Clinical Teaching Fellow in Surgery

Clinical Teaching Fellow in Surgery

The closing date is 21 April 2026

The posts not only involves teaching opportunities but the chance to build your CV when applying for a training number or for any other future post. It offers the chance to undertake a higher degree, via the Masters in Medical Education programme, present at local, regional, national conferences and research innovative ideas in medical education. The Department fully supports all Clinical Teaching Fellows in developing the course and UMED also has its own annual Undergraduate Medical Education Conference, where best and innovative practice can be shared.

You will be based across QMC and City Campus and will have office space, desk and PC.

Main duties of the job

Teaching Element Posts in Surgery

• To deliver ward based general surgery teaching on the new Surgery curriculum, across both the City and QMC Campus.
• To provide reasonable cover where appropriate for the other Clinical Teaching Fellows (and vice-versa.)
• Contribute to the clinical assessment of students during the formal competency assessments.
• Contribute to Induction of surgery students.
• To provide teaching on the Early Clinical Experience Course (14 x Year 1/2 hospital visits).
• Contribute to the formal examination of these students including OSCE examinations and exam question writing. Take part in one-to-one tutoring of students re-sitting their exams and provide one-two-one teaching support for struggling students.
• Contribute in a strategic sense to the evolution of teaching for all the above groups.
• Support teaching across the clinical course as required.
• Working with the Undergraduate Manager and other Teaching Fellows to develop innovative teaching methods across the clinical course.
• Undertake appropriate projects to support your own learning and improve the experience of the Department. This includes integration to the wards and the Student Forum Quality Projects.

Clinical Element of the Posts

If undertaking the split posts, the clinical element of the post is that 50% of the week you will be joining the clinical rota and will be involved in working in a variety of clinical areas. You will also share a slot on the CT on call rota, which will give you valuable clinical time and experience. Miss Cat Boereboom Colorectal Surgery is the lead for this part of the post.

About us

With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Person Specification Training & Qualifications

• Full registration with the GMC
• MBBS
• MRCS (Gen. Surg) or equivalent

Experience

• A minimum of two years' experience in a training post at FY1 and FY2 level of working in the NHS - this does not include clinical attachments.

Teaching

• Evidence of teaching and supporting junior staff and medical students.

Audit and Research

• Evidence of participation in Clinical Audit & research.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts

Depending on experience £52,656.00 - £65,048.00 MT03 - MT04 subject to experience