Job overview

These 12 month posts are an excellent opportunity for candidates to work as a Clinical Teaching Fellow in Medical Education whilst gaining clinical experience.  All training will take place at the Royal Berkshire Hospital.

These posts have been established to enhance the teaching of students and maintain the Royal Berkshire Hospital’s reputation as a centre of excellence for medical education. The role will be specifically responsible for students from Brunel Medical School, including supporting the development of new cohorts of students this year in Oncology, Haematology, Palliative Care, Elderly Care, Neurology, Opthalmology, ENT, Dermatology, Paediatrics, and Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 

The teaching fellow posts include a fully funded place on the Postgraduate Certificate in Healthcare Education at the University of Reading.

The successful applicant must have a license to practice from the GMC and experience in providing clinical teaching.  Preferred applicants should have at least 2 years NHS post-graduate experience, with further clinical experience in addition to Foundation Year Posts and must be able to demonstrate strong interest in medical education.

All teaching fellows will have access to a tutor who will provide mentorship with educational projects as well as an educational supervisor.

Main duties of the job

Undergraduate Teaching

The post will be tailored to the successful applicant and their specific interests and could include any of the following;

Responsibility for facilitating the medical attachments and placements of medical students

This will include production of teaching resources and delivery of formal teaching sessions

Helping develop and adapt existing teaching models and courses for medical students 

Taking on a leadership and mentorship role for medical students and providing a forum to give feedback and help develop and enhance their learning and well being

Engage in quality improving projects and developing potential teaching courses

Bedside teaching including demonstration of clinical signs and examination

Procedural skills teaching

 Coordinating student timetabling

Contribute to running and developing simulation sessions

Assisting the Undergraduate Managers in delivering key medical student inductions 

Contributing to University activities including student examination question writing and piloting

We encourage development of teaching skills and also publication of work and projects. Previous teaching fellows have successfully presented work at national and international meetings

Collaboration and shared teaching opportunities for different groups of students is encouraged and organising postgraduate sessions will also be welcomed by the department.  There may also be opportunities to attend training workshops provided by Brunel and Southampton University

Working for our organisation

Diversity makes us interesting… Inclusion is what will make us outstanding.

Inequality exists and the journey to eliminate it is not easy. Every step we take will be a purposeful step forward to deliver a truly inclusive culture where all our people are enabled to deliver outstanding care, where background is no barrier, and where everyone can be their authentic self and we truly represent our patient community.

We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where possible. 

If you need additional help with your application please get in touch by calling the recruitment team on 0118 322 6997 or 0118 322 5342.

Our primary method of communication will be via email. However, if you would prefer to be contacted through a different method, please inform the recruitment team.