Clinical Fellow in Simulation

Medical education department

CENTRE FOR HEALTH SCIENCE, INVERNESS

FIXED TERM for 12 – 24 Months (by mutual negotiation)

start date – wednesday 2^nd august 2023

This post, based in the Medical Education department Centre at the Centre for Health Science, which houses the Highland Medical Education Centre and Clinical Skills Centre offers an exciting opportunity for trainee clinicians to develop their skills in the use of Clinical Simulation for teaching and training medical students, and also to undertake curriculum development, research and staff training in this field. The post-holder will be encouraged & to work towards a recognised medical education qualification in parallel to the post and to attend the Faculty Development Course in Simulation at the Scottish Centre for Simulation and Clinical Human Factors.

The post is open to those who have completed core training or the equivalent but who are not proceeding to specialty training this year; those who have a training number, at least one year of specialty training and are eligible for out-of-programme experience; and those who are completing their training but not yet taking up a consultant post, although other applications would be considered. Any potential applicants in a training programme must discuss with their training programme director before applying. It is expected that you will undertake up to 2 sessions of clinical practice each week and we would seek to accommodate your specialty interest where possible. A strong interest in medical education and experience of teaching in a health-care setting are essential.

We encourage further enquiries. Please contact in the first instance: Dr Helen Freeman, Director of Medical Education on Helen.Freeman@nhs.scot or Dr Mike Stallard, Associate Director of Medical Education, michael.stallard@nhs.scot

Start date for the post will be Wednesday 2^nd August 2023.

Please quote reference: 141471

Closing date for completed applications: Midnight Sunday 9^th April 2023

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.