Clinical Teaching Fellow in Undergraduate Medical Education

Overview

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has the exciting opportunity for enthusiastic doctors to join our Undergraduate Medical Education team. This is a perfect opportunity for those with a keen interest in developing their skills in medical education, who want to work within a friendly, supportive and highly experienced team of educators.

Successful candidates will be involved in creating, innovating and delivering teaching across the Undergraduate medical curriculum using a variety of teaching formats. There will also be opportunities to develop special interests within education, including the potential support to study for a PGCert in Medical Education.

Please note we do not have access to Horus to review portfolios.

Interviews for this role will be held virtually on the following dates:

12/03/2026 8am-4pm

13/03/2025 8am-4pm

18/03/2025 8am-12pm

Interviews are held as a morning or afternoon session. Morning or afternoon slots will be allocated within these times.

This role is for doctors who have completed foundation training or are due to receive their Foundation Programme Certificate of Completion prior to the start date of the role.

If your Foundation Programme Certificate of Completion is due to be delayed, please contact the Undergraduate team on  to find out more details regarding a delayed start for this job, the terms, conditions and requirements to be eligible for application.

Describe What the candidate will do : The Clinical Teaching Fellow (CTF) role is a trust doctor role that exists to support, develop and deliver undergraduate medical education within Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust (LTHT) across the MBChB programme.

The role includes teaching core curriculum and student guided topics, alongside supporting clinical placements. The educational resources are constantly refreshed and reviewed, allowing CTFs to be involved in all stages of their development. The teaching produced is innovative, using a range of different modalities, including small group, simulation, bedside and technology enhanced learning.

Student support and wellbeing is a key focus within the role and all the team work collaboratively to ensure an inclusive and equitable learning environment for all.

Overview of your Organisation: You will be part of an award-winning team of experienced educators and support staff who pride themselves in delivering a high-quality learning experience. The team promotes a warm welcoming environment to facilitate professional and personal progression.

This role is based at The Undergraduate Hub at St James's University Hospital (SJUH) but will involve work across all Trust sites. The Hub plays a crucial role in the student experience at LTHT and is well recognised by students for not only delivering a quality core curriculum but also as a place to receive individualised learning and welfare support.

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions.

INFORMATION ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

The Clinical Teaching Fellow role exists to support, develop, and deliver undergraduate medical education within Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust (LTHT) to University of Leeds Medical Students and associated undergraduate allied health professionals in line with multi-professional learning.

This role is based at The Undergraduate Hub (The Hub), St James's University Hospital (SJUH) but will involve work across the Trust sites.

The Hub plays a crucial role in the undergraduate MBChB student experience at LTHT and is well recognised by students for not only delivering a quality core curriculum but also as a place that promotes individualised learning and student support. Each year the Clinical Teaching Fellows develop a dynamic and high-quality teaching programme that is in line with educational reform, innovation, educational theory, and gold standard guidelines.

This work is completed with the guidance of Senior Educators and is underpinned by the team's dedication to innovation and collaboration within the Trust.

The Clinical Teaching Fellow role is an exciting role which provides a range of excellent opportunities for clinicians to develop their teaching, leadership, and personal development skills.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

Please see Person Specification for details

DUTIES OF THE POST AND LEVEL OF RESPONSIBILITY

-STUDENT EXPERIENCE

Scope to work with all years of undergraduate medical students on clinical placements, with the predominant workload being 3rd year students

To deliver teaching for The Undergraduate Hub programme in line with the…