Clinical Teaching Fellow - Heartlands and Good Hope Hospitals

Job summary

Applications are invited for an Education Fellow supporting Undergraduate Medical Education at the Trust. The post is based at Heartlands or Good Hope Hospitals and involves teaching undergraduate medical students from the College Of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham and Aston Medical School.

We are looking for an enthusiastic doctor with an interest in medical education who wishes to develop further. The post will be commencing as soon as possible until 4th August 2026.

Informal enquiries should be directed to Mr. Ahmed Hawash, Deputy Head of Academy 01214242679 or ahmed.hawash@uhb.nhs.uk

Main duties of the job

It is expected that 80% of the post holder's time will be given to their educational responsibilities such as the below - please refer to the attached Job Description for more details:

*To support the Head and Deputy Head of Academy and the lead teachers by providing direct teaching to students in years 3, 4 and 5 while on clinical placement within the Trust. This would be in the form of lectures, small group seminar work and structured bedside teaching.

*To become familiar with the teaching objectives of all the programmes being delivered by the Trust and work with the students to help them achieve these objectives.

*To be familiar with the electronic curriculum and University web-based learning platform and be available to facilitate students' self-directed learning.

*To support the undergraduate examinations at UHB, by recruiting patients required, checking the equipment for exam stations and assisting the UGC as required.

20% of the post holder's time should be used to ensure that clinical practice is kept up-to-date and to undertake a programme of continued professional development. The nature of this will be negotiated with the successful candidates. This is arranged to fit around the teaching responsibilities.

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Heartlands Hospital

Bordesley Green E

Birmingham

West Midlands

B9 5SS

Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Heartlands Hospital

Bordesley Green E

Birmingham

West Midlands

B9 5SS

Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)

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