Clinical Teaching Fellow in Cancer Care

Job Advert – Clinical Teaching Fellow in Cancer Care

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full time equivalent teaching post working within the Osborne building at Leicester Royal Infirmary. This post will be 100% clinical education supporting and delivering the undergraduate Cancer Care Block for Leicester Medical Students with a focus on Oncology and Haematology.

The post holder will be responsible for supporting and delivering various aspect of undergraduate education in the Cancer Care Block. There will be the opportunity to support students throughout the block with bedside teaching sessions, tutorials and simulation. There will be opportunities to attend meetings, shadow senior clinicians and attend question writing workshops to develop a greater understanding of curriculum development and delivery.

This role would suit anyone who may be interested in a career in medical education or a future career within Oncology or Haematology specialities. It is designed for trainees who have completed Foundation training or those wanting to explore career opportunities prior to applying for higher specialist training.

For more information, please contact Dr Barbara Powell, Cancer Care Block Lead [email protected] or Dr Sarah Wharin, Haematology cancer care block co-lead [email protected]

Key Roles And Opportunities In This Post Include

• Facilitating bedside teaching
• Delivering or co-delivering teaching for specific parts of the cancer care curriculum during clinical placements in UHL
• Linking with block leads to map learning resources with curriculum and learning outcomes for cancer care
• Supporting development of newer educational resources to strengthen the cancer care block offer
• Developing Cancer Care teaching to improve students experience and knowledge of this clinical area
• Involvement in assessment activities - helping to write questions and cases for summative undergraduate exams for which training will be provided.
• Supporting Block Leads in the clinical supervision of medical students Facilitating and acting upon student feedback about clinical placements in cancer care
  
  

Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).

We Have Four Primary Goals

• high-quality care for all,
• being a great place to work,
• partnerships for impact, and
• research and education excellence
  
  

And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.

Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:

• we are compassionate,
• we are proud,
• we are inclusive, and
• we are one team
  
  

This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.

About The University Hospitals Of Leicester NHS Trust

http://www.leicestershospitals.nhs.uk/aboutus/work-for-us/current-vacancies/

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dr Sarah Wharin Job title: Consultant Haematologist Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 0116 258 6603

For more information, please contact Dr Barbara Powell, Cancer Care Block Lead [email protected] or Dr Sarah Wharin, Haematology cancer care block co-lead [email protected]