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Job requirements
Essential
16 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Fully completed Core Medical Training
- Experience
MRCP
- Experience
Broad medical experience with experience in Rheumatology
- Other Skills
Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Other Skills
Behaves in a professional manner and demonstrates the trust’s values
- Other Skills
Good interpersonal skills
- Other Skills
Works collaboratively with all team members
- Other Skills
Self motivated to develop personal and professional knowledge
- Other Skills
Remains calm and approachable within challenging situations
- Other Skills
Proactive, self-starter
- Qualifications
MBBS and Membership in relevant specialty
- Skills and Knowledge - Clinical
Basic knowledge of diagnosis and management of common clinical conditions
- Skills and Knowledge - Clinical
Management of acutely ill patients
- Skills and Knowledge - Teaching
Teaching medical students
- Skills and Knowledge - Teaching
Clinical and organisational teaching experience
- Skills and Knowledge - Teaching
Experience of delivery virtual teaching
Desirable
8 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Clinical experience beyond core training, research with publications
- Other Skills
Career aspiration in academic medicine
- Qualifications
Intercalated BSc or equivalent
- Skills and Knowledge - Clinical
Specialty based knowledge
- Skills and Knowledge - Teaching
Lecturing and assessment
- Skills and Knowledge - Teaching
Knowledge of PBL and CBL
- Skills and Knowledge - Teaching
Teaching course
- Skills and Knowledge - Teaching
Understanding of managing the virtual teaching environment (e.g.: preventing bullying behaviours between online participants)
Job overview
Previous applicants need not to apply
This undergraduate medical education Clinical Teaching Fellow in Rheumatology 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 within Rheumatology and have named educational supervisor for their 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 scoping and designing the placement structure for the coming academic year when Rheumatology is moving from a timetable where small numbers of students visit for short activities such as joining a clinic alongside scheduled didactic teaching and changing to a Home Firm set-up within Medicine for the new MBBS course structure.
Currently, Rheumatology learning activities are part of the Penultimate Year (4th Yr) specialties attachment taking place 8 times per year. The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering the teaching components which consists of lectures, small group including patient perspective sessions and case based workshops.
The successful candidate will also deliver Rheumatology clinical teaching for students on ward based placements to help blend holistic care principles with other parts of their clinical experience mirroring real world practice. Administrative tasks will include timetabling and liaising with Consultant staff to maximise the use of clinical resources across the Trust.
The post holder will be expected to liaise with similar post holders in identifying deficiencies and opportunities for clinical teaching across the Trust.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please read the job description and person specification for full details of this role.
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.
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This advert is for UGME Clinical Teaching Fellow in Rheumatology with St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in London, England. It is listed as a Senior Medical doctor Rheumatology role. The advertised salary is £54499.00 to £67325.00. The contract type is Fixed term: 12 months (Some early starts and late finishes to support the teaching placement activity schedule). The application deadline is 26 Oct 2026.
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