Job overview

Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital (RMCH) is the largest children’s hospital in the United Kingdom and a University Teaching Hospital linked with University of Manchester Medical School. As one of the largest providers of healthcare graduates in the Northwest, Manchester Medical School plays a pivotal role in the training of doctors. Essential to this is the delivery of a world leading clinical curriculum. The Undergraduate Department at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust has a strong reputation for delivering high quality, enjoyable, innovative teaching utilising clinical skills tutors, lecturers, and doctors.

These 2 exciting Undergraduate Clinical Education Fellow posts will offer the postholders the opportunity to develop skills and experience in medical education whilst also gaining a broad clinical experience in the assessment and management of a wide variety of paediatric conditions including children with complex medical and surgical needs in a supportive, friendly, and highly renowned Children’s Hospital.

The post holders will contribute to a clinical paediatric post within General Paediatrics, including out-of-hours on-call Tier 2 cover of secondary and tertiary paediatric specialities, at 60% WTE. There is 24-hour onsite Tier 2 and 3 critical care support.  The remaining 40% of their job plan is spent in undergraduate education activities within RMCH and the undergraduate department at MFT Manchester Royal Infirmary. 

Main duties of the job

The postholders will contribute to a clinical paediatric post in General Paediatrics at RMCH ORC including out-of hours on-call middle-grade (Tier 2) duties as part of the Hospital 24 team at 60% WTE, working with a clinical paediatric team, caring for children with RMCH. They would be involved in the assessment, investigation and management of inpatients and outpatients at RMCH including assessment within the Paediatric Emergency Department where indicated. They will be responsible for immediate supervision of the junior tier doctors when on call or at the weekends. Daily ward rounds are led and supported by the hot week Consultant. All referrals regarding Child Protection are seen by middle grade doctors/Consultants.

The Undergraduate Clinical Education Fellows will support Manchester Medical School undergraduate students on clinical placements within RMCH through facilitation of ward-based and classroom-based (including virtual) teaching sessions, co-ordination of student learning activities, and simulated environments (skills lab, simulation suite) to supplement their educational experience in clinical areas. They will be encouraged to collaborate with other Education Fellows within the trust and to develop innovative ways to deliver medical education. Prior experience of teaching medical students would be an advantage.

Please refer to the 'Documents' section to find the detailed job description for this vacancy.

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

 At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.