Undergraduate Clinical Teaching Fellow

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW)

The closing date is 25 February 2026

North Somerset Academy - Weston General Hospital
Start:
August 2026 | Duration: 12 months
University Hospitals Bristol & Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) -
Weston site

Are you GMC registered? Have you worked in the NHS as a Doctor for at least 2 years? Are you interested in teaching?

University Hospitals Bristol & Weston NHS Foundation Trust is seeking three Clinical Teaching Fellows to join the North Somerset Academy at Weston General Hospital. These posts offer a fantastic opportunity to develop a career in Medical Education while maintaining clinical experience in a supportive learning environment.

The Clinical Teaching Fellow (CTF) is a key member of the Undergraduate Medical Education Team of North Somerset Academy, based in Weston General Hospital
. This post offers the opportunity to become intensively involved in Medical and Surgical Education of Medical and Dental Students, whilst maintaining clinical exposure and experience in a supportive educational environment. The prime function of the post holder is as a teacher delivering core content and tutorials for medical students in Years 2,3 and 5 of the undergraduate curriculum of the University of Bristol MBchB programme.

Teaching will take place in a variety of forms:
Small group tutorials, larger group tutorials, skill based practical sessions, bedside clinical teaching and clinic based history and examination and simulation of clinical scenarios.

About the role

Clinical Teaching Fellows play a key role in delivering Undergraduate Medical Education for University of Bristol medical students (Years 2,3 and
5).

• 9 teaching sessions per week
  :
  Teaching, tutoring, and pastoral support
• 1 clinical session per week
  : in an area of your choice
• Opportunity to complete a funded Postgraduate
  Medical Education Certificate (from an approved list)
• Involvement in educational research

Teaching responsibilities span Years 2-5, including:

• Year 3: Full-time clerkships across medicine, surgery & specialties
• Year 5: Assistantships in Acute & Critical Care, Primary Care and Ward-Based Care

You’ll get involved in bedside teaching, small group teaching, tutorials, and helping run assessments both locally and with the Medical School. You will join a wider faculty of Clinical Teaching Fellows across UHBW, contributing to high-quality teaching, student support, and curriculum delivery.

This role is based in Weston Super Mare – please check this fits your preferences before applying.

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond.

As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer.

UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them.

North Somerset Academy is one of 8 Academies forming the University of Bristol Medical School.

This full-time post is for 9 teaching sessions and 1 supernumerary clinical session undertaken in a…