Clinical Education Fellow / Speciality Doctor in Old Age Psychiatry

NHS; Rugby; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A community health service provider in Rugby is seeking a Clinical Education Fellow/Speciality Doctor in Old Age Psychiatry. This role focuses on providing psychiatric assessments to older patients and involves teaching medical students. Candidates need to have full GMC registration and should possess at least four years of postgraduate training alongside three years of psychiatry experience. A commitment to improving community health and education is essential. This position offers extensive learning opportunities and various employee benefits.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Learning and development opportunities

Salary sacrifice schemes

Employee Assistance Programme discounts

Wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Must have full GMC Registration.
• Four years of postgraduate training (or equivalent).
• Three years' experience in Psychiatry and community-based services.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychiatric assessments for patients over 65.
• Deliver formal teaching sessions for medical students.
• Design and evaluate professional development for students.

Skills

Psychiatry

Teaching abilities

Leadership

Education

Full GMC Registration

Job description

Go back Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust

Clinical Education Fellow / Speciality Doctor in Old Age Psychiatry

The closing date is 03 February 2026

We are recruiting to a fixed term Specialty Doctor/Education Fellow in Old Age Psychiatry post for a period of 12 months.

The role will be based at The Railings, Rugby providing medical care to older adults with dementia and/or "functional" mental disorders, primarily in Nuneaton (5 PAs) along with teaching and training of medical students, at the Cauldon Centre (5 PAs).

The post will give you an excellent opportunity to develop teaching skills in leading lectures, and other forms of undergraduate and postgraduate teaching by developing and applying innovative and appropriate teaching techniques alongside supporting the teaching objectives of the Trust and Warwick Medical School.

Main duties of the job

The post holder's primary responsibility will be to provide medical and psychiatric assessment for the over 65 patients to our service with functional and organic conditions either referred to, or open to the community IPUs. Along with delivering formal teaching sessions for our medical students where you will contribute to the design, development, delivery, and evaluation of their professional development.

The post is based upon 10 programmed activities (PA's) a week, 4 for direct clinical care and 6 for supporting professional activities.

We are looking for experienced individuals with four (4) years full time postgraduate training (or equivalent) gained on part time or flexible basis), three (3) years' experience in Psychiatry and some experience of working in community-based services. The post holder will need to be Section 12(2) approved or be eligible for approval and include full GMC Registration.

About us

At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.

We put 'people at our heart'; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.

These include:

• generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
• excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
• salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
• discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
• wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
• staff networks and support groups

We're always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.

Job responsibilities

For more detailed information on the role please see the attached job description. This will give you a better overview of the job role and requirements.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Must have full GMC Registration

Experience

• (4) years full time postgraduate training (or equivalent) gained on part time or flexible basis)
• (3) years' experience in Psychiatry and some experience of working in community-based services

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.

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust