Job summary
- Main area
- Medical Education
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Medical Education Teaching Fellow
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (06/08/2025 - 04/08/2026)
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week (There will be opportunities to pick up additional clinical hours when available.)
- Job ref
- 100-MED-WGH-196
- Employer
- Hywel Dda University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Withybush General Hospital
- Town
- Haverfordwest
- Salary
- £46,324 - £60,706 per annum
- Closing
- 22/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Medical Education Teaching Fellow - Medicine
NHS Medical & Dental: Medical Education Teaching Fellow
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Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12.60 per hour - £24,638 per annum.
This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2025/26 is confirmed.
Job overview
Are you a Welsh speaking doctor who is excited by the prospect of becoming involved with medical education? Do you have the ability to inspire and motivate medical students and resident doctors? Could you identify innovative opportunities to enhance medical education across Hywel Dda? If so, this may be the ideal role for you.
An exciting opportunity has become available for an enthusiastic and suitably qualified medical practitioner to join Hywel Dda University Health Board’s progressive team of medical educators, in the role of Medical Education Teaching Fellow for the department of Medicine in Withybush General Hospital.
This full time teaching fellow role is being offered on a 12month fixed term basis and expectations of the role include supporting undergraduate and postgraduate teaching across all medical specialties, in addition to providing generic teaching sessions for all medical students.
The position combines medical education with clinical practice, enabling the successful candidate to maintain and enhance their expertise in a specialty that aligns with their particular interest. On-call sessions will also be optional where there are rota gaps. The successful candidate will also be allocated time within the working week for continuing professional development.
Main duties of the job
Main duties of the role will include:-
-Delivering ward and classroom based teaching for Medical and Physician Associate Students in accordance with relevant curricula and learning needs
-Delivering ward and classroom based teaching and undertaking workplace based assessments for Junior Doctors
- Active involvement in quality improvement activities
Working for our organisation
Hywel Dda University Health Board plans and provides NHS healthcare services for people living in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, and bordering counties.
We have over 13,000 staff and together we provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services.
We work in partnership the three local authorities, as well as public, private and third sector colleagues, including our valued team of volunteers.
Our services are provided in:
Four main hospitals: Bronglais Hospital in Aberystwyth; Glangwili Hospital in Carmarthen; Prince Philip Hospital in Llanelli; and Withybush Hospital in Haverfordwest.
Five community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery hospitals in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron Hospital in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire hospitals in Pembrokeshire.
Two integrated care centres: Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion, and several other community settings.
47 general practices (six of which are health board managed practices); dental practices (including four orthodontic); 97 community pharmacies; 43 general ophthalmic practices; and 8 ophthalmic domiciliary providers.
Numerous mental health and learning disabilities services.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full details of the role requirements please see attached Job Description and Person Specification
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Person specification
Language Skills
Essential criteria
- Welsh speaker – level 3
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Medical Degree
- Full GMC registration
Desirable criteria
- Post graduate qualifications (e.g. MRCS or MRCP)
Experience
Essential criteria
- Commitment to team approach and multi-disciplinary working
- Experience in working in medical or surgical specialties
- Completion of the UK Foundation Programme
Medical Education
Essential criteria
- Proven interest in teaching undergraduate medical students and/or junior doctors
- Displays an enthusiasm for teaching
- Experience of UK Medical School Curricula & Training
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Welsh language skills are essential
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Christopher James
- Job title
- Consultant Physician & Honorary Senior Lecturer
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01437 773493
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