Clinical Teaching Fellow In Child Health

NHS; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading university hospital in the UK is seeking a Clinical Teaching Fellow In Child Health to support medical students and deliver high-quality teaching in clinical settings. The role includes undergraduate teaching, ward support, and involvement in projects and research related to medical education. Applicants must possess an MBBS or equivalent, GMC registration, and experience in paediatrics, with opportunities for personal development and further education. This role is based in Nottingham, offering a collaborative environment for teaching fellows.

Benefits

Opportunities for further education

Collaborative projects with teaching fellows

Annual Undergraduate Medical Education Conference

Qualifications

• Must have two years in NHS and worked in a recognised FY1 & FY2 post.
• Experience in paediatric clinical settings.
• Evidence of effective undergraduate/postgraduate teaching.

Responsibilities

• Support medical students in clinical settings.
• Conduct practical skills sessions for medical students.
• Carry out departmental projects and support modules for PGCert in Medical Education.

Skills

Undergraduate/postgraduate teaching

Clinical reasoning

Bedside teaching

Communication

Education

MBBS or equivalent

GMC registration

BLS Training

MRCPCH or equivalent

APLS certification

Job description

Clinical Teaching Fellow In Child Health

The closing date is 04 February 2026.

The post offers teaching opportunities, the chance to build your CV for a training number or future posts, the chance to undertake a PGcert/PGDip in medical education, and to 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 on the QMC campus and will have office space, desk and PC. You will be working alongside other Clinical Teaching Fellows both in your own and in other specialties and will be able to work together on projects and share good practice.

All courses have administrative support.

Main duties of the job

Work schedule: Monday to Friday, both AM and PM shifts. Typical duties include undergraduate teaching, child health ward support/teaching and assessments, and teaching support/projects.

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.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

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.

Job responsibilities

• Supporting medical students in clinical setting
  • Being present on the wards/on calls to help medical students navigate through the clinical environment.
  • Provide help/additional bedside teaching where required.
  • Deliver practical skills session for medical students, including workplace based assessments, case based discussion tutorials, clinical reasoning case based teaching and professional development forums.
• Supporting paediatric teaching sessions and projects
  • Provide additional staffing support to simulated ward rounds / workshops / surgical teachings / WPBAs.
  • Work with current teaching fellows in developing projects.
  • You may be asked to support teaching in other areas of the clinical course when the Paediatrics and Child Health Course is not running.
• Projects/ research
  • Carry out projects within the department as required.
  • Opportunities to support any modules that you may undertake as part of the PGCert in Medical Education, with 50% per module funding.
  • Support embedding the clinical curriculum.
  • Help to develop teaching materials to support system teaching/cases.
  • Help to develop and deliver bedside teaching sessions that support the clinical cases discussed.
  • Review effectiveness of new curriculum and adapt teaching delivery as needed.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent
• GMC registration
• BLS Training
• MRCPCH or equivalent
• APLS certification

Experience

• Paediatric clinical experience.
• Must have two Years in NHS and have worked in a recognised FY1 & FY2 post in the NHS in the UK (this does not include a clinical attachment).

Teaching

• Evidence of undergraduate/postgraduate teaching in a variety of settings including formal and informal teaching.

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