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We're delighted to offer the opportunity to join our experienced team of medical educators in a new venture with Pears Cumbria School of Medicine, a partnership between Imperial College London and the University of Cumbria.
This post will provide the opportunity to develop expertise in undergraduate medical teaching. At the end of the post, it is envisaged you will have a portfolio of competences and experience that will enhance your future career as a clinician and medical educator.
The LTFT post will commence in January 2027 for a fixed term period of 7 months, covering for maternity leave.
The hours of duty will be 20hrs/week with no out-of-hours or weekend working.
This post will require you to work Wednesday - Friday one week and Wednesday and Friday the alternate week. There is no clinical commitment to this post.
The postholder will design, deliver and evaluate teaching sessions for students in the form of small-group tutorials, seminars, simulation and at the bedside, supporting specific clinically focused assessments.
Your time is solely in Medical Education and will be directed towards planning and delivering the General Surgery, including breast surgery, year 2 PCSM curriculum.
We will encourage you to attend educational training sessions both locally and in the North East, where appropriate, and as your confidence grows, to help mentor other clinical colleagues as educators.
The experienced undergraduate tutors and Programme Director will provide support and mentorship with your development as a teacher.
At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.
Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high quality care every time':
- Being a clinically led organisation
- Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
- A positive patient experience every time
- A great place to work
- Managing our money well
As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.
Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.