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Job overview
This undergraduate medical education Clinical Teaching Fellow in Palliative Care and Oncology and similar posts in other specialties have been established to enhance the teaching of medical students in the Trust and City St George’s Medical School. The majority of the post holder’s time will be spent on undergraduate teaching activities. The remainder of the week will be used either for clinical work to develop the individual’s career, or to complete a research project. The post holder will teach and co-ordinate students across all the acute services to ensure that students are able to achieve their learning objectives. There will be close liaison with the other Clinical Teaching Fellows through the CTF network to enhance the coordination of undergraduate clinical teaching of medical students.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be based with the palliative care team for 50% and Oncology for 50% of their time and have named educational supervisor from the palliative care team for this part of the post.
The successful candidate will play an important role in the development and delivery of clinical teaching to medical students on the St George’s University MBBS programmes. As well as end of life care and symptom management the focus of teaching would also include managing uncertainty, co-morbidities, polypharmacy, advance care planning and communication.
The palliative medicine teaching week runs 8 times per year. The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering the teaching components which consists of lectures, a patient perspective session run with colleagues at the local hospice and case based work shops.
The successful candidate will also deliver palliative care clinical teaching for students on ward based placements to help blend holistic palliative care principles with other parts of their clinical experience mirroring real world practice.
The post holder will be expected to liaise with similar post holders through the CTF network and identify deficiencies and opportunities for clinical teaching across the Trust.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The successful candidate will be based with the palliative care team for 50% and Oncology for 50% of their time and have named educational supervisor from the palliative care team for this part of the post.
The successful candidate will play an important role in the development and delivery of clinical teaching to medical students on the St George’s University MBBS programmes. As well as end of life care and symptom management the focus of teaching would also include managing uncertainty, co-morbidities, polypharmacy, advance care planning and communication.
The palliative medicine teaching week runs 8 times per year. The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering the teaching components which consists of lectures, a patient perspective session run with colleagues at the local hospice and case based work shops.
The successful candidate will also deliver palliative care clinical teaching for students on ward based placements to help blend holistic palliative care principles with other parts of their clinical experience mirroring real world practice.
The post holder will be expected to liaise with similar post holders through the CTF network and identify deficiencies and opportunities for clinical teaching across the Trust.
Please read the job description and person specification for full details of this role.
Person specification
Experience
Essential
- Successful completion of Core Training programme
- Broad medical experience with experience in the palliative care setting
Desirable
- Clinical experience beyond core training, research with publications
Other Skills
Essential
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Behaves in a professional manner and demonstrates the trust’s values
- Good interpersonal skills
- Works collaboratively with all team members
- Self motivated to develop personal and professional knowledge
- Remains calm and approachable within challenging situations
- Proactive, self-starter
Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS and Membership in relevant specialty
Desirable
- Intercalated BSc or equivalent
Skills and Knowledge - Clinical
Essential
- Basic knowledge of diagnosis and management of common clinical conditions
- Management of acutely ill patients
Desirable
- Specialty based knowledge
Skills and Knowledge - Teaching
Essential
- Teaching medical students
- Clinical and organisational teaching experience
- Experience of delivery virtual teaching
Desirable
- Lecturing and assessment experience
- Knowledge of PBL and CBL
- Teaching course
- Understanding of managing the virtual teaching environment (e.g.: preventing bullying behaviours between online participants)
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This advert is for Clinical Teaching Fellow in Palliative Care and Oncology with St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in London, London, England. It is listed as a Junior Medical doctor Oncology role. The advertised salary is £54,499 - £67,325 pro rata per annum. The contract type is Fixed term: 12 months (Project funded Clinical Teaching Fellow role). The application deadline is 03 Aug 2026.
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