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At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect. We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork. This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values
This post is a 1.0 WTE.
The successful candidate will be required to work 1.0 WTE. This will include:
- 1 day per week supporting National Research projects
- Supporting training programmes across Epsom and St Helier, with a focus on the foundation programme
- Leadership programmes in the trust, including Supervisor Training and Innovate
- Quality improvement within medical education
An indicative timetable for the Fellow is below, detailing the proposed split of time between organisations. The appointed Fellows are expected to spend 1 day working in a clinical setting of their choice. It is not expected that this post will count towards training. Exact timetables will be confirmed upon appointment.
Foundation year 1 training improvement
Foundation year 2 training improvement
Leadership – supervisor training/Innovate/Simulation etc.
Leadership – supervisor training/Innovate/Simulation etc.
St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).
After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.
KEY TASKS & RESPONSIBILITIES:
This role will include:
Foundation Years 1&2 Training Quality Improvement
- Organise and administrate the weekly core teaching programme for foundation doctors
- Attending Local Faculty Group meetings for both F1 and F2.
- Attend the Foundation ARCPs for both the F1s and F2s.
- Attend the Junior Doctors Forum and play an active role contributing information regarding wellbeing and issues related to staffing in some placements.
- Conduct elections for the committee positions on the Junior Doctors Forum earlier in the year.
- Speak to trainees on the wards and gather information to feedback to the Foundation TPDs for training quality control.
- Assist the Foundation Training Programme Directors, with feedback and findings from the GMC Survey.
- Provide pastoral and portfolio-related support for foundation doctors
- Identifying and improving areas of the foundation programme requiring improvements, including liaising with clinical leads/rota co-ordinators/supervisors
- Working closely with the Foundation Training Programme Directors, Associate Director of Medical Education, Medical Education Manager, Educational Leads and Clinical Leads in the relevant departments to help understand the issues and support development of solutions, being a key link between trainees and senior Trust colleagues.
- To design and deliver specific training projects where required to support training application readiness, portfolio preparedness, career advice and wellbeing.
- Co-ordinate and facilitate F1 induction in late July/early August at the end of this post. This includes wellbeing meetings for all incoming F1s to ensure adequate support is in place
- Work with the Foundation Programme Administrator closely on any foundation programme queries
- Organise practical skills teaching for F1 and F2 doctors, working with a multiprofessional team
- Organise a careers fair for F2 doctors (October) and F1 doctors (June)
- Give teaching sessions as part of the F1 and F2 core teaching timetable on relevant topics
- Design and organise the Transition to F2 course
Supervisor training:
- Organise regular Supervisor Training days (12 per year) for ES/CSs to attend
- Teach on Supervisor Training Days
- Liaise with sponsors for these events
- Provide regular training sessions for F1/2 supervisors about the Horus portfolio
The enhance programme:
- Continue the integration of the enhance programme into the core teaching programme
- Ensure all F1/2s are aware of the enhance programme, its aims, and how to be involved
- Liaise with local professionals to assist with teaching on relevant topics
- Educate supervisors on the enhance programme and their role in delivering it
Simulation training:
- Work closely with the simulation team in developing and improving the foundation simulation sessions (half day course and transition to F2 course) as well as induction
- Attend debrief training to become faculty and be able to facilitate multi-professional simulation
Management and leadership:
- Attend monthly Medical Education Management Group Meetings with key stakeholders including the Director of Medical Education, Associate Medical Director for Research and Education, Simulation Senior Faculty, Chief Physician Associate and Senior Administrators.
- Liaise with the Chief Registrar to undertake listening events and quality improvement projects which would enhance the training experience of junior doctors in the Trust.
- Attending quality review meetings undertaken by NHSE in the Medicine Department alongside key stakeholders from the Trust gaining insight into how this process works.
- Attendance at key Trust educational forums including educational management meetings, local faculty groups and the junior doctor forum - to champion quality of education and training, gather intelligence on emerging issues in real time and provide a rapid response channel to the trainees from the organisation.
Locally employed doctors:
- Provide teaching and support for LEDs on using the Horus portfolio
- Work with LED administrators to ensure that LEDs are included in all relevant teaching opportunities
- Completion of Foundation Year 1 & 2 (FPCC evidence)
- Full GMC registration
- 24 Months experience working in NHS
- Additional qualifications in education/leadership
- Prizes, distinctions, or higher degrees
- Experience of delivering of teaching and education. Faculty/Local and national courses.
- Excellent communicate skills
- Understanding of postgraduate training structures
- Experience organising teaching programmes or courses
- Formal training in medical education
- Experience in audit or quality improvement projects
- Experience of Research
- Publications & Presentations
- Evidence of completed QI projects with measurable impact
- Computer literate (MS Office, email systems)
- Proficient in Horus Portfolio & curriculum
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams
- Experience providing pastoral support or mentoring
- Evidence of teamwork and leadership skills
- Ability to organise workload and manage competing priorities
- Experience in leadership roles (e.g. rota coordination, committees)
- Involvement in trainee representation or forums
There’s never been a better time to join the Epsom and St Helier team. Our hospitals are facing a bright and busy future, and our staff have a proven track record in providing high quality, compassionate care for our patients.
Boasting incredible staff benefits and dedicated training schemes, working for us will not only take your career forward, but could help to transform the lives of our patients and visitors.
We offer all employees some fantastic staff benefits, and are the only hospitals in Surrey to offer staff the London high cost area supplement. Our hospitals also benefit from great locations, so whether you're attracted to the bright lights of the city or the countryside of Epsom Downs, both are within easy reach.
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