Teaching Fellow in Clinical Communication

About Us

King's College London is an internationally renowned university delivering exceptional education and world-leading research. We are dedicated to driving positive and sustainable change in society and realising our vision of making the world a better place.

At GKT School of Medical Education, we train the medical leaders of tomorrow. Our medicine curriculum is ground-breaking in design and fully integrated. Blending biomedical sciences, population sciences and clinical practice, it provides early authentic clinical experiences to truly bring medicine to life. GKT shapes its graduates to be doctors who are compassionate, critical thinkers, making a positive difference across society.

About The Role

The overarching aim of Clinical Communication (CC) is to equip students with a range of skills and knowledge and to help prepare them for developing as a medical professional. This is achieved through campus-based sessions throughout the medical degree programme and working in conjunction with sites across primary, secondary and mental health care settings.

The Teaching Fellows in Clinical Communication are required to contribute to the delivery of teaching across the three stages of the programme, primarily clinical communication but this may involve delivery of other Values Based Clinical Practice subjects such as Cultural Competence or Medical Humanities.

They will teach and assist with the organisation of workshops and experiential sessions for Clinical Communication and other related sessions. They will be expected to contribute to the development of new teaching and assessment materials, and to assist with marking of Values Based Clinical Practice assessments such as coursework. They will communicate with students as required regarding learning and teaching; and ensure that student support is provided and signposted to, as appropriate, in line with existing GKT structures. They will also act as a personal tutor, providing pastoral support for tutees.

Working with the lead for Clinical Communication, they will review the quality of student experience as measured by informal feedback, formal evaluation, and other evaluation data as relevant (such as the reports of trust monitoring visits for clinically based modules); and work to enhance the quality of clinical communication teaching. This involves helping to foster a culture of educational excellence amongst the team, referring to good practice and encouraging educational enquiry and a scholarly approach where possible.

This will be done with guidance and support from the Lead for Clinical communication.

This is a part time post (2 days/16 Hours per week), and you will be offered a 12 month fixed term contract with the option to extend for a further 12 months depending on performance.

About You

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria

1. Undergraduate degree or equivalent in medicine, health, psychology or related subjects
2. Active participation in CPD and associated appraisal of Educational Role (either University or NHS processes)
3. Experience and skills in communicating with patients and colleagues
4. Practical experience in undergraduate medical education demonstrating an understanding of pedagogical principles and learning theories
5. Skilled in giving high-quality constructive feedback to students / trainees
6. Ability to work with a wide range of clinical and academic colleagues to facilitate the preparation of module learning and assessment material
7. Ability to problem solve to achieve desired results within the educational setting.
8. Ability to work collaboratively with students and staff to enhance outcomes and evaluation

Desirable criteria

1. Clinical qualification for practice - such as Primary Medical Qualification (PMQ) or similar for other professions
2. Registered with relevant clinical Professional Body
3. License to Practice with the General Medical Council / Professional Body
4. Educational qualification: (A)FHEA or equivalent, has or working towards a postgraduate qualification in medical education
5. Prior knowledge and experience in undergraduate summative and formative assessment

Downloading a copy of our Job Description

Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the next page after you click "Apply Now". This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.

Further Information

We pride ourselves on being inclusive and welcoming. We embrace diversity and want everyone to feel that they belong and are connected to others in our community.

We are committed to working with our staff and unions on these and other issues, to continue to support our people and to develop a diverse and inclusive culture at King's.

As part of this commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion and through this appointment process, it is our aim to develop candidate pools that include applicants from all backgrounds and communities.

We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the advert. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.

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