Junior Clinical Education Fellow - Medicine

Contract: 12 months (fixed term for a period of 12 months)

Hours: Full time - 40 hours per week

Salary: £49,909 per annum

Closing: 13/08/2026 23:59

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay has a firm commitment to strengthening the diversity of our workforce and therefore welcomes and encourages applications from likeminded people who can support our ambition to become effortlessly inclusive. We are particularly keen to hear from protected groups – including BAME, LGBT+ and people with a disability.

Job overview: INTERNAL ONLY - This post is only open to current employees of University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay. Junior Clinical Education Fellow - 2 Posts for 12 months starting September 2026. Post holders will work in an acute or general medicine environment, managing a variety of medical presentations. During the education component of the role, post holders will work closely with the Undergraduate Administrative and Clinical Skills teams.

Main duties of the job:

• Post would be ideal for a motivated junior doctor who is interested in developing both their acute medical skills and teaching portfolio.
• Post holders will divide their time between clinical work and teaching on a 6 monthly basis.
• Post holders will work closely with the Undergraduate Medical Education team to facilitate the teaching and development of undergraduate medical learners, which can include medical students, student physician associates and students on elective placements.

Working for our organisation: We operate from three main hospitals - Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises.

Duties of the post include:

• Taking responsibility for the continuity of care of inpatients.
• Supervision of inpatients and organising appropriate investigations in accordance with senior doctor instructions.
• Agreeing diagnosis and completing discharge summaries.
• To prescribe safely.
• Ensure appropriate information is made available to staff to measure clinical performance and enable meaningful benchmarks to be established and evaluated within your area of responsibility.
• Provide a role model of professional leadership, ensuring these are understood and demonstrated by the medical workforce within your area.

Teaching: The post-holder will work closely with the Undergraduate Medical Education team to facilitate the teaching and development of undergraduate medical learners. Bedside teaching is encouraged to offer a safe and supervised environment for students to learn about the inpatient journey. Classroom-based sessions are also an important component of these roles.

The post holder will also be expected to assist in the development of simulation-based education and the use of digital learning. Feedback will be sought from the learners on a regular basis and the post-holder will be expected to reflect on this feedback and implement any changes that are considered necessary.

Clinical Education Fellows are offered the opportunity to do a funded Postgraduate Certificate in Medical Education at the University of Central Lancashire.

Post Graduate Training: This post is NOT recognised for postgraduate training; however, the experience that the post-holder gains will be an attractive asset to furnish their CV with when considering applying to formal training programmes in the future.

Key Relationships: The post holder will be directly accountable to their Clinical/Educational Supervisor and the Undergraduate Medical Education team. Expected to work collaboratively with all medical colleagues and others to ensure the delivery of high-quality patient care and safety.

Please note that shortlisted applicants will be contacted by email. The Trust promotes flexible working opportunities where ever possible to enable staff to balance their work and home life. We are committed to Equal Opportunities and aim to be Effortlessly Inclusive.