Medical Education Fellow

Job summary
BHRUT is a large University Hospital Trust in outer Northeast London with a catchment population of 800,000+. In addition to 400+ Consultant and Specialty Doctors, it employs 400+ postgraduate medical trainees across all specialities. It is a major placement provider for medical students, primarily from Queen Mary University of London (Barts & The London School of Medicine).

Medical Education are seeking to appoint Medical Education Fellows to support curricula training requirements for undergraduates and postgraduates. Opportunities exist to work in our high-fidelity Simulation Training Centre, delivering full immersion human factors simulation training, and regular medical undergraduate case-based learning.

The Fellow will have the option to undertake 1 standard clinical day, to be agreed with the individual at interview; arranged around the training schedule requirements. This post is suited to doctors wishing to gain further experience in medical education before embarking on specialist training.

Full details in the job description;

Essential criteria:

• Evidence of recently completed NHS Trust, UK based Foundation/Core Training programme.
• Knowledge of UK postgraduate and medical undergraduate training curricula.
• Medical Degree; full GMC registration

Desirable:

• Simulation/Human Factors Train the Trainer qualification.
• Postgraduate Medical Education Certificate (PG Cert).
• Evidence of involvement in Medical Education teaching programmes.

Main duties of the job
This post is designed to support postgraduate medical trainees (at Core or ST level), who wish to make a commitment to education as part of their career. The 12-month fixed-term post, based at BHRUT, is aimed at those who wish to build on their personal teaching experience, develop expertise in educational theory and practice, and undertake supervised educational research.The post holder will have a designated educational mentor who will oversee their development as an educator during the placement and co-ordinate opportunities for personal development. A customized programme of training and educational experience will be designed around the needs of the individual.Although an enthusiasm for teaching is a prerequisite, no assumptions will be made about formal knowledge of educational theory or practice. Hands-on teaching will be central to the post, as will a critical engagement with educational issues around providing undergraduate and postgraduate training in a changing context, both nationally and locally.Participants will be encouraged to develop a sustained commitment to education within their clinical career, and it is expected that the Fellow will attend a formal Simulation/Human Factors Train the Trainer development course.

About us
We're an organisation that is getting better and better and our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we're proud of and our patients are happy with.

They are benefitting from a new electronic patient record (we were the last acute trust in London to introduce one) and our maternity services have been rated good by the Care Quality Commission.

We operate from two main sites - KGH in Goodmayes and Queen's Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 346,000 people visiting them last year. We're campaigning to secure the £35m we need to transform the A&E at Queen's and get rid of corridor care.

We're proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre, Radiotherapy Centre and Hyper Acute Stroke Unit. We're also part of the North East London Cancer Alliance.

We run a Women's Health Hub in Ilford; an Ageing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospital and at St George's Health and Wellbeing Hub. These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week.

The majority of our 8,400 staff - who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexibly and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We're proud to be a London Living Wage employer.

Details
Date posted
06 August 2026

Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade
Doctor - other

Salary
£54,499 a year
per annum inclusive

Contract
Fixed term

Duration
12 months

Working pattern
Full-time

Reference number
162-7855-CORP-A

Job locations
King George Hospital
Barley Lane
Ilford
IG3 8YB
United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.

The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.

Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.

All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.

Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Louise Lucy Glavin, Recruitment Advisor, on View phone number on meeveem.com. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.

Person Specification
Attainments
Essential

• Medical Degree
• GMC Full Registration

Desirable

• Simulation/Human Factors Train the Trainer qualification
• Postgraduate Medical Education Certificate (PG Cert)

Medical Education
Essential

• Previous and recent completion of UK based Foundation/Core Training programme

Desirable

• Evidenced involvement in Medical Education

Research
Essential

• Knowledge of postgraduate and medical undergraduate training curricula.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

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.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust

Address
King George Hospital
Barley Lane
Ilford
IG3 8YB
United Kingdom

Employer's website
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Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Head of Postgraduate Medical Education
Caroline Curtin
View email address on meeveem.com
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