Job summary
- Main area
- Psychiatry
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Junior Clinical Fellow
- Contract
- 12 months (12 Months Fixed Term)
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 342-FCTF602-ME-JH
- Employer
- Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Kingswood Civic Centre
- Town
- Bristol
- Salary
- £44,439 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 03/03/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 19/03/2026
Employer heading
Foundation Clinical Teaching Fellow
NHS Medical & Dental: Junior Clinical Fellow
Job overview
Start date: 5 August 2026
Hours: Full‑time or LTFT
Kick‑start your interest in medical education with a dynamic year as a Foundation Clinical Teaching Fellow. This is a brilliant opportunity to grow your teaching skills, develop your portfolio and join a friendly, supportive education team.
What you’ll gain
- Hands‑on teaching experience with real responsibility
- Funded development opportunities
- A strong education portfolio for future applications
- Supportive supervision and mentoring from senior educators
To be eligible for this post you must be able to evidence that you have completed the UK Foundation Programme (UKFP) and have a Foundation Programme Certificate of Completion or be a current F2 doctor working towards completion of the UK Foundation Programme (UKFP).
Main duties of the job
This is a fixed term contract for 12 months commencing on 5th August 2026 until 3rd August 2027 (subject to employment clearances).
What you’ll do
- Deliver engaging teaching for undergraduate and foundation learners
- Develop tutorials, workshops, PBL and digital learning sessions
- Support Trust‑wide education projects and faculty development
- Optional protected clinical session to maintain clinical skills
- No on‑call commitments
Working for our organisation
We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust) a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care. We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset. Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the accompanying job description for full details on the roles and responsibilities of this post.
Person specification
Qualification
Essential criteria
- MB BS or equivalent medical qualification
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of qualification or experience in education
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- Competent in history taking and examination skills
- Clear logical thinking showing an analytical/scientific approach
- Appropriate defined level of clinical knowledge and clinical competence
- Shows awareness of limitations and shows knowledge of evidence based practice
Desirable criteria
- Information technology skills
Travel
Essential criteria
- Able to fulfil the travel requirements of the post
Eligibility
Essential criteria
- Full GMC registration with a licence to practise
- Recent Experience and familiarity of UK hospital systems and practices
- Experience of teaching undergraduate medical students
- Undertaken undergraduate medical training in English;
- Have the following scores in the academic International English Language Testing System (IELTS) – Overall 7, Speaking 7, Listening 6, Reading 6, Writing
- Evidence of Foundation Programme Certificate of Completion for the UK Foundation Programme (UKFP) or currently an F2 doctor working towards completion.
- Can demonstrate an interest or have worked experience in psychiatry.
INTERPERSONAL SKILLS
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues
- Able to communicate effectively with students and clinicians
- Able to establish good working relationships with all members of a multidisciplinary team.
- Good organisational skills and time management.
- Able to organise own learning.
CLINICAL GOVERNANCE
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate an understanding of the principles of clinical audit.
- Awareness of Clinical Risk
Desirable criteria
- To have completed a Quality improvement project
TEACHING
Essential criteria
- Evidence of experience of teaching medical students.
Desirable criteria
- Exposure to different teaching methods
- Knowledge of Foundation doctor curriculum.
RESEARCH AND AUDIT
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate an understanding of the principles of clinical audit and quality improvement and have an active interest in educational research
Desirable criteria
- To have completed an audit project/ QIP in medical education
- Publications on medical education, innovation and or research
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Joanna Whitson
- Job title
- Director of Medical Education
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
We welcome informal enquiries and visits.
Dr Joanna Whitson, Director of Medical Education [email protected]
CTF Team [email protected]
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