Job summary
Educational Clinical Fellow
Location: Bob Champion Research and Education Building
Department Clinical Skills Resource Area, (CSRA)
Vacancy- asap to 5th August 2025
NNUH is the largest teaching partner of the UEA Norwich Medical School. The Trust provides approximately 25,000 student days of secondary care placement teaching every year and hosts most of the School's OSCEs.
This role is to start as soon as possible to 5th August 2025 working 20 hours per week and is employed by the trust and not by the university.
- The integration of learning around patient presentations - rather than by individual discipline or speciality (e.g. anatomy, cardiology).
- System-based modules, 15 in all, including the two elective periods.
- Pre-determined learning outcomes that are shared with students.
- The regular use of clinical settings to link theory with practice. Students have clinical contact from the outset of the programme.
- The use of primary care as a core setting showing the patient's main experience of care, the range of common conditions, and normal variations in health.
- Student-centred learning.
- Reflective practice as a core learning component.
- Group work as preparation for team working, with specific learning in multidisciplinary groups.
- A strong emphasis on basic research skills and critical appraisal of literatures in both social and biological sciences.
Main duties of the job
Delivery of Clinical Skills Teaching Programme
- Supporting the clinical skills director in all aspects of managing, developing and supervising the teaching of clinical skills teaching
- Delivering some appropriate clinical skills training in liaison with clinical skills team and relevant module teams. This is mainly small or very small group teaching and may include teaching such as;
- technical skills e.g. cannulation
- simulation teaching using SIMMAN
- prescribing skills teaching
- case presentation/clinical reasoning teachingstructured patient teaching
- inter-professional clinical skills training
- remedial / revision skills support for students resitting osces
Although the role is predominantly for the NNUH placement undergraduate medical students there will be some campus based activities that may be expected to be delivered.
Assess at OSCEs for MBBS students
- Assist as requested with OSCE planning and question generation
- Assist, were requested, in generating written questions in conjunction with clinical teams
- Other smaller roles that might be included depending on appointee's interests and availability include;
- Lecturing/ seminar delivery
- Student admissions interviewing
About us
Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!
The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.
We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
- Flexible working hours
- Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
- Multi Faith prayer room
- Discounted gym memberships
- Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
- Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
- Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site
- Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
- On-site Nursery
- On-site cafes offering staff discounts
- Support in career development
- Flexible staff bank
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics
Job description
Job responsibilities
Although the role is predominantly for the NNUH placement undergraduate medical students there will be some campus based activities that may be expected to be delivered.
Assess at OSCEs for MBBS students
- Assist as requested with OSCE planning and question generation
- Assist, were requested, in generating written questions in conjunction with clinical teams
- Other smaller roles that might be included depending on appointees interests and availability include;
- Lecturing/ seminar delivery
- Student admissions interviewing
Educational teaching fellows are encouraged to undertake professional development in educational field including attending courses and undertaking further qualifications. Half of the study leave should be allocated towards this and remaining study leave should be used for developing clinical skills. There are appropriate opportunities for free CPD sessions either in UEA or as part of CPD training for tutors in NNUH (4 sessions a year). They are expected to attend at least 2 events per year of the NNUH CPD sessions.
It is expected that an educational appraisal of the fellows should be conducted by either clinical skills director or Clinical Sub dean. It is expected that they will have regular meetings with both.
The interviews will be held via Teams.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Although the role is predominantly for the NNUH placement undergraduate medical students there will be some campus based activities that may be expected to be delivered.
Assess at OSCEs for MBBS students
- Assist as requested with OSCE planning and question generation
- Assist, were requested, in generating written questions in conjunction with clinical teams
- Other smaller roles that might be included depending on appointees interests and availability include;
- Lecturing/ seminar delivery
- Student admissions interviewing
Educational teaching fellows are encouraged to undertake professional development in educational field including attending courses and undertaking further qualifications. Half of the study leave should be allocated towards this and remaining study leave should be used for developing clinical skills. There are appropriate opportunities for free CPD sessions either in UEA or as part of CPD training for tutors in NNUH (4 sessions a year). They are expected to attend at least 2 events per year of the NNUH CPD sessions.
It is expected that an educational appraisal of the fellows should be conducted by either clinical skills director or Clinical Sub dean. It is expected that they will have regular meetings with both.
The interviews will be held via Teams.
Person Specification
Education, Qualification, and experience
Essential
- Primary Medical qualification MBBS or equivalent
- Registration and Licence to practice with the GMC
- Demonstrable clinical experience with successful ARCPs and/or progression
- Experience of healthcare in the NHS
- Experience of medical student/ paramedical teaching
- Attended educational courses demonstrating CME in education
Desirable
- Medical Qualification in UK medical School
- Postgraduate qualification (e.g. Diploma, Masters or postgraduate medical qualification
- Teaching commendations or awards or other evidence of excellence in teaching or learning
- Research in Education
- Experience in participation and or delivery of Simulation
Skills and knowledge
Essential
- Excellent communication skills.
- Good organisational and leadership skills
- Strong inter-personal skills
- Ability to work effectively and collaboratively within and across teams.
- Understanding of the professional context of medical practice
Desirable
- Educational skills including: oWard-based teaching
- clinical skill teaching
- Seminar leadership or lecturing experience
- Undergraduate Assessment experience e.g. Objective Structured Clinical examinations (OSCEs) or written assessment
- Understands delivery of quality medical education and ready to participate in quality and governance activities
Personal attributes
Essential
- Ability to liaise effectively with a wide range of people
- Flexible, self-challenging, and able to cope with change.
- Excellent organisational and self-management skills.
- Commitment to maintaining academic and professional standards
Desirable
- Enthusiastic proponent for undergraduate medical education and keen interest for innovation
Special Circumstances
Essential
- In agreement with the principles and the approach of the MB BS course
Person Specification
Education, Qualification, and experience
Essential
- Primary Medical qualification MBBS or equivalent
- Registration and Licence to practice with the GMC
- Demonstrable clinical experience with successful ARCPs and/or progression
- Experience of healthcare in the NHS
- Experience of medical student/ paramedical teaching
- Attended educational courses demonstrating CME in education
Desirable
- Medical Qualification in UK medical School
- Postgraduate qualification (e.g. Diploma, Masters or postgraduate medical qualification
- Teaching commendations or awards or other evidence of excellence in teaching or learning
- Research in Education
- Experience in participation and or delivery of Simulation
Skills and knowledge
Essential
- Excellent communication skills.
- Good organisational and leadership skills
- Strong inter-personal skills
- Ability to work effectively and collaboratively within and across teams.
- Understanding of the professional context of medical practice
Desirable
- Educational skills including: oWard-based teaching
- clinical skill teaching
- Seminar leadership or lecturing experience
- Undergraduate Assessment experience e.g. Objective Structured Clinical examinations (OSCEs) or written assessment
- Understands delivery of quality medical education and ready to participate in quality and governance activities
Personal attributes
Essential
- Ability to liaise effectively with a wide range of people
- Flexible, self-challenging, and able to cope with change.
- Excellent organisational and self-management skills.
- Commitment to maintaining academic and professional standards
Desirable
- Enthusiastic proponent for undergraduate medical education and keen interest for innovation
Special Circumstances
Essential
- In agreement with the principles and the approach of the MB BS 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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
