Undergraduate Clinical Teaching Fellows

Job overview

One-year fixed term posts based at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust (ICHT).

We are looking for enthusiastic and innovative Clinical Teaching Fellows, who have a keen interest in education delivery, for a one year, out of training programme post in undergraduate medical education. This is an exciting opportunity for someone keen to develop and improve their skills as an educator and enhance their project skills.

We encourage our Fellows to join our priority project work, and there will be opportunities to lead patient safety, student support, and immersive technology education projects. Protected timetabled sessions allow Fellows to pursue their specialist clinical interests.

Our close collaboration with Imperial College provides enriching networking and developmental opportunities. We also encourage and fund postgrad certificates in education and support our Fellows to engage in educational research, complete publications and present at national conferences.

For an informal discussion and information regarding the post, please contact the relevant Director of Clinical Studies:

• Dr Yasser Al-Raweshidy, [email protected] (Medical specialities)
• Mr Matthew Rollin, [email protected] (Surgical specialities)
• Dr Chukwuma Uduku, [email protected] (Medical specialties)

Interviews are expected to take place in week commencing 16 March 2026

Main duties of the job

As demand for high‑quality medical student placements continues to grow, we have recently expanded our Fellow cohort to ensure we can meet increasing placement requirements and maintain excellent educational support for learners. Our Fellows are often the first point of contact for medical students on placement and therefore have a pivotal role in all aspects of education delivery, student assessments and student welfare. This includes delivering a range of medical education sessions in safe learning environments, coordinating student timetables, and participating in student exams.

We have clinical teaching fellow posts available across the following specialties:

• ·         Acute Medicine
• ·         Cardiology
• ·         Care of the Elderly
• ·         Critical Care
• ·         Dermatology
• ·         Endocrinology & Diabetes
• ·         ENT
• ·         Gastroenterology
• ·         General Surgery
• ·         Neurology
• ·         Obstetrics & Gynaecology
• ·         Oncology
• ·         Ophthalmology
• ·         Paediatrics
• ·         Renal
• ·         Respiratory
• ·         Rheumatology
• ·         Trauma & Orthopaedics

Please state clearly on your application form which speciality you are interested in.

These posts are full time roles open to trainees from any of the above specialties who, by August 2026, will have post foundation year 2 (or equivalent) clinical experience.

These posts will commence in August 2026.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please refer to the Job Description attached to the advert.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Medical qualification with registration at the GMC
• Eligible to enter core training (post Foundation Year 2)

Desirable

• Eligible to commence a PG course or equivalent

Experience

Essential

• Strong interest and involvement in medical education and previous experience of successful delivery of teaching
• Experience working as a doctor in an NHS Trust

Desirable

• Awareness of current educational initiatives with regard to: patient safety, quality improvement, risk management, cross-speciality training
• Experience in student timetable development and design
• Participation in Quality Improvement projects
• Experience in administration, including timetables and/or rota management, with flexibility in planning

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Essential

• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work in partnership with others across the range of  professions and levels of seniority
• Ability to plan and organise own work to deadlines with minimal supervision
• Good teaching skills and keen to develop teaching skills further
• Strong written and oral communication skills, with an ability to negotiate with staff at all levels
• Good presentation skills
• Able to work independently and within a formal team structure both as leader and team member
• An ability to use information technology effectively (in particular the range of Microsoft Office     programs) and to manage data intelligently
• Self-motivating with a flexible approach to work and ability to work independently
• Able to manage simultaneous workstreams and deliver to deadlines
• Able to manage fluctuating workloads