In addition to teaching responsibilities, the post holder will assist in developing learning objectives, contribute to clinical examinations, and engage in various educational activities, including lectures, tutorials, and the organisation of assessments. The role is ideal for individuals aiming to specialize in psychiatry, as it offers opportunities for educational research, audits, and participation in training programs. The Fellow is also encouraged to enroll in a postgraduate certificate in healthcare and medical education to enhance their teaching skills further.
As part of the Trust's commitment to delivering high quality clinical placements to medical students we are looking to appoint a clinical teaching fellow. The post includes teaching undergraduate medical students and undertaking clinical duties at ST4- ST6 level. The post is suitable for anyone wishing to specialise in any branch of psychiatry, although the predominant teaching focus will be on adult mental health.
Applicants should hold full MRCPsych or be about to sit the Part II examination. The post is not accredited for specialist training, however support for study leave will be given.
The successful candidate will play an important role in the development and delivery of clinical teaching to medical students on the St George's University of London MB BS programmes.
The post holder will contribute to teaching students across a range of mental health specialties. This will include contributing to:
- Psychiatry clinical attachment
- Life Control (mind module)
- Common Foundation Programme
- Ageing, Impairment and Disability
- Communication Skills
- Community Disability (Cycle II, Phase II)
In addition to contributions in their own subject area, the post holder will have the opportunity to contribute to education more generally through offering special study components, through service as tutors to junior problem-based learning sets or as course organisers or examiners or in the selection of future students.
Quality of teaching is a high priority, and appropriate training courses are provided for the post holder.
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The post-holder will be expected to assist in formulating and implementing learning objectives for the MB BS programme.
The Schools teaching programme is constantly developing and the post holder will be expected to contribute to other teaching within the School as the need arises. The postholder will also contribute to the development and organisation of clinical examinations. This will include experience in the writing of Extended Matching Items (EMIs), OSCE stations and other progressive methods of assessment. The post holder is expected to examine OSCE final stations. The post holder will be expected to take on a case based learning (CBL) tutorial group as well as give clinical problem based learning (CPBL) tutorials. The post holder is expected to train Higher Specialist Trainees in CPBL delivery.
The post holder will be expected to give lectures to students, especially to the life control (mind module) and during the clinical attachment. The post holder will be encouraged to get involved in the delivery of SSC teaching.There is an expectation that the post holder enrols on the postgraduate certificate in healthcare and medical education.
There are opportunities for the post holder to get involved in educational research and audit.
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