Resident Doctor in Medical Education

Job Overview

Full time position available, fixed term for 12 months based within the medical department of Withybush General Hospital. The post holder may be required to travel to other Health Board Sites as required.

The post is suitable for a Core to Specialist Trainee from any clinical discipline or a clinician who is VTS trained. This post is ideal for those who wish to pursue a clinical career but have a keen interest in Medical Education. The applicant will be able to spend up to two sessions per week towards their clinical training.

The post has been established to enhance the educational experience of Medical Students and Resident Doctors in Hywel Dda Health Board and to support our Medical Education strategy. The post holder will provide teaching and educational services to both Undergraduate and Postgraduate Medical Education.

The Teaching Residents will work closely with Medical Education leads and administrators to support the programme of Undergraduate and Postgraduate Medical Education in Withybush General Hospital

Main duties of the job

Delivering ward and classroom based teaching for Medical and Physician Associate Students and support for their learning needs, such as history examinations and case based discussions.

Facilitating Undergraduate Medical Student tutorials and teaching sessions as per the requirement of the C21 curriculum for Cardiff University.

Delivering ward and classroom based teaching for Resident Doctors, undertaking workplace based assessments for Resident Doctors as required.

Providing opportunities for Students to practice clinical skills with constructive and structured feedback.

To provide key support for Medical and Physician Associate Students and Resident Doctors.

The post holder will work closely with the Clinical Skills and Simulation Tutor to in the provision of simulation-based learning events (both undergraduate and postgraduate levels and in the delivery of multi- professional training)

Working for our organisation

Hywel Dda University Health Board plans and provides NHS healthcare services for people living in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, and bordering counties.

We have over 13,000 staff and together we provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services.

We work in partnership the three local authorities, as well as public, private and third sector colleagues, including our valued team of volunteers.

Our services are provided in:

Four main hospitals: Bronglais Hospital in Aberystwyth; Glangwili Hospital in Carmarthen; Prince Philip Hospital in Llanelli; and Withybush Hospital in Haverfordwest.

Five community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery hospitals in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron Hospital in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire hospitals in Pembrokeshire.

Two integrated care centres: Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion, and several other community settings.

47 general practices (six of which are health board managed practices); dental practices (including four orthodontic); 97 community pharmacies; 43 general ophthalmic practices; and 8 ophthalmic domiciliary providers.

Numerous mental health and learning disabilities services.

Hywel Dda University Health Board operates a bilingual policy. All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.

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