Clinical Fellow in Medical Education

Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS trust in Wakefield is seeking clinical fellows to join their medical education team, focusing on teaching and innovative educational programs. The role requires prior teaching experience, a medical degree, and full GMC registration. Candidates will work with both undergraduate and postgraduate students, contribute to various teaching initiatives, and foster a supportive learning environment. Benefits include NHS pension access, generous holiday allowance, and flexible working options.

Benefits

Access to the NHS pension plan

Generous holiday allowance

Exceptional employee health and wellbeing services

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• GMC Registration: Full GMC Registration with licence to practice.
• Medical Degree from recognised medical school.
• Successful FY2 ARCP outcome or equivalent.
• Eligibility to work in the UK.
• 2 years’ NHS hospital experience.
• Evidence of delivering teaching.

Responsibilities

• Deliver teaching to undergraduate and postgraduate medical students.
• Lead educational activities aligned with personal interests.
• Provide pastoral support and mentorship.
• Facilitate innovative teaching programs.
• Support clinical areas with locum work.

Skills

Communication skills

Analytical problem solving

Interest in medical education

Education

Medical Degree from recognised medical school

Full GMC Registration

Tools

Microsoft Office packages

Job description

About The Role

The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust (MYTT) is seeking highly motivated, clinically able applicants; who wish to gain experience in clinical teaching, medical education and simulation; to work within our highly innovative and exciting medical education team.

These posts have been specifically designed for trainees who are looking to take a 12-month break from their training, after successfully completing their FY2 year, and applicants must have some prior experience in teaching medical undergraduates. This role will enable successful appointees to develop a specialty interest in medical education.

The majority of teaching will be to undergraduate medical students, of all levels; but this role will also offer the exciting opportunity to be involved with postgraduate education, in delivering teaching to foundation year 1 & 2 doctors, developing and facilitating our ‘STR1/2DE’ Teaching Programmes.

These are 12-month posts, beginning in August 2026, averaging 3 days per week over the year. However, most days are worked during medical student term times; with more time off over the Christmas, Easter and Summer periods.

Main duties

The wide and expanding range of clinical fellow educational activities includes:

• IMPRES5: Our innovative, progressive 8 week teaching programme for Y5 medical students, including case based learning, diagnostic teaching and simulation.
• Y4 Specialty Teaching: Clinical teaching and simulation sessions for Y4 medical students on their specialty placements: Acute & Critical Care, Gynaecology, Obstetrics and Sexual Health, and Paediatrics.
• Y3 Teaching: Tutorial, simulation, and bedside teaching; in a range of specialties.
• Y2 Teaching: Skills, simulation, and bedside teaching.
• Practice OSCEs
• Post-Finals Assistantship Programmes
• Cardiac Arrest Simulation
• Virtual learning programmes
• Digital content for MYTT MESH Platform
• Pastoral support & mentorship
• Providing student feedback
• Multi-disciplinary team working
• Supporting clinical areas within area of professional interest and clinical locum work
• STR1DE: Our FY1 teaching programme, including core curriculum teaching cases, simulation, prescribing, leadership, and development of teaching skills
• STR2DE: Our new FY2 teaching programme combining clinical knowledge and educational content with post FY2 career planning

There are opportunities for clinical fellows to lead on educational activities, reflective of their key interests and objectives for the year, within the teaching programme; and clinical fellows will be supported in creating new initiatives where possible.

Please see attached full job description for an example weekly timetable.

Essential Person Specification Requirements

• GMC Registration: Full GMC Registration with licence to practise
• Medical Degree from recognised medical school
• Successful FY2 ARCP outcome or equivalent
• IT experience (i.e. Microsoft Office packages)
• Eligibility to work in the UK
• 2 years’ NHS hospital experience
• Recent NHS practice to ensure skills and knowledge remain current
• Evidence of an enthusiastic interest in medical education
• Evidence of delivering teaching
• Demonstrates intelligent and analytical approach to problem solving.
• Good communication skills.

For the full Person Specification, including desirable criteria for the role, please refer to the attached document within the job description.

Kelly Heckingbottom-Plunkett [e-mail]

Be part of MY team

We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients’ homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work.

We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust.

If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.

Application Guidance

We understand that more applicants are using artificial intelligence (AI) technology to help with their applications. While these tools can be useful, they cannot fully capture your skills, knowledge, and experience. It’s important that you personalise your application. Relying solely on AI is not recommended, as it may reduce your chances of success. Our screening process is thorough, so if you have used AI, please make sure to disclose this on your application form.

Our Benefits

• Access to the NHS pension plan
• Generous holiday allowance of 27 days plus bank holidays, increasing with 5 and 10 years of service
• Exceptional employee health and wellbeing services
• Extensive benefits and support, including:
  • Onsite nurseries and childcare salary sacrifice scheme
  • Home electronics scheme
  • Cycle to work scheme - subject to eligibility criteria
  • Car lease salary sacrifice scheme - subject to eligibility criteria
  • Working carers support and advice, carers network and carers passport
  • Flexible working options and family and carer-friendly policies
  • Established staff networks, including LGBTQ+ and Race Equality
  • Career progression, training and support

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