Clinical Teaching Fellow (Education and Scholarship)
Job Description
Job summary
We invite applications for these exciting fellowship positions set in the ancient city of Exeter surrounded by extensive areas of outstanding natural beauty idyllic beaches.
These full-time Clinical Teaching Fellows posts offer a unique and exciting chance for you to combine an extensive teaching role at University of Exeter Medical School (UEMS) with a diverse range of clinical work on medical wards at the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (RDUH). It will be an invaluable post for those who enjoy and value teaching, and see their career developing in medical education and training.
The appointees will alternate their teaching and clinical commitments. The posts will be 50% teaching and 50% in a post relevant to Core Medical Training. There is a full time on-call commitment to the general medical rota throughout the year, but this should not interfere with your teaching commitments.
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Main duties of the job
For more detail about the main duties of this role, please see the job description section below. As a key member of the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, you will be joining an exceptional team working together to help our patients to stay healthy, when they need it most.
About us
Stretching across Northern, Eastern and Mid Devon, we have a workforce of over 15,000 staff, making us the largest employer in Devon. Our core services, which we provide to more than 615,000 people, cover more than 2,000 square miles across Devon, while some of our specialist services cover the whole of the peninsula, extending our reach as far as Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
We deliver a wide range of emergency, specialist and general medical services through North Devon District Hospital and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford).
Alongside our two acute hospitals, we provide integrated health and social care services across a variety of settings, including community inpatient hospitals, outpatient clinics, and within peoples own homes. We also offer primary care services, a range of specialist community services, and Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC).
Our state-of-the-art equipment, leading technologies and strong links to local universities put us at the forefront of research and innovations, enabling us to provide world-class care to our local communities.
Its never been a more exciting time to join the Royal Devon, as youll help to shape our services as we continue along our integration journey.
Job responsibilities
For more information on the Job Description and Responsibilities please click the link below.
More detail about the role
During your teaching sessions you will teach, demonstrate and assess across a range of life and biomedical sciences (e.g. anatomy, physiology, pathology, biochemistry and pharmacology). You will predominantly teach students in the early years of the course based in the Life Sciences Resource Centre (LSRC) on the beautiful St. Lukes or Truro campus at the University of Exeter. On occasions you are required to travel to Truro to teach, remuneration for transportation will be provided. There will be time to develop curriculum and assessment materials and contribute to our programme of innovative teaching e.g. creation of high fidelity e-resources. The post holders will have the opportunity to deliver biomedical and clinical teaching together with clinical and communication skills.
The post holders will be encouraged to undertake education projects, attend and present at regional and national educational meetings. Post holders will be offered the option to undertake a fully funded Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (LTHE) programme which could lead to Associate Fellow in Higher Education Academy (AFHEA) recognition which can be helpful in securing further employment in Higher Education. Applicants who already have three or more years of teaching experience will be offered the opportunity to undertake the ASPIRE Professional Recognition Pathway (PRP); the University of Exeter's experiential route to fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA). Please note that both LTHE and ASPIRE PRP are experiential routes to fellowships and application success for AFHEA and FHEA depends on colleagues experience and the way in which they articulate this in their application. Whilst both LTHE and ASPIRE PRP will provide candidates with support, we cannot guarantee an award of fellowship by the time your contract ends with us. That is, whether you achieve these professional recognitions is entirely dependent on how much you engage with your teaching commitments and with the LTHE or ASPIRE PRP programme.
Successful applicants will be employed by the RDUH NHS Foundation Trust but will be awarded honorary contracts with the University of Exeter. Office space will be provided on the University site.
Interview Date: 14 April 2025
For further information please contact: Dr Dominic Wiredu Boakye d.wiredu-boakye@exeter.ac.uk or Dr Melanie Moore m.s.moore@exeter.ac.uk or Dr Charlotte Ives charlotte.ives@nhs.net
As an inclusive employer, the Royal Devon values diversity and is committed to creating a culture of inclusivity where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential. We believe in fostering a sense of belonging and actively encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, cultures, and abilities. We recognise the advantages of having a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve.
Preference will be given to staff with Priority and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon.
The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust reserves the right to close vacancy when sufficient applications have been received.
The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was established in April 2022, bringing together the expertise of both the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust and Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust.
Benefits
We will work together to maintain a culture that develops and supports you and your team.
This might include funding for a care certificate, a degree or leadership qualifications. Or it might include days off to study, engage in CPD or rotational placements to help you hone your skills. Wherever you are heading in the NHS, we'll help you get there.
Looking after you is important to us.
We strive to help our staff create a healthy work-life balance through flexible working schemes and our family friendly policies.
If you're starting out in the NHS, you'll start with 27 days paid annual leave (plus bank holidays), rising to 33 days plus bank holidays.
You'll benefit from access to our own comprehensive occupational health services, including counselling, onsite wellbeing activities and groups.
Salary is not the only financial benefit
You'll have access to an extensive range of staff discounts on shopping, fitness and leisure options and you can spread the cost of technology and home appliance purchases from major retailers.
You will also have access to other benefits including:
National discount services such as the Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts.
Salary sacrifice options including our OFSTED rated outstanding nursery onsite at Exeter
Car lease schemes.
The NHS Pension scheme (one of the most generous and comprehensive in the UK).
Cycle to work scheme
These are just a few of the benefits available if the role is something you are interested in, we'd love to hear from you.
Person Specification
General Requirements
Essential
- See job description text above, and (where applicable) you can download a copy of the full job description
Desirable
- See job description text above, and (where applicable) you can download a copy of the full job description
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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. ...
