Job summary
- Main area
- Education
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Junior Clinical Fellow
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (Starting from 5th August 2026)
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week
- Job ref
- CORP P&C Ed fellow
- Employer
- Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- East Surrey Hospital
- Town
- Redhill
- Salary
- £44,170 - £67,610 per annum (depending on experience)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/03/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 19/03/2026
Employer heading
Education Fellow
NHS Medical & Dental: Junior Clinical Fellow
Job overview
Education Fellow
Surrey & Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust is recruiting four Education Fellows starting from 5th August 2026 for a period of one year.
The fellows facilitate the delivery of high-quality education and teaching of medical students and other colleagues at East Surrey Hospital. The fellows collaboratively develop, plan, coordinate and deliver a wide range of teaching activities; the peak times of student attendance is between August – March.
East Surrey Hospital has undergraduate medical students from four medical schools – Brighton & Sussex Medical School, St Georges University London, Imperial College and University of Surrey. The medical students come throughout the year and have placements in:
- Medicine (AMU/ Care of Elderly/ Diabetes/ Endocrinology/ Rheumatology/ Respiratory)
- Surgery (Upper GI/ Lower GI/ Breast)
- O&G
- Paediatrics
- Mental Health
- Primary Care
- Emergency Medicine
- Anaesthetics and Critical Care
Main duties of the job
The role will require you to work with our undergraduate sub deans and medical education officer to contribute to the design and development of teaching materials and induction. You will design appropriate teaching including the timetable for all medical students, considering both classroom and bedside teaching to meet all objectives of the students and their placements.
You will also support our undergraduate ultrasound leads, in the delivery of ultrasound education and the work of our simulation team.
The post will be split as 70% education and 30% service with the department of your choice. Funding will be available for successful applicants to complete a Postgraduate Certificate in Medical Education through a university agreed between you and the Director of Medical Education. Time allowance to attend the course will be included in the timetable.
The post will enable you to spend the year pursuing clinical areas of interest as well as education; this has facilitated the successful application of previous fellows into higher training posts.
The successful applicant will have great organisational skills and have a passion for teaching undergraduate students in NHS clinical placements.
For more information please review the job description, or you are very welcome to make contact with our Strategic Medical Education Manager and current Fellows.
Working for our organisation
Surrey & Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust prides itself on being recognised as a great place to work. For the 2nd year running we have been ranked in the national NHS Staff Survey in the top 20% of hospitals nationally to work and receive treatment and also as somewhere patients receive quality treatment and care. We have also been inspected and rated as Outstanding at CQC review.
We are ranked in the top 20% for:
- Staff engagement
- Motivation
- Effective team working
- Support from managers and good communication between senior managers and staff
- Feeling able to contribute towards improvements at work
- Quality training, learning and development
- Using feedback from patients effectively to improve the care provided
- Managers being interested in the health and well-being of staff
- Satisfaction with resourcing and support
- Confidence and security in reporting unsafe clinical practice
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Once you understand the requirements outlined in the advert, please ensure your application accurately reflects where you match them. For further information regarding the role please read the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
- Current GMC registration with a license to practice
Desirable criteria
- Further postgraduate clinical or teaching qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates appropriate knowledge base and sound clinical judgement with ideally a minimum of 3 years postgraduate experience
Knowledge, Skills and Competencies
Essential criteria
- Evidence of recent audit & research project and demonstrates understanding of the principles of research and clinical governance
- Experience and enthusiasm of teaching undergraduate students
- Awareness of the different curriculum for medical schools
- Good working knowledge of the NHS
- Good IT Skills
Desirable criteria
- Experience delivering presentations
- Evidence of publications
Behaviours and Values
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates awareness of the Trust values
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Louise Iliasi
- Job title
- Strategic Medical Education Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01737 768511
- Additional information
ext. 6615
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