JOB SUMMARY

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust are looking for an enthusiastic colleagues to work together as Clinical Teaching Fellow in Obstetrics and Gynaecology to join our team from August 2025 (or earlier if available).
The post is full time (40 hours per week) and fixed term for 12 months
This post is based at Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton.
The successful candidate will have full GMC registration and 2nd on call experience ie. registrar level in General Obstetrics and gynaecology.
The candidate is expected to have good clinical skills in assessing and identifying sick patients and competency in General Obstetrics and Gynaecology at ST3+ level (mandatory).
Post CCT applicants wishing to expand their clinical/teaching skills are encouraged to apply.

ABOUT US

At Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, we’re committed to supporting our employees with a range of benefits designed to enhance your professional and personal life. We offer:

• Flexible working options to help you balance work and life
• NHS pension scheme for long-term financial security
• Generous annual leave allowance to recharge and relax
• A strong focus on career development to help you grow and achieve your potential

Additionally, you’ll gain access to our Blue Light Card, unlocking exclusive discounts on shopping, dining, and leisure activities, as well as NHS-specific perks to support you both inside and outside of work.
We are proud to foster a diverse, skilled, and inclusive workforce, and we encourage applications from all backgrounds.
Why Somerset? Somerset offers the perfect blend of idyllic countryside, outstanding areas of natural beauty, and breathtaking coastlines, with vibrant cities like Bristol, Bath, and Exeter just a short drive away - and only two hours to London.
The region is home to excellent educational facilities, and with affordable housing compared to other parts of the country, it’s a great place to build both your career and your future.
Somerset truly has it all - the peaceful countryside and cosmopolitan city life, with something for everyone to enjoy.

JOB DESCRIPTION

The post holder will help facilitate the delivery of the University of Bristol and Peninsula undergraduate medical curricula to year 3 and 4 medical students at Musgrove Park Hospital.
In summary the main duties include:
Delivering core curriculum content, act as tutors and be involved with the assessment of medical students, for example in OSCEs.
Case based Learning Facilitation, lecture based, seminar, clinical skills teaching and SIM training.
Acting as a role model and mentor to the medical students.
Develop own teaching materials, methods and approaches with guidance eg bedside teaching.
Identify learning needs of students and define appropriate learning objectives.
Clinical teaching fellow are expected to be able to deliver several types of teaching including induction sessions, small group tutorials, clinical-based history and examination sessions, facilitation of inter-Academy Hub sessions, Bedside teaching, Clinical reasoning skills and simulation based teaching.
Supervise the work of students, provide advice on study skills and help them with learning problems.
Act as a mentor for students. Take an informal role in student pastoral care such as identification of “at risk” students, offering support and referral to appropriate sources of help.
Support other clinical education fellows and mentor as appropriate.
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust has an active Academy which coordinates medical education for all undergraduate and postgraduate trainees. Teaching rooms include small group tutorial rooms, teaching rooms, clinical teaching rooms and a simulation suite all with full IT facilities including video link to enable the teaching/education process. There is a well-stocked library with full time librarians and excellent IT facilities. There is support for simulation training from the simulation team with access to modern simulation equipment.
Clinical Duties of the Post
On average half of the working week will be clinical, the other half devoted to teaching of Bristol and Peninsula Medical Students and educational learning, as well as working towards a Certificate in Medical Education.
The weekly clinical programme will vary depending on the on-call rota and availability of other junior staff, but should broadly include:
On call duties in both Obstetrics and Gynaecology
When not on call and not teaching, there will be a programme to include time in theatre, Gynaecology and Antenatal outpatient clinics.
You will be encouraged to participate in audit, health improvement and research projects in the department with a view to publications and presentation.

ESSENTIAL

Please refer to the attached job description for full details of person specification criteria

The candidates will join an already well-established team, which includes consultants with special interests in Urogynaecology, Menstrual Dysfunction, Minimal Access surgery, Endometriosis, Fetal Medicine and Maternal Medicine and Gynaecological Oncology.
The selected candidates will have several allocated protected sessions each week to gain formal experience and qualification in teaching. This will be under direct supervision of our consultant team. The teaching role will be alongside an active part in the on call rota with a frequency of 1:8 or less