duties and Responsibilities
Medical Education
- Aid the Post Graduate Education lead in overseeing education for all grades of medical practitioners in the department
- Contribute to the development and delivery of the educational programmes within the Emergency Department. This will include the Adult or Paediatric educational content of the East Midlands Healthcare Workforce Deanery VLE to facilitate blended
- Develop and enhance the Departmental Simulation programme
- Maintain and develop the departmental FOAMed content for org.uk and contributing to RCEM Learning where able
- Support the facilitation of WBPA (dedicated shop floor teaching sessions and CBD 鈥渃linics鈥)
- Work within the Emergency Department Educational Team who will be responsible to the Medical Director and Associate Medical Director for Medical Education
- Link with the UHL Educational strategy focussing on quality and governance
Postgraduate Certificate in Medical Education
- Understand the core principles and issues in Medical Education
- The principles of learning
- Teaching and Learning in the clinical setting
- Curriculum Design, implementation and monitoring
- Assessing the learner
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Clinical duties and responsibilities:
Whilst on duty the appointee will be clinically and professionally responsible for their patients. It will also be their duty to:
- keep patients (and/or their carers if appropriate) informed about their condition;
- involve patients (and/or their carers if appropriate) in decision making about their treatment;
- maintain professional standards and obligations as set out from time to time by the General Medical Council (GMC) and comply in particular with the GMC鈥檚 guidance on 鈥楪ood Medical Practice鈥 as amended or substituted from time to time;
- carry out any work related to and reasonably incidental to the duties set out in their Job Plan e.g. the keeping of records and the provision of reports, the proper delegation of tasks, maintaining skills and knowledge.
Person specification
Higher Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Basic Medical Degree
- Will have completed Emergency Medicine CT3 by August 2020. Evidence of progress towards career goal
- Full registration with GMC
Desirable criteria
- Previously worked at ST4 level or above in Emergency Medicine
Ability
Essential criteria
- Evidence of good communication skills and collaborative working
Teaching/Medical Education
Essential criteria
- Experience of teaching 鈥 undergraduates and/or postgraduates
Desirable criteria
- Committed to improving patient care through professional education
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Josephine Freestone
- Job title
- Medical Staffing, Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Josephine Freestone听
Medical Staffing, Recruitment Lead for ED
Leicester Royal Infirmary
LE1 5WW
0116 258 6311
Email:听 [email protected]
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