At Blackpool Teaching Hospital our Clinical Education department provide the infrastructure and staff to facilitate the education, training, and continuing development of Medical and Practice education professionals. We support both learners on placement and the staff that support them. Dr Kate Goldberg is the Director of Clinical & Medical Education at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals.
The Clinical Education teams are here to support you on your career journey to becoming or enhancing your professional training. Across the education teams we work in partnership with several local Training providers such as Blackpool and the Fylde College, Princes Trust, Lancaster University, University of Liverpool, University of Central Lancashire and University of Cumbria, as well as local schools and colleges to support a quality learning environment.
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals takes pride in supporting our learners to have a valuable learning experience to become the future workforce with the right skills.
Within our Education Centre, on the main Victoria Hospital site, our Lecture Theatre and teaching rooms enable regular teaching and training and our Simulation and Skills Centre within the main hospital, provide excellent opportunities for skills development.
The Clinical Education department incorporates the following teams:
The Apprenticeship and Widening Participation Team centrally manage the below services and programme at the Trust:
- The Trust’s Apprenticeship programme
- All Widening Participation programmes, which include T Level and BTEC programmes.
- Clinical and non-clinical work experience
- BTH Careers activities
The library contains resources available for all BTH staff and Learners to use whether they are in a clinical or non-clinical role. These include study spaces (including three quiet rooms), and access to print/digital copies of books, journals and database and digital training.
The Simulation & Clinical Skills (SCS) Centre of Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is located in a purpose-built centre on the second floor of the main hospital site. The dedicated team within the unit are committed to simultaneously assisting individuals or teams to reach their full potential whilst at the same time meeting the Trusts core objectives of improving patient safety and increasing staff proficiency and morale.
The Medical Education team support:
- Medical Work Experience & Medical Society
- Undergraduate Medical Students
- Qualified and Student Physician Associates
- Postgraduate Medical Trainees
- Clinical Attachments
- Specialist & Associate Specialists
- Locally Employed Doctors
The PEF team support:
- Pre-registration non-medical professionals such as student Midwives, student Nurses, student Allied Health Professionals and more.
- Preceptorship programme – supporting Newly Qualified professionals within their first 12 months.
- Staff & the placement areas that are part of supporting learners.
- Placement Hub - established to ensure monitoring of learner capacity and the enhancement of learning experiences for all learners within the Trust.
