Clinical Teaching Fellow in Critical Care
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust are looking for enthusiastic colleagues to work together as Clinical Teaching Fellows (CT1/2 level) in Critical Care to join our team from August 2025. The site location will be Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton.
We have two posts available, both are full time and include working out of hours for the critical care service. Both roles are fixed term for 12 months from 6th August 2025 to 4th August 2026.
This is a combined clinical and teaching post, ideally suited to an individual who has completed a minimum of 2 years full time hospital service in the UK including some taster experience in anaesthetics or critical care and wishes to gain formal experience in undergraduate teaching and critical care prior to commencing Core Training. On average, half of the working week will be clinical and the other half devoted to teaching Bristol medical students. The post holder will be encouraged to embark on a course leading to a Postgraduate Certificate in Medical Education, which will be funded by the Academy.
This is not a recognised training post but provides an excellent opportunity to develop teaching and clinical skills as well as portfolio preparation.
You will gain experience in all aspects of critical care and encouraged to keep an up-to-date portfolio for CT applications. Interview practice and help with the portfolio is available, and the successful candidate will be encouraged to take part in surgical audits and other projects.
Main duties of the job
Clinical Teaching Fellows (CTFs) play a crucial role in delivering core curriculum content, tutoring, and assessing medical students. The CTF team promotes collaboration and knowledge-sharing among medical professionals, fostering career development and expertise in Medical Education.
CTFs will deliver a variety of teaching activities, including induction sessions, small group tutorials, clinical history and examination sessions, bedside teaching, teaching clinics, clinical reasoning skills, and simulation-based teaching.
This position is ideal for applicants who have completed foundation training or are taking a year out from specialist training. It offers an excellent opportunity to engage in teaching and pursue a clinical academic career path.
Key Responsibilities:
* Provide teaching and educational supervision for medical students and trainees.
* Facilitate the delivery of the University of Bristol and Peninsula Medical School undergraduate curriculum to year 3, 4 & 5 medical students at Musgrove Park Hospital.
* Develop teaching materials.
* Participate in educational research, quality improvement projects, and presentations.
* Split role 50:50 between clinical duties in ICU and teaching.
* Attend local specialty teaching programs with support from the Undergraduate Education Faculty and Admin Team.
* Primarily based in ICU, with some airway experience days in theatre (no formal Anaesthesia training).
* Students will attend teaching sessions in Anaesthetics, ICU, and Pain.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Primary Medical Degree
* Full GMC Registration with an active licence to practice at time of applying.
* Evidence of teaching qualification
Experience
* A minimum of 2 years full time hospital service in the UK including some taster experience in anaesthetics or critical care.
* Able to carry out the duties described in the job description
* Evidence of significant involvement in teaching and simulation.
* Must be organised.
* 3/12 ICU or anaesthetics experience
* Teaching of medical students, junior medical staff, or nursing staff.
* Training in evidence based medicine.
* Ability to run SIM mannequin software.
* Ability to timetable teaching rotas.
Additional Criteria
* Evidence of participation in Audit.
* Familiar with clinical governance.
* Proficient at Microsoft Teams, Excel, Powerpoint.
* Works well as part of a team.
* Awareness of the importance and relevance of audit.
* Experience in clinical governance.
* Successful QI project as a postgraduate doctor.
* Experience of organising a rota.
* Experience as a mentor.
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.
£49,909 a year. The role includes out of hours work for the Critical Care service.
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