Education Fellow (with clinical link to medical specialties)

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHSFT; Chesterfield; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare institution in Chesterfield is seeking a Medicine Education Fellow to enhance medical education delivery. This role offers a funded qualification in Medical Education alongside clinical duties, and supports aspiring clinicians in their educational career path. Candidates need to have completed at least Foundation year 2 competencies, with advanced training preferred. Flexible working arrangements with opportunities for personal development are included.

Benefits

Protected study time

Funding for PG Cert Med Ed

Supportive educational environment

Qualifications

• Completion of competencies at Foundation year 2 level.
• Experience in medical education or teaching preferred.
• Willingness to engage in educational research.

Responsibilities

• Deliver teaching to medical students across various year groups.
• Maintain clinical skills with one day per week of clinical work.
• Support curriculum mapping and teaching material development.

Skills

Clinical teaching

Curriculum development

Bedside teaching

Simulation training

Communication

Education

Completion of Foundation year 2 competencies

PG Cert Med Ed or similar

Job description

Position Overview

A Vacancy at Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. The Undergraduate Medical Education Team at Chesterfield Royal Hospital is looking to appoint 1 Medicine Education Fellow for a fixed term period of 12 months, with the potential for further extension. The role has been specifically designed to support clinicians who wish to demonstrate a commitment to education as part of their career vision and training journey and provides the opportunity to gain a nationally recognised education qualification. You will join a team of five other clinical fellows based in medical, surgical and other specialties.

Applications

Applications are welcome from interested candidates from across the seniority spectrum. The minimum requirement is completion of competencies at Foundation year 2 level, and more senior applicants at Higher Specialist Training level (or equivalent).

Opportunity

This is an excellent opportunity to join a dynamic and innovative department delivering teaching to medical students across a range of year groups from both Nottingham and Sheffield University. A funded qualification in Medical Education with 1 day a week protected study time will aid professional development in delivering teaching across a range of modalities – from theoretical teaching based in classrooms to bedside teaching and immersive simulation.

Clinical Work

Clinical skills will be maintained with 1 day a week clinical work appropriate to trainee experience in a medical specialty with a named clinical supervisor. Specialty will be agreed upon appointment.

Further Information

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification which gives details regarding the job role, and also contact details should you wish to discuss any aspect of the job.

Supporting Our Vision and Values

All applicants are asked to note and act in accordance with our Trust strategy; ‘Together as one’. Our vision is exceptional patient care provided by exceptional people, and our mission; to bring our people communities and partners together – providing patient care we can all be proud of. We all play a part in this and as members of staff we will always be guided by our Proud to CARE values:

• COMPASSION – treating everyone with kindness – welcoming diversity and inclusion, considering individual needs; and challenging inappropriate behaviours outside of our values
• AMBITION – Aspiring to be the best – reaching high standards, providing exceptional care and services; and achieving measurable improvements in people’s health and wellbeing
• RESPECT – Valuing and appreciating everyone – listening, learning and acting on their experiences, being open and honest; and recognizing that working with others brings benefits
• ENCOURAGEMENT – Opportunities for all – supporting education and development, helping people to bring their improvement ideas to life and speak‑up; and getting everyone involved in our future

Supporting Our Clinical Services

• An integrated rehabilitation department
• Comprehensive pathology, medical physics and imaging services (including dexa scanning and on site MRI and CT facilities)
• Provision of a new urgent care village enhancing and expanding the provision of emergency services.

Key Result Areas

Typical weekly educational activities – to include:

• Bedside teaching/supervised direct patient contact.
• Formal theoretical teaching (classroom and virtual).
• Case based discussion and debrief/tutorials.
• Simulation (both sim suite and in situ).
• Generic clinical skills training.

Support for central educational activities – to include:

• Curriculum mapping of clinical opportunities.
• Placement planning and induction.
• Local OSCE practice preparation and delivery.
• Teaching material/resource development.
• Supporting Consultant/ward supervisors.
• Developing effective relationships with colleagues, including consultants and ward supervisors, providing them with support to enable the effective delivery of education.

Clinical Activity

• Work clinically one day each week to support service provision.
• Develop/ consolidate clinical skills within a surgical specialty.

Links with HEI

• Contribute to UGM activity for associated HEI’s (e.g. OSCE examination/question setting)

Personal Development

• Completion of PG Cert Med Ed, or similar developmental qualification (full or partial funding will be available depending on specific personal request and HEI proposed).
• Undertake clinical workload and link this with an understanding of the importance of contextualising and establishing credibility for delivery of education in the clinical setting.
• Opportunity to engage in Educational research.
• Undertake workforce and generic L&D quality projects if available/applicable to an area of interest.
• Maintain evidence for successful annual medical appraisal in line with GMC expectations.

This advert closes on Sunday 7 Dec 2025.