Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

You will work closely with the undergraduate module and placement leads. You will be expected to go to the clinical areas where students are placed, make contact with the students, and teach them regularly. The exact teaching timetable and groups of students will be flexible depending on the time of year. However, it is expected that you will spend around 50% of their week face to face with students. You will need to show initiative and the ability to manage their own time. Supervision for the fellowship in UHS would be from the Associate Clinical Sub Dean and Deputy.

This role will provide you with ample opportunities to develop their teaching skills through a combination of time spent teaching, mentorship from the module and placement leads, observing other teachers, and delivering observed teaching sessions with feedback.

For an overview of the position, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification document. This includes a detailed breakdown of the key responsibilities, role expectations, and the qualifications we are looking for. It outlines the essential criteria for the role and is designed to support you in preparing your application by helping you evaluate how your skills, experience, and professional background align with the requirements of the role.

Additional Information

Appointment will be made under local contractual terms and conditions of service for Trust appointed fellow doctors and dentists. Applicants requiring Skilled Worker sponsorship should ensure they meet the Home Office application criteria prior to submitting an application.

Successful candidates will have an educational framework equivalent to training grade doctors, and there will be a named educational supervisor assigned at the start of the post. The opportunity for Continued Professional Development (CPD) is highly supported and encouraged by the Trust, with options available to take study leave.

Grades for Trust appointed fellows will be paid a basic salary at a nodal pay point linked to the grade, at the rate set out in the National Medical and Dental pay circular. Basic salary plus any additional remuneration (as applicable) for hours set out in the doctors work schedule (e.g. additional hours, weekend allowance, and any hours which attract enhanced pay).

Salary Will Be Assessed Based On Experience And Skills.

Eligibility criteria for appointment to a Nodal Point 5;

• Have a minimum of 6 years of Specialty training
• Hold relevant higher specialty exam (e.g FRCP, FRCA, FRCS)
• A portfolio of evidence that demonstrates they meet the criteria for progression (in line with the Curriculum for the speciality similar to deanery trainee)

Proposed interview date: TBC

This vacancy closes on or before: 11th August 2026

Person specification

Qualifications, Training & Experience

Essential criteria

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
• GMC registration with a licence to practise
• Satisfactory completion of Foundation program (or equivalent experience)
• Appropriate knowledge base, and ability to apply sound clinical judgement to problems
• Keeps professional knowledge and skills up to date
• Maintains clinical and non- clinical skills

Desirable criteria

• Experience of working in the NHS
• Two years of post-Foundation training experience
• Ability to practice evidence-based medicine
• Experience of formal teaching role

Aptitudes and skills

Essential criteria

• Evidence and ability to work effectively in multi-professional teams
• Understanding of equality and diversity and how this affects patients, visitors and staff
• Evidence and ability to communicate and liaise effectively with patients and colleagues (verbal and written communication skills in English).
• Documented ability to deliver teaching program through feedback and supervisor assessment
• Able to plan a week full of teaching in different clinical areas
• Able to work closely with all the module and placement leads, in more than one area simultaneously
• Understands the responsibilities of being an employee in the NHS
• Contributes to teaching and learning of others in the clinical setting
• Keen interest to develop knowledge and experience in Medical Education
• Understands the basic principles of audit, research, and quality improvement
• Displays honesty, integrity, awareness of ethical dilemmas, respects confidentiality

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of leadership qualities (not necessarily in medicine)
• Demonstrated experience working in a team and values the input of other professionals.
• Has received positive feedback on teaching skills
• Organisation of teaching locally, regionally, or nationally
• Publications, abstracts, peer reviewed articles, book chapters
• Participation in audit/research or quality improvement

Trust Values

Essential criteria

• Patients First
• Always Improving
• Working Together