Job summary
Start date: 5 August 2026Hours: Full-time or LTFT
Are you a psychiatry trainee passionate about teaching and ready to step into a leadership role? Join us as a Senior Clinical Teaching Fellow, where you'll shape education across AWP and help lead our growing, innovative faculty.
What you'll gain
- Senior-level teaching, leadership and project experience
- Opportunities to supervise and support junior educators
- A strong education portfolio suitable for higher training or future leadership roles
- Funded enrolment on the University of Bristol Postgraduate Medical Education programme (aiming for Certificate completion)
- Supportive mentorship from the DME and senior faculty
Main duties of the job
This is a fixed term contract for 12 months commencing on 5th August 2026 until 3rd August 2027 (subject to employment clearances).
What you'll do
- Lead and deliver high-quality teaching for undergraduates and postgraduates
- Support the DME with Trust-wide educational strategy and key projects
- Develop and quality-assure teaching programmes (seminars, tutorials, simulation, workshops, CBL, digital materials)
- Contribute to faculty development and strengthen educational activity across the Trust
- Optional protected clinical session to maintain and develop clinical skills
- No on-call commitment
About us
We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust) a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care.
We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset. Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the accompanying job description for full details on the roles and responsibilities of this post.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the accompanying job description for full details on the roles and responsibilities of this post.
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- Basic Medical Qualification (MBBS or equivalent)
Desirable
- TLHP certificate or equivalent
Eligibility
Essential
- Full GMC registration with a licence to practise
- Completion of Psychiatry Core Training in the UK prior to 5th August 2026
- To be a current ST4-6 in Psychiatry eligible for an OOPE (Out Of Programme Experience) year or to have completed core AND to be eligible to apply for higher training commencing in August 2026
Knowledge & skills
Essential
- Excellence in psychiatric clinical skills with knowledge and use of evidence based practice
- Excellent communication skills with students, clinicians and senior colleagues and able to establish good working relationships with all members of a multidisciplinary team
- Demonstrate good organisational skills and time management and have a high level ability to organise own learning. Prepared to be flexible in working patterns.
Desirable
- Knowledge of Royal College of Psychiatry, Foundation School and University of Bristol curricula
- To have undertaken a significant leadership role
Teaching
Essential
- Experience and excellence in teaching undergraduates and postgraduates and at the multi professional level
Desirable
- Experience of a variety of teaching methodologies
Research and Audit
Essential
- Demonstrate an understanding of the principles of clinical audit and quality improvement and have an active interest in educational research
Desirable
- To have completed an audit project/ QIP in medical education
Travel
Essential
- Ability to fulfil all duties of the post including being able to travel independently to all academic sites relevant to the post
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- Basic Medical Qualification (MBBS or equivalent)
Desirable
- TLHP certificate or equivalent
Eligibility
Essential
- Full GMC registration with a licence to practise
- Completion of Psychiatry Core Training in the UK prior to 5th August 2026
- To be a current ST4-6 in Psychiatry eligible for an OOPE (Out Of Programme Experience) year or to have completed core AND to be eligible to apply for higher training commencing in August 2026
Knowledge & skills
Essential
- Excellence in psychiatric clinical skills with knowledge and use of evidence based practice
- Excellent communication skills with students, clinicians and senior colleagues and able to establish good working relationships with all members of a multidisciplinary team
- Demonstrate good organisational skills and time management and have a high level ability to organise own learning. Prepared to be flexible in working patterns.
Desirable
- Knowledge of Royal College of Psychiatry, Foundation School and University of Bristol curricula
- To have undertaken a significant leadership role
Teaching
Essential
- Experience and excellence in teaching undergraduates and postgraduates and at the multi professional level
Desirable
- Experience of a variety of teaching methodologies
Research and Audit
Essential
- Demonstrate an understanding of the principles of clinical audit and quality improvement and have an active interest in educational research
Desirable
- To have completed an audit project/ QIP in medical education
Travel
Essential
- Ability to fulfil all duties of the post including being able to travel independently to all academic sites relevant to the post
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).
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