Clinical Academic Fellow

Clinical Academic Fellow

The closing date is 27 March 2026

This is an exciting position within the Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust (PHU) fixed term for 12 months. The post holder will play a lead role in the delivery of a major strategic partnership with King's College London (KCL) to deliver a Branch of the KCL MBBS GEM course at the University of Portsmouth (UoP) alongside the existing Undergraduate MBBS at the University of Southampton (UoS). This is of strategic importance to PHU, UoP and region, intending to help address the health and wellbeing needs of the Portsmouth, South East Hampshire and Isle of Wight health and care system.

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust is seeking a number of talented Clinical Academic Fellows who can demonstrate an enthusiastic approach to enabling medical students achieve the learning objectives relevant to particular block themes across respective MBBS curricula. This involves the delivery of high quality teaching, learning and assessment and supervision of student cohorts from the UoP (KCL) and UoS.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will carry out the duties listed below in close collaboration, liaison and consultation with the Undergraduate Educational Team and others as appropriate such as site block leads, local teachers, departmental specialty leads, UG educational supervisors, UG clinical supervisors, and the undergraduate administration team.

• Teach and contribute to the preparation, delivery and assessment of relevant placement blocks. This will include developing clinical skills provision for medical students, providing facilitation workshops and be an active participant and team member for OSCE exams.
• Involvement in the local induction and orientation of each block of students during the academic year. Attendance at each induction.
• Contribute to the continuing development of the curriculum active participation at subject group meetings.
• Ensuring teaching material, methods and approaches are current through scholarly activity or professional practice and personal development.
• Manage delivery of own teaching, scholarly and administrative activities with guidance where required.
• Contribution to pastoral tutoring, ensuring that students feel supported.

About us

Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.

Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.

Job responsibilities

Grade: Trust MT03

Department: Learning & Development, UndergraduateMedical Education - Queen Alexandra Hospital (with attendance at University of Portsmouth as required)

Reports to: Site Block Lead

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Qualifications

• Registered with the GMC with licence to practice
• Participation in education training and, if not already held, an interest in obtaining a higher qualification in medical education

Experience

• Expertise in medicine and clinical skills and competency to practice and teach extended practical and clinical skills
• Knowledge and understanding of the use of e learning or a willingness to undertake training in this area
• Knowledge of clinical governance
• At least one years experience of working clinically within the NHS setting
• Keep up to date with CPD and clinical developments in clinical skills, maintaining clinical expertise necessary to act as a role model

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£52,656 a year Grade: Trust MT03 - £52,656 per annum