Fellow in Medical Education; Psychiatry

Fellow in Medical Education (Psychiatry)

We are recruiting for Fellows in Medical Education (Psychiatry) to support the teaching of undergraduate medical students and postgraduate residents within Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust (OHFT). These posts are designed to support doctors who wish to make a commitment to education as part of their career.

We are offering these roles as a 12-month out-of-programme pause/experience (OOPP/E) to CT1-3 and ST4-7 residents in Psychiatry or as a 12-month fixed term position for residents looking to take time out in between core and higher training. Applications from speciality, associate specialist and specialist doctors are also encouraged. Please note this is a 12 month fixed term contract.

Based in the Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, the post is aimed at outstanding doctors who wish to pursue a career as a clinical teacher and researcher. It will offer you the opportunity to develop innovations to support clinical education and workplace practice and provide opportunities to build on personal teaching experience, develop expertise in educational theory and practice, and undertake supervised educational research.

The roles themselves will involve the direct delivery of existing educational interventions as well as the opportunity to develop new educational initiatives in collaboration with Dr Chris Kowalski (Simulation Training Lead, OHFT) and Prof Kate Saunders (Undergraduate Education Lead for Psychiatry, University of Oxford).

Although an enthusiasm for teaching is a prerequisite, no assumptions will be made about formal knowledge of educational theory or practice. Hands-on teaching will be central to the posts, as will a critical engagement with educational issues around providing undergraduate teaching in a changing context, both nationally and locally. Post-holders will be encouraged to develop a sustained commitment to education within their clinical career and to undertake postgraduate study in Clinical Education while in post (with appropriate funding for this being provided).

Please see the job description for further information.

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As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people's homes, delivering care as close to home as possible. Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: "Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team"

Our values are:"Caring, safe and excellent"

At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:

• Excellent opportunities for career progression
• Individual and Trust wide learning and development
• 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
• NHS Discount
• Lease car scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Staff accommodation (waiting lists may apply)
• Staff networking and support groups

The Fellowship includes three main components:

1. Teaching

Teaching will involve two distinct roles one working primarily at the trust level in collaboration with the Simulation Training Lead and the other working in collaboration with the Undergraduate Education Lead for Psychiatry at the University of Oxford.

At the trust level, the post-holder will be expected to contribute to the on-going development and delivery of mental health simulation-based education (SBE) and other technology-enhanced training initiatives both for postgraduate trainees and undergraduate medical students. The main duties here will be to:

• Design, develop and deliver simulation-based educational initiatives.
• Evaluate the impact of training initiatives and prepare reports for key stakeholders.
• Contribute to the development of the simulation team within the trust.
• Support the development of a simulation faculty across the trust and the Department of Psychiatry.
• Prepare bids for various funding opportunities.

The Trust is keen to allow the post-holder to develop teaching programmes that may be specialty specific or of interest to the individual post-holder.

At the departmental level, the post-holder will take a supportive role in developing and delivering the in-house teaching programme for undergraduate medical students at the University of Oxford. They will have the opportunity to:

• Contribute to the medical students formal teaching programme in the Psychiatry block.
• Support the development and evaluation of new educational packages in psychiatry and psychology for medicine.
• Contribute to formative…