Junior Clinical Teaching Fellow - Palliative Medicine

Job overview

This post would suit an individual who aims to pursue a career in Palliative Medicine, and who wishes to develop their interest in teaching.  The successful candidate will be involved in coordinating and providing the Newcastle University Medical Undergraduate clinical teaching programme for 20 hours per week per annual average, with the remaining 20 hours per week consisting of clinical duties and professional development. The main clinical duties are to support a 10-bedded palliative care inpatient unit, St Bede’s, on the Queen Elizabeth Hospital site.  There will also be opportunities for clinical sessions with the community and hospital liaison specialist palliative care teams.

Main duties of the job

The department provides undergraduate teaching to medical students from Newcastle University across all stages of undergraduate education – from early clinical experience visits to ward based assistantships. Teaching is provided in a variety of clinical settings and the post holders will be expected to spend approximately 20 hours per week teaching undergraduate medical students and will be trained as simulation training faculty members whilst in post. The post holders will be expected to participate in student induction sessions and assessment sessions along with the Consultants.

A variety of clinical sessions are provided within the job plan and it is expected that these will provide the post holders with valuable clinical experience as well as providing opportunities to deliver clinical teaching.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

This post would suit an individual who aims to pursue a career in Palliative Medicine, and who wishes to develop their interest in teaching.  The successful candidate will be involved in coordinating and providing the Newcastle University Medical Undergraduate clinical teaching programme for 20 hours per week per annual average, with the remaining 20 hours per week consisting of clinical duties and professional development. The main clinical duties are to support a 10-bedded palliative care inpatient unit, St Bede’s, on the Queen Elizabeth Hospital site.  There will also be opportunities for clinical sessions with the community and hospital liaison specialist palliative care teams.

This post will be supervised by the 3 consultants in Palliative Medicine in their relevant clinical areas:  Dr Rachel Kiltie (St Bede’s), Dr Kerry Waterfield (community) and Dr Anna Porteous (hospital).  Ideally the individuals will have completed Foundation Training (or equivalent) and ST1 & 2 in Core Medical Training or ACCS (or equivalent). These posts are ideal for individuals with MRCP parts one and two and who are studying for their PACES exam. The post is advertised for a doctor who would function at Tier 1 level, (SHO grade/Junior Clinical Teaching Fellow).

This post includes the opportunity for the successful applicant to undertake a Postgraduate Certificate in Medical Education during their employment within the Trust. Any formal qualification will be undertaken during the year of employment within the Trust and is subject to a financial cap (international applicants may not be eligible for this funding and if wishing to pursue a qualification, eligibility should be confirmed prior to application).

The post will be available from August 2026 for a period of 12 months and will be based at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gateshead.