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North Somerset Academy – Weston General Hospital
Start: August 2026 | Duration: 12 months
University Hospitals Bristol & Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) - Weston site
Are you GMC registered? Have you worked in the NHS as a Doctor for at least 2 years? Are you interested in teaching? University Hospitals Bristol & Weston NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Clinical Teaching Fellow Y4 to join the experienced team in North Somerset Academy at Weston General Hospital. This post offers a fantastic opportunity to develop a career in Medical Education while maintaining clinical experience in a supportive learning environment.
The Clinical Teaching Fellow (CTF) is a key member of the Undergraduate Medical Education Team of North Somerset Academy, based in Weston General Hospital. This post offers the opportunity to become intensively involved in Medical and Surgical Education of Medical and Dental Students, whilst maintaining clinical exposure and experience in a supportive educational environment. The prime function of the post holder is as a teacher delivering core content and tutorials for medical students in Year 4 of the undergraduate curriculum of the University of Bristol MBchB programme – specifically the Complex Medicine units. Teaching will take place in a variety of forms: Small group tutorials, larger group tutorials, skill based practical sessions, bedside clinical teaching and clinic based history and examination and simulation of clinical scenarios.
Clinical Teaching Fellows play a key role in delivering Undergraduate Medical Education for University of Bristol medical students. This role covers Year 4.
1. 8 teaching sessions per week: Teaching, tutoring, and pastoral support
2. 2 clinical session per week: in Care of the Elderly department
3. Opportunity to complete a funded Postgraduate Medical Education Certificate (from an approved list)
4. Involvement in educational research
Teaching responsibilities span Years 2–5, focusing on:
• Year 4: Focus on Complex Medicine as part of the ‘life-cycle year’ in two separate units
You’ll get involved in bedside teaching, small group teaching, tutorials, and helping run assessments both locally and with the Medical School. You will join a wider faculty of Clinical Teaching Fellows across UHBW, contributing to high-quality teaching, student support, and curriculum delivery.
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.