Job summary
This undergraduate medical education Clinical Teaching Fellow in Pharmacology and similar posts in other specialties have been established to enhance the teaching of medical students in the Trust and City St George's Medical School. The majority of the post holder's time will be spent on undergraduate teaching activities. Some time may be used either for clinical work to develop the individual's career, or to complete a research project. The post holder will teach and co-ordinate students across clinical pharmacology and therapeutics to ensure that students are able to achieve their learning objectives. Clinical Teaching Fellows are connected through the CTF network to enhance the coordination of undergraduate clinical teaching of medical students.

Main duties of the job

• The successful candidate will play an important role in the development and delivery of clinical pharmacology, therapeutics and prescribing teaching to medical students on the City St George's University MBBS programmes. Teaching will include small and large group lectures and workshops and development of self-directed learning materials and where relevant involvement in the Hospital Medicine Grand Rounds.
• Administrative tasks will include timetabling, updating student online resources/webpages and working closely with Consultant lead for MBBS Clinical Pharmacology and other members of the clinical pharmacology clinical and academic team.
• There are two MBBS programmes, a 5-year course in which students are predominantly school-leavers, and a 4-year 'fast track' course for graduate students. Students are admitted through a competitive selection process. The two courses merge for the clinical years.
• The post holder may be expected where relevant to participate in Student Grand Rounds and to liaise with similar post holders in identifying deficiencies and opportunities for clinical teaching across the Trust.

About us
St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey.Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.

Details
Date posted: 27 August 2026
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Specialty registrar
Salary: £54,499 to £67,325 a year pro rata per annum
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 12 months
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 200MC712962-8205091-RG
Job locations: St George's Hospital, Blackshaw Road, Tooting, SW17 0QT, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for full details of the post and main responsibilities.

Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential

• MBBS
• UK Prescribing Safety Assessment

Desirable

• Membership in relevant specialty

Experience
Essential

• Successful completion of Core Training programme

Desirable

• Clinical experience beyond core training, research with publications

Skills and Knowledge - Clinical
Essential

• Basic knowledge of pharmacology
• Management of common acute and chronic conditions

Desirable

• Specialty based knowledge

Skills and Knowledge - Teaching
Essential

• Teaching medical students
• Clinical and organisational teaching experience
• Experience of delivery virtual teaching

Desirable

• Lecturing and assessment experience
• Teaching course
• Understanding of managing the virtual teaching environment (e.g.: preventing bullying behaviours between online participants)

Other Skills
Essential

• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Behaves in a professional manner and demonstrates the trust's values
• Good interpersonal skills
• Works collaboratively with all team members
• Self motivated to develop personal and professional knowledge
• Remains calm and approachable within challenging situations
• Proactive, self-starter

Desirable

• Career aspiration in medical education and clinical pharmacology and therapeutics

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).

Employer details
Employer name: St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address: St George's Hospital, Blackshaw Road, Tooting, SW17 0QT, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.stgeorges.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Consultant Daniel Burrage
Daniel.Burrage@stgeorges.nhs.uk
02087250405

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