Job summary
The Postgraduate Medical Education Department are looking for applications for the post of Surgical Tutor at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

The Surgical Tutor is an ambassador of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS England), a School of Surgery (SoS) representative and advocate for the Intercollegiate Surgical Curriculum Programme (ISCP) and undertakes a key role for the Trust in supporting and demonstrating good governance of surgical training matters. The Surgical Tutor is responsible for providing leadership to surgical trainees in the Trust.

The Tutor is jointly appointed by the Specialty Director, the Training Programme Director or Head of Specialty School, the DME at the Trust, and the Regional Director for RCS England. The role will be discussed and formalised at job planning with the Specialty Director and designated appropriate SPA time. RCS Fellowship is mandatory and the appointment must be ratified at RCS England Council.

Main duties of the job
Key roles include supporting and advising the Director of Medical Education (DME) on educational resource issues for surgery in the Trust and liaising with the School of Surgery via the Core Training Programme Director (TPD) and Core Surgical Training Committee (Core STC).

The Surgical Tutor also provides a link to the RCS England South West Regional Board where their role is to advise the College's South West Regional Director of service and educational issues affecting surgeons in their Trust. Surgical Tutors could either be a member of the Regional Board in their own right or represent their Surgical Tutor colleagues in the region.

This is an excellent role for someone with prior experience of education and wishing to continue their involvement in education and training issues.

About us
New Code of Conduct: RCS England has introduced a New Code of Conduct. This framework sets out the expected behaviour of members, non-members in appointed or elected roles, and RCS England staff. This includes tackling sexual misconduct. Before applying for the Surgical Tutor position, please review the Code of Conduct and familiarise yourself with its contents. It is important you are aware of your obligations under this Code; you play an important role in upholding these values and standards as a member of the surgical community.

Interview date to be confirmed and will take place via MS Teams. The panel will include a representative from the School of Surgery and the RCS England Regional Director for South West.

For further information about the role, please contact OutreachSouth@rcseng.ac.uk or preetham.boddana@nhs.net or ewan.bigsby@nhs.net or his PA, Judith.penncooke@nhs.net

Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential

• GMC full registration
• Completed necessary ES training and be a GMC recognised supervisor.

Desirable

• Postgraduate qualification in education.
• Specialist or General Practitioner registration
• Coaching qualification

Knowledge and Skills
Essential

• Knowledge of management and governance structures in medical education and training and awareness of current processes in the delivery of medical education and training nationally and locally.
• Enthusiasm for delivering training.
• At least 2 years as Educational Supervisor.
• A knowledge and understanding of Equality & Diversity legislation, regulations, and procedures.
• Knowledge of GMC regulations, the Learning & Development Agreement with NHSE/Deanery & Trust HR policies.

Desirable

• Evidence of supporting trainees and trainers.
• Experience of coaching or mentoring.
• Understanding of uses of IT in education.
• Evidence of personal development in medical education.
• Evidence of delivering well evaluated teaching sessions/tutorials or simulation scenarios.

Personal Attributes
Essential

• Effective communication skills, motivating and developing others, good interpersonal skills.
• Approachable and able to make time to see trainers and trainees.

Desirable

• Able to co-operate with other health professionals to promote multi-disciplinary working.
• Previous clinical leadership experience and/or commitment to leadership training.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).