Clinical Teaching Fellow – Surgery / Urology

Job summary

Clinical Teaching Fellow - Surgery / Urology. 12 month post starting August 2026. This 12 month post* is an excellent opportunity for candidates to work as a Clinical Teaching Fellow in Medical Education whilst gaining clinical experience in urology. All training will take place at the [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]. (*There may be an option to extend the contract subject to service requirements and mutual agreement)

The teaching fellow posts include a fully funded place on the PGCert in Health Education at University of Reading.

The [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] hosts students from University of Oxford, University of Southampton and Brunel Medical School, in addition to Physician Associate students from University of Reading. The CTF roles posts have been established to enhance the teaching of students and maintain the [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]'s reputation as a centre of excellence for medical education.

The successful applicant must have a license to practice from the GMC, and ideally completed core training and hold MRCS. Applicants with at least 2 years NHS post-graduate experience and a strong interest in medical education will be considered.

40% of the post holder's time will be spent on teaching activities with the remaining 60% of time spent doing clinical work, including relevant on call rota.

Main duties of the job

• Responsibility for facilitating the medical attachments and placements of medical students
• Production of teaching resources and delivery of formal teaching sessions
• Helping develop and adapt existing teaching models and courses for medical students
• Taking on a leadership and mentorship role for medical students and providing a forum to give feedback
• Engage in quality improving projects and developing potential teaching courses
• Bedside teaching including demonstration of clinical signs and examination
• Procedural skills teaching
• Coordinating student timetabling
• Contribute to running and developing simulation sessions
• Assisting the Undergraduate Managers in delivering key medical student inductions
• Contributing to University activities including student examination question writing and piloting
• Collaboration and shared teaching opportunities for different groups of students

Clinical duties

The clinical part of this post will be based in the Urology department at [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]. The candidate would take part in 60% on call duties, and have opportunity to gain confidence with flexible cystoscopy, local anaesthetic prostate biopsies, lithotripsy and core surgical procedures. The candidate would be supported by a supervising consultant and would be expected to be involved in medical student teaching as well as PA teaching and within the multidisciplinary team.

About us

Diversity makes us interesting... Inclusion is what will make us outstanding. We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where possible.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential:

• MBChB, MBBS or equivalent
• Full GMC Registration

Desirable:

• MRCS (or MCEM / MRCP) or equivalent

Experience

Essential:

• Broad Medical Experience
• Previous experience of working within the NHS (2 years)

Desirable:

• Minimum of six months experience in Urology
• Post registration experience of working in other specialties relevant to Urology

Ability and Knowledge

Essential:

• Good basic and wide-ranging knowledge of clinical medicine and surgery
• Good communication skills

Desirable:

• Ability to teach and enthuse other medical staff

Motivation

Essential:

• Strong interest in delivering high quality medical education

Desirable:

• Experience of delivering medical education including experience of developing teaching programme.

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check required. UK Registration: applicants must have current UK professional registration.

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