Dermatology Teaching Fellow

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS trust in the UK is seeking a Dermatology Teaching Fellow to support medical education and service delivery. Responsibilities include teaching clinics, assessing medical students, and participating in clinical governance. Candidates should have an MBBS, MRCP, and relevant NHS experience. The role is a fixed-term appointment for 12 months until August 2026, with a focus on both teaching and practical dermatology experience.

Benefits

Development opportunities

Employee assistance programme

Discounted gym membership

Onsite fitness classes

Qualifications

• Full GMC Registration with a licence to practice at time of application.
• Minimum 4 years full time postgraduate training including Foundation Programme.
• At least 4 months experience in Dermatology.

Responsibilities

• Development and delivery of SIFT teaching clinics.
• Deliver patient-based teaching to CP2 medical students.
• Support the pre-clinical hospital visits undertaken by medical students.

Skills

Clinical decision-making

Teaching experience

Presentation skills

Education

MBBS

MRCP

Certificate in Medical Education

Job description

Overview

Dermatology Teaching Fellow role at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust. The closing date is 06 October 2025. The UHDB Dermatology department, based at Florence Nightingale Community Hospital and the Royal Derby Hospital, is a busy department with 8 Dermatology Consultants, 2 Associate Specialists, and a team of Specialist Registrars, GP Hospital Practitioners / Specialty Doctors and Specialist dermatology nurses. This post is 50% Teaching Fellow appointment for a fixed-term period of 12 months, from until August 2026. Based at Florence Nightingale Hospital and the Royal Derby Hospital, the appointee will undertake duties for the Directorate of Medical Education and Workforce. MRCP and NHS experience is essential for this role.

Responsibilities

Main duties of the job include:

• Four programmed activities per week allocated to support Undergraduate Medical Education teaching, plus teaching administration time.
• Two service delivery sessions in the form of a dermatology clinic and a surgical session to gain experience and skills in dermatology at postgraduate level, and a dermatology CPD session, as well as clinical administrative time.
• Opportunities to see dermatology ward referrals.

About us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together.

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

What we offer

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development
• On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond
• A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key facts about our Trust

We see on average 4810 OP appointments per day. We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England with about 2077 per week. An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day (3rd largest in the country). Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily. Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres. We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres. We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.

Job responsibilities

• Development and delivery of SIFT teaching clinics and practical skills in dermatology
• Deliver patient based teaching to CP2 medical students
• Provide and contribute towards service delivery in supervised clinics and surgical sessions
• Undertake assessments of Mandatory Core Clinical Skills (MACCs)
• Represent the Trust at Course Management and Working Party meetings at the University of Nottingham as required
• Contribute to the written examination (formative and summative) questions for CP2 assessments
• Formally examine medical students undertaking CP1, CP2 and CP3 OSCEs
• Support the pre-clinical hospital visits undertaken by the University of Nottingham medical students
• Contribute to the CP2 revision course
• Take part in 1 to 1 support for struggling students
• Undertake MMedSci in Medical Education
• Keeping up to date and participating in CME and CPD
• To deliver any relevant teaching to medical students at the discretion of the Associate Clinical Sub Dean
• Participate in annual appraisals

Person Specification

Qualifications

• MBBS
• MRCP
• Certificate in Medical Education
• Full GMC Registration with a licence to practice at time of application
• Minimum 4 years full time postgraduate training including Foundation Programme (or its equivalent gained on a part-time or flexible basis)
• At least 4 months experience in Dermatology
• Minimum of 6 months NHS working experience in a paid role
• Eligible for an ST3 post

Clinical knowledge and skills

• Experience in making clinical decisions and managing risk. Knows when to seek help, able to prioritise clinical need
• Experience in teaching either undergraduate medical students or postgraduate trainees using presentations etc.
• National or international presentations in dermatology
• Teaching Experience

Clinical governance

• Demonstrates understanding of the principles of research
• Evidence of active participation in audit
• Evidence of interest and experience in teaching junior doctors and medical students.
• Evidence of relevant academic and research achievements

Speciality Specific Skills

• Demonstrable experience of recognising and treating common skin conditions including skin cancer
• Biology of skin course
• Skin surgery course

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.

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust