Sustainability Education Fellow

Job title: Sustainability Education Fellow

Contract type:  Full time (35 hours per week), 12 month fixed term contract

Location: Liverpool or London

Salary: Grade 5. Competitive. Please note, for internal applicants the salary will be reflected by pay and award policy

Working arrangements:  35 hours per week between 8am and 6pm. Hybrid working is available. Exact working pattern to be agreed with the Line Manager

The Royal College of Physicians is seeking a trainee doctor from a physician specialty to join the education team as a clinical Education Fellow.

This is a role with opportunity for a trainee doctor to develop expertise as a medical educator, including curriculum development, online resource development, co-facilitating, and to develop leadership and project management expertise through roles in ongoing RCP work. The clinical Education Fellow will have the opportunity to attain a postgraduate certificate in medical education and work towards RCP educator accreditation.

The RCP adopted sustainability and climate change as one of its policy priorities for 2023-26 and a new advisory group on healthcare sustainability and climate change has been established to look at will look at what more can be done in the health service – and by medicine in particular – to improve healthcare sustainability. This Education Fellow will support the work of the advisory group, for example by developing educational resources on sustainability for RCP members and healthcare professionals.

This is a one-year, full time role for a trainee who has completed a minimum of ST4 with a start date of September or October 2024. You will be based in our London or Liverpool buildings at least six days per month.  You will be happy to work remotely and be prepared to travel.

For more information, please read the clinical Education Fellow job description.

Benefits include

• 29 days holiday per annum, plus bank holidays
• group personal pension plan with 7% employer contribution
• interest-free season ticket loan
• life assurance
• annual pay award
• flexi-leave scheme
• flexible working hours
• employee assistance programme – 24/7 advice and support for any work-related issues as well as any problems affecting your home life
• enhanced sick pay scheme
• cycle to work scheme
• professional training and development opportunities
• staff discounts platform – including discounts on cinema tickets and a range of high street brands.

Further information

If you have any questions, please feel free to email David Parry, Deputy Director for Education, at  david.parry@rcp.ac.uk or one of our current clinical Education Fellows: Rebecca , at rebecca.kuruvilla@rcp.ac.uk or Rohan at rohan.mehra@rcp.ac.uk

How to apply

To apply, please send your CV and a covering letter of no more than two A4 pages to recruitment@rcp.ac.uk.Your letter should explain what skills, experience and interests you have that make you the right person for this role.

The RCP positively encourages applications for suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief, marital status or pregnancy and maternity.

The RCP is all about our people - our members, our staff, our volunteers and leaders. We educate, influence and collaborate to improve health and healthcare for everyone and know we can only do this by being inclusive, encouraging and celebrating diverse perspectives. that's why welcoming and having people who represent the 21st century medical workforce and the diverse population of patients we serve is so important to us.