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UGME Clinical Teaching Fellow in Rheumatology

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Tooting, SW17 0QT

Salary

£54,499 to £67,325

Contract

Fixed-Term

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

3 September 2026

3 days left

Job description

Previous applicants need not to apply This undergraduate medical education Clinical Teaching Fellow in Rheumatology and similar posts in other special...

The successful candidate will be based within Rheumatology and have named educational supervisor for their post.

The successful candidate will play an important role in the development and delivery of clinical teaching to medical students on the St George's University MBBS programmes. As well as scoping and designing the placement structure for the coming academic year when Rheumatology is moving from a timetable where small numbers of students visit for short activities such as joining a clinic alongside scheduled didactic teaching and changing to a Home Firm set-up within Medicine for the new MBBS course structure.

Currently, Rheumatology learning activities are part of the Penultimate Year (4th Yr) specialties attachment taking place 8 times per year. The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering the teaching components which consists of lectures, small group including patient perspective sessions and case based workshops.

The successful candidate will also deliver Rheumatology clinical teaching for students on ward based placements to help blend holistic care principles with other parts of their clinical experience mirroring real world practice.Administrative tasks will include timetabling and liaising with Consultant staff to maximise the use of clinical resources across the Trust.

The post holder will be expected to liaise with similar post holders in identifying deficiencies and opportunities for clinical teaching across the Trust.

The successful candidate will be based within Rheumatology and have named educational supervisor for their post.

The successful candidate will play an important role in the development and delivery of clinical teaching to medical students on the St Georges University MBBS programmes. As well as scoping and designing the placement structure for the coming academic year when Rheumatology is moving from a timetable where small numbers of students visit for short activities such as joining a clinic alongside scheduled didactic teaching and changing to a Home Firm set-up within Medicine for the new MBBS course structure.

Currently, Rheumatology learning activities are part of the Penultimate Year (4th Yr) specialties attachment taking place 8 times per year. The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering the teaching components which consists of lectures, small group including patient perspective sessions and case based workshops.

The successful candidate will also deliver Rheumatology clinical teaching for students on ward based placements to help blend holistic care principles with other parts of their clinical experience mirroring real world practice.Administrative tasks will include timetabling and liaising with Consultant staff to maximise the use of clinical resources across the Trust.

The post holder will be expected to liaise with similar post holders in identifying deficiencies and opportunities for clinical teaching across the Trust.

Please read the job description and person specification for full details of this role.

St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey.Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.

At gesh we are committed to supporting flexible working arrangements. Applicants are encouraged to discuss any flexibility they may need during the recruitment process.

Qualifications

Essential

  • MBBS and Membership in relevant specialty

Desirable

  • Intercalated BSc or equivalent

Experience

Essential

  • Fully completed Core Medical Training
  • MRCP
  • Broad medical experience with experience in Rheumatology

Desirable

  • Clinical experience beyond core training, research with publications

Skills and Knowledge - Clinical

Essential

  • Basic knowledge of diagnosis and management of common clinical conditions
  • Management of acutely ill patients

Desirable

  • Specialty based knowledge

Skills and Knowledge - Teaching

Essential

  • Teaching medical students
  • Clinical and organisational teaching experience
  • Experience of delivery virtual teaching

Desirable

  • Lecturing and assessment
  • Knowledge of PBL and CBL
  • Teaching course
  • Understanding of managing the virtual teaching environment (e.g.: preventing bullying behaviours between online participants)

Other Skills

Essential

  • Excellent written and oral communication skills
  • Behaves in a professional manner and demonstrates the trust's values
  • Good interpersonal skills
  • Works collaboratively with all team members
  • Self motivated to develop personal and professional knowledge
  • Remains calm and approachable within challenging situations
  • Proactive, self-starter

Desirable

  • Career aspiration in academic medicine

How to apply

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Provenance

Source

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First seen

20 August 2026

Last checked

24 August 2026

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St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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