Job summary
- Main area
- Medical education
- Grade
- Senior Clinical Fellow
- Contract
- 10 months (Fixed Term)
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 210-2025-492
- Employer
- Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The Countess of Chester
- Town
- Chester
- Salary
- £61,825 - £70,425 pa pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Medical Education Fellow
Senior Clinical Fellow
Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, staff pride themselves on not only leading through clinical excellence, but also by creating an environment where all staff are valued and appreciated. To achieve this, the Trust has embarked on an exciting new strategy focused on continuous improvement.
Our vision is to improve the lives of our community and provide excellence in healthcare, through partnership and innovation
Our High Performance Culture will support everyone to be the best version of themselves by being true to our Trust vision, values and behaviours.
We welcome applications from colleagues from our local and neighbouring communities of all backgrounds and identities, who are currently under-represented within our region such as Black, Asian, Minority ethnic and those with disabilities.
As a region we are reviewing the way we work, and exploring how new working practices that support flexible working can create a positive work-life balance. As part of our recruitment process we will explore how our inclusive employment policies, flexible working, staff engagement forums, Trust facilities and services can be of mutual benefit.
Job overview
Working Full or Part time hours
The post of Senior Medical Education Fellows will work across the Medical Education department. It would ideally suit doctors wishing to expand their clinical teaching experience and is anticipated to appeal to those thinking of out of programme training or who would like to gain more experience in undergraduate medical education.
This is a 10 month fixed term post working in medical education. The working pattern would largely fixed days for the Medical Education department with some flexibility to support continuous professional development and other teaching opportunities.
The post offers an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated doctor to join dynamic, rapidly expanding teams delivering medical undergraduate, multi-professional education and clinical services within the emergency medicine department.
Due to the short term nature of the role/service demand, the successful candidate must hold full registration with the GMC, must have completed a Foundation Programme Equivalent qualification, completed core training of a relevant specialty (or equivalent level) and must have existing right to live and work in the UK, at the time of application.
The successful candidate must have at least 6 months experience of working within the NHS and have a good understanding of UK medical undergraduate training.
Main duties of the job
Support the delivery of Medical School curricula, and responsibilities may include:
- Bedside teaching
- Clinical skills
- Lectures
- Simulation based teaching
- Support the provision of AIM course to University of Chester Medical students
- Clinical supervision and Educational supervision of undergraduates
Attend clinical educational opportunities where appropriate.
Maintain a portfolio of education and undertake an appraisal at an appropriate interval.
To participate in continuing professional development.
To participate in clinical audit and or quality improvement (QI) project.
Support medical students from all Universities.
To comply with Trust policies and procedures, have (and maintain) GMC registration/licensing.
Working for our organisation
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:
• The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds.
• Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility.
• Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.
The Trust employs over 5916 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 411,000. This includes 361,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000.
The Trust is a busy district general hospital and in 2022/2023, there were more than 503,342 patient attendances (inpatient, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery. This is an increase of nearly 10,000 compared to the previous year when there were 494,387 patient attendances.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
See Job Description for further details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs will be deducted from their salary over the first three months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Full registration with the GMC at the time of appointment
- Hold existing right to live and work in the UK, at the time of application
- MB ChB or equivalent medical qualification
- ST3 and above, or equivalent grade
Desirable criteria
- Qualification in Medical Education
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Previous experience of working within the NHS
- Evidence of achievement of Foundation competencies from a UKFPO affiliated Foundation Programme or equivalent by time of commencing post, in line with GMC standards/Good Medical Practice
- Competent to work without direct clinical supervision, where appropriate
- Knowledge, interest and commitment to research, clinical audit and/or quality improvement
Desirable criteria
- Held a previous teaching post or designated teaching role
- Undertaken training or CPD related to teaching
- Publication or presentation to a national or international audience
- clinical experience in paediatric (>6 months)
Skills and abilities
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to communicate medical topics to patients and colleagues in a clear and sensitive way
- Evidence of competence to manage medical emergencies and medical inpatients through continuous work based assessments, portfolio evidence, including log book documentation, if appropriate
- Ability to organise and manage clinical priorities
- Evidence of previous teaching experience
Desirable criteria
- Experience of teaching clinical skills
- Experience of multi-professional teaching
- Clinical simulation / Technology Enhanced Learning experience
- IT literate
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Monika Rybicka
- Job title
- Medical Education Assistant Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01244 362465
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