Medical Education Fellow: Sponsorship Available

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

Postgraduate Medical & Dental Education (PGMDE) has overall responsibility for ensuring that the provision of education & training for postgraduate doctors & dentists, and a broad range of undergraduate students at King’s meets the educational standards prescribed by the commissioners. PGMDE provides medical education to all junior doctors, dentists, students and faculty development to their trainers, as well as communicating medical educational matters to all Divisions across the Trust and partner organisations.

At Kings Denmark Hill and PRUH site there is a central, multi-disciplinary team, supporting Educational/ Simulation Leads and trainers within the Specialty areas. The fellow will work closely with the central team, and leads, to ensure we continue to develop programmes in line with the Commissioners and Trust requirements.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will rotate between Denmark Hill Site and the PRUH site during this post. This post is designed to provide a wide range of educational experience for higher grade trainees’ who wish to make a commitment to education as part of their career.

This is a twelve month ‘out of programme’ (OOPE) post aimed at those who wish to build on their personal teaching experience to develop expertise in educational theory and practice, and undertake supervised educational research.

Hands-on teaching will be central to the post, as will a critical engagement with educational issues around providing postgraduate training in a changing context, both nationally and locally.

This post is ideally designed for ST3 – 7 level trainees to:o Develop/ expand their skills in Simulation and Medical Educationo Gain experience in a wide range of medical education activitieso Provide an opportunity to undertake research in Medical Education

Person Specification

Education and Qualification

Essential

  • Previous experience in medical education. Understands and can apply a range of educational concepts, able to demonstrate personal and educational reasons for applying for this Fellowship programme and shows a commitment to continuing professional development.

Desirable

  • Demonstrates knowledge of career pathways in medical education, good general knowledge / broad interest in academic medicine, research experience, and can demonstrate how the post will benefit patients in London in future.

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

  • An ST3 + in a recognised specialty training programme. By the time of taking up the post the post holder will have completed ST3.

Desirable

  • Prizes or distinctions, presentation of work at a national or international meeting, publications in peer reviewed journals, additional degree or MSc in relevant subject area.

Skills and Competences

Essential

  • Good communication skills, able to work well in a team, sense of commitment and reliability, approachable and friendly and tolerant and empathetic.

Desirable

  • Evidence of educational leadership potential, good organisational and problem solving skills.

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).

Closing Date: 16 August 2026

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