Clinical Teaching Fellow; Child Health

Clinical Teaching Fellow (Child Health)

The closing date is 08 March 2026

The main base site is North Tyneside General Hospital but the role will also include working Trust wide.

To deliver high quality undergraduate clinical teaching within Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

To provide a broad range of educational experience to each fellow in order to progress their scholarship, teaching skills and clinical acumen.

In addition to the above, the post will allow the post holder sufficient independence to develop their own area of interest within medical education and to study towards a recognised teaching qualification.

To provide clinical experience in Child Health. Although it is not a formal training post, the successful candidate will be working alongside trainees in nationally recognised training positions, and receive the same support, supervision and access to teaching as them. Supervision will be from one of the Paediatric Consultants.

To give training in strategic planning and organisation of undergraduate education, including named responsibility for negotiated specific components.

To participate in a community of educational practice, including design and delivery of innovative teaching, peer observation, evaluation and research

Principle activities within the role - Education

1. To assist in the development, co‑ordination, and delivery of undergraduate teaching for students from Newcastle across Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust at sites including, but not limited to, Hexham, North Tyneside, Wansbeck General Hospitals, Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital in Cramlington and community sites. The Teaching Fellow will participate in delivering and monitoring courses and clinical teaching and assessments across year 1 - 5 of the Newcastle University undergraduate medical curriculum.

Will participate in teaching Physician Associate Students. And take part in peer observed teaching.

2. To develop the teaching and educational skills of the Teaching Fellow, the post holder will be expected to register for the Postgraduate Certificate in Medical Education, institution to be confirmed, with Home Fees funded by the Trust. Alternatively, a similar qualification in education may be undertaken, supported by the Trust up to the equivalent Home Fee Rate.

3. To support the design, development, implementation and review of simulation and technology enhanced learning teaching sessions.

4. To conduct a small‑scale educational project, for example audit or quality improvement project or the development of new innovative teaching material.

5. To provide clinical experience in Paediatric emergency care.

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England.

Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep.

Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application.

Expectations from post holder

Augment their existing clinical, educational, and intellectual skills in order to make decisions and problem solve for the benefit of the patient, students, and others within the Trust.

Provide evidence-based clinical and educational practice which is robust and makes optimum use of available resources including local expertise and experience.

Develop their current interpersonal and communication skills with regards to effective…