Senior Clinical Fellow in Medical Education

Job summary

24 hours per week Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursdayup to12month Fixed Term Contract (until 3rd August 2027)

Based at the Medical Education Centre, Rotherham Hospital

Are you passionate about medical education, clinical skills training and high quality simulation? Do you enjoy working with learners from a wide range of professional backgrounds? If so, this is an exciting opportunity to join our dynamic Clinical Education Team as a Senior Clinical Teaching Fellow.

About the Role

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to support the delivery, development and evaluation of clinical skills and simulation based education across the Trust. This role is ideal for someone who wants to build their experience in teaching, simulation faculty work, assessment and digital innovation in medical education.

Working 24 hours per week (Tuesday Thursday), you will play a key part in delivering practical skills training, facilitating simulation sessions, supporting OSCEs and contributing to the educational development of medical students, PA students, resident doctors and other healthcare staff.

Main duties of the job

What Youll Be Doing

• Acting as simulation faculty for a wide range of simulation activities, including multiprofessional scenarios.
• Delivering clinical skills teaching to learners across multiple training levels.
• Preparing teaching resources, equipment and digital materials for skills and simulation courses.
• Supporting OSCE planning, question writing and assessment delivery.
• Participating in formative and summative assessments for finalyear medical students and FY1 trainees.
• Contributing to programmes supporting International Medical Graduates.
• Embracing and promoting digital technology in line with the NHS Long Term Plan.
• Attending monthly Team Meetings and bimonthly Medical Education Committee meetings.

What We Offer

• A supportive, friendly and forward thinking education team.
• Opportunities to develop your skills in simulation delivery, debriefing and educational design.
• Experience working within a busy Medical Education Centre with access to modern simulation facilities.
• The chance to design and deliver your own simulation sessions or courses.

Where You will Be Based

You will be located onsite at Rotherham Hospital within the Medical Education Centre, with your own desk in a shared office space and full access to simulation and skills training facilities.

About us

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust (TRFT) is a combined acute and community Trust serving our local population of around 270,000 people. Our vision is to always act the right way and be proud to provide exceptional healthcare to the communities of Rotherham.

As a Trust we are on a journey to excellence and our people and culture are at the heart of everything we do for patients. In the latest NHS Staff Survey, we are the second most improved Trust in England for would you recommend the Trust as a place to work? and were one of the most improved for staff engagement overall.

But dont just take our word for it each year hundreds of colleagues receive nominations for our Excellence and Proud awards, showcasing our brilliant people and recognising their achievements. Our people make a difference to the lives of patients every day and we are proud of the improvements we are making.

All of our 5,100 colleagues are key to our improvement journey and we are continuing to improve our services by upholding the Trusts values of Ambitious, Caring and Together. If you are passionate about making a difference, then please apply to join us on our journey to excellence.

All Senior Clinical Fellow interviews will be performed in person (face to face). If there are any exceptional circumstances as to why a candidate cannot attend in person then a possible virtual interview will be considered by the Executive panel but is not guaranteed.

Details

• Date posted: 11 June 2026
• Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
• Salary: £67,325 a year
• Contract: Fixed term
• Duration: 12 months
• Working pattern: Part-time, Flexible working
• Reference number: C9165-26-05-021
• Job locations: The Rotherham Foundation Trust, THE ROTHERHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST, Moorgate Road, Rotherham, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S60 2UD, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

The Senior Clinical Teaching Fellow (SCTF) will play a central role in delivering highquality clinical skills training and simulationbased education across the Trust. The post holder will act as simulation faculty, supporting the design, delivery and evaluation of clinical skills and simulation sessions for a wide range of learners including medical students, Physician Associate students, resident doctors and other healthcare professionals.

This role offers an excellent opportunity to develop advanced skills in simulation-based education, digital learning, assessment, and faculty development within a supportive and innovative Medical Education Centre.

Opportunities will be available to attend faculty development courses, simulation training workshops and relevant conferences.

A desk within a shared office space will be provided, with access to simulation facilities, skills labs, digital learning tools and administrative support.

Key Responsibilities

Clinical Skills Training

• Deliver practical clinical skills teaching to medical students, PA students, resident doctors and other healthcare staff.
• Prepare and produce teaching resources, equipment and IT materials required to support clinical skills sessions.
• Ensure teaching is aligned with curriculum requirements and Trust standards.
• Identify learning needs and contribute to programmes supporting International Medical Graduates (IMGs).

Simulation-Based Education

• Act as simulation faculty for a wide range of simulation activities, including multi professional scenarios.
• Support the planning, delivery and debriefing of simulation sessions within the Education Centre and clinical environments.
• Assist in the development, refinement and evaluation of simulation programmes across the Trust.

Assessment Responsibilities

• Assist with OSCE planning, question generation and assessment processes.
• Participate in formative and summative assessments for final year medical students and Foundation Year 1 trainees in both clinical and classroom settings.

Administrative & Governance Duties

• Assist with the organisation, scheduling and coordination of simulation and clinical skills activities.
• Maintain accurate records of attendance, assessment outcomes and course evaluations.
• Attend monthly Team Meetings and bimonthly Medical Education Committee meetings.
• Contribute to audit, evaluation and reporting activities related to education delivery.

Clinical Work

There is no clinical component or on-call requirement. The SCTF can chose to undertake locum work in their own time, providing this is not detrimental to their SCTF role.

General

Clinical Governance

1. In conjunction with Consultant colleagues, to ensure that the requirements of clinical governance are met.

Any Other Duties

2. Any other duties as deemed appropriate.