Clinical Teaching Fellows in Newcastle upon Tyne

Salary: £36,636 per annum

Newcastle University is a great place to work, with excellent benefits. We have a generous holiday package; plus the opportunity to buy more, great pension schemes and a number of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you.

Closing Date: 16 August 2026

The Role

We are recruiting Clinical Teaching Fellows (CTF) for our Newcastle, UK campus. This post is offered on a one-year fixed term contract commencing from August 2026. There is potential for a second year in the post, subject to satisfactory performance in the role.

For this post we require highly motivated and enthusiastic doctors, who will be an important part of the School of Medicine team in Newcastle. This fixed-term development post offers doctors, with an interest in teaching, the opportunity to take time away from clinical practice to enhance their teaching skills, before returning to clinical practice as a more developed clinical educator. For this reason, previous holders of either our Clinical Teaching Fellow role or our Anatomy Teaching Fellow role are not eligible to apply. N.B. Previously unsuccessful applicants are eligible to reapply.

You will be involved in the delivery of our MBBS curriculum to year 1 and 2 medical students for clinical skills. You will have the opportunity to contribute to education research projects and to the development of teaching and learning activities and resources. You will also be offered the opportunity to undertake the Certificate in Clinical Education.

You are expected to have an MBBS degree, to be clinically active with a license to practice, to have relevant experience in the NHS, and to have completed your Foundation training (or equivalent) by August 2026. There are no clinical, patient-facing duties within the clinical teaching fellow role.

Key Accountabilities

• Responsible to the Head of School, you will work as part of a team of teaching fellows who make an important contribution to developing, coordinating and delivering the undergraduate teaching programme at Newcastle.
• Predominantly teach small groups in the classroom and clinical skills centre.
• Provide pastoral support and academic mentoring to students.
• Engage in medical education research under supervision from senior colleagues.
• Conduct assessment of clinical skills - this includes both written and practical (OSCE) examinations.
• Contribute to faculty development opportunities, including peer observation of teaching, to develop your teaching skills.
• Undertake other teaching, academic and administrative duties as seen necessary by the Head of School including student admissions, recruitment, appraisal, mentoring and assessment.
• Undertake the Newcastle University Postgraduate Certificate of Medical Education during this period. If you already have this qualification (or equivalent), you may be able to undertake another Diploma of Medical Education.
• Work towards fellowship / senior fellowship of the AdvanceHE which would be fully funded.

The Person

Essential: Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Clinically active in the UK NHS.
• Knowledge of clinical skills in current medical practice.
• Experience of teaching MBBS or other students.
• Experience of teaching in a hospital or general practice.
• Willingness to engage in continuing professional development and learn and develop new skills and expertise.
• An active interest in current developments in the medical education development arena.
• Excellent organisation, communication and interpersonal skills.

Desirable:

• Experience of offering effective student support and guidance.

Attributes and Behaviours: Essential

• Ability to work independently and collaboratively with colleagues as part of a team.
• Ability to manage their time efficiently and to work flexibly, according to teaching workload.
• Ability to respond enthusiastically and positively to students.
• Sensitivity to the views of others.

Qualifications

• Medical Degree.
• Full registration with the UK General Medical Council with a license to practice.
• Successful completion of UK Foundation training (or equivalent) by August 2026.

Newcastle University is a global University where everyone is treated with dignity and respect. As a University of Sanctuary, we aim to provide a welcoming place of safety for all, offering opportunities to people fleeing violence and persecution. We are committed to being a fully inclusive university which actively recruits, supports and retains colleagues from all sectors of society. We value diversity as well as celebrate, support and thrive on the contributions of all of our employees and the communities they represent. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from individuals who can complement our existing teams, we believe that success is built on having teams whose backgrounds and experiences reflect the diversity of our university and student population. At Newcastle University we hold a Gold Athena Swan award in recognition of our good employment practices for the advancement of gender equality. We also hold a Race Equality Charter Bronze award in recognition of our work towards tackling race inequality in higher education. We are a Disability Confident employer and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role as part of the offer and interview scheme. In addition, we are a member of the Euraxess initiative supporting researchers in Europe.