Junior Clinical Education Fellow - General Surgery
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JOB TITLE: Junior Clinical/Education Fellow - General Surgery
NUMBER OF POSTS: 2 posts
RESPONSIBLE TO: Director of Undergraduate Education/Clinical Module Lead for Surgery
LOCATION: East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
HOURS UNDERTAKEN: Full time
JOB TYPE: 12 month post to commence 5th August 2026 contracting ending 3rd August 2027.
The Role
Main duties of the job
Clinical Role - General Surgery
Person specification
Knowledge Requirements
Essential
- Knowledge of medical training and evidence of competence in relevant procedures
- Knowledge of education and training issues from competition of UK based Medical degree or a minimum of 12 months previous NHS experience
- Good communication skills with ability to motivate colleagues - medical and non-medical
- Ability to work in a team
- Demonstrates professionalism in attitude and application
Desirable
- Awareness of national agenda in relation to medical education and training
Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent
- Full Registration with GMC and Licence to Practise
Desirable
- Evidence of publications in medical education journals
Further requirements
Essential
- Experience of working in or delivering medical education
- Experience of working with staff from different professional backgrounds
- Experience in general surgery
- Train the trainer / Teaching, Learning and Assessment training qualification
Desirable
- Extensive experience of working or delivering medical education
- ATLS, ALS or APLS qualified
- Post grad qualification in medical education or equivalent
Contractual Requirements
Essential
- Flexibility in working hours to meet the requirements of the post
Desirable
- Access to private transport
- Health must permit carrying out the duties of the post
About the employer
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
At East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding area. We employ over 7,000 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work.
General Surgery
We are a progressive dynamic department of 16 Consultants, 1 Associate Specialist, 9 Specialist Registrars, 7 Middle Grades, 2 CT's, 3 FY2s, 6 FY1s and a team of Specialist Nurses.
The SAS (on-call) team currently includes: 9 Specialist Registrars, 7 full time Senior Clinical Fellows (registrar level), and 16 CTs/FY2s/Junior Clinical Fellows (including this post), and 19 FY1s. The team is also currently assisted by 3 Advanced Nurse Practitioners.
The Directorate of General Surgery provides inpatient, emergency and day case surgery to the catchment population, including upper and lower GI Surgery. In addition, it provides tertiary level Hepatopancreatobiliary (HPB) services for Lancashire and South Cumbria.
All major surgery takes place at the Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital where we are supported by a 32 bedded Critical Care Unit run by specialist Intensivists, a 4 bedded Post-Operative Care Unit, and a full range of diagnostic and interventional radiology services. We also have a dedicated Vascular Ward.