Job overview

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust are seeking Teaching Fellows in Anaesthetics to support undergraduate teaching across a range of clinical and non-clinical settings over a 12-month fixed term contract based at The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital. The post also attracts an on call commitment of 1 in 16.

Successful applicants will be enrolled in the Keele University Teacher the Teachers Course and will be funded to study for the Keele Post Graduate Certificate of Medical Education. Consideration will also be given for funding of other relevant educational courses.

Interviews for this post will be held on 12th February 2026 in person at The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, and the post will commence on 6^th August 2026.

This vacancy may close earlier than the advertised deadline should we receive a high volume of applications. Therefore, early submission is strongly recommended.

For an informal discussion, further details or to arrange a visit please contact Dr Patricia Cowley, Hospital Deputy Dean via Hannah Fraser, Undergraduate Manager on 01743 492 514 or [email protected].

Main duties of the job

• Deliver teaching to medical students in a variety of clinical settings (wards, ITU, theatres, outpatient clinics, assessment units) and non-clinical settings (seminar rooms, classrooms, clinical skills laboratories, lecture theatres)
• Contribute to the clinical and communication skills teaching across the curriculum, in collaboration with the Clinical Skills Lead and wider staff
• Teach both Year 4 and Year 5 students, tailoring delivery to their stage of training.
• Support and organisation of clinical skills training and critical care programme
• Coordinate medical student activities, liaising with clinical teachers, practice educator teams, and administrative staff
• Contribute to curriculum evaluation and development, ensuring high-quality teaching delivery
• Participate in student assessments, including mini-CEX, Direct Observation of Procedures (DOPs), case-based discussions, and OSCE examinations
• Undertake formal study in medical education to enhance teaching practice
• Maintain and develop clinical skills
• Engage fully with the Year 5 weekly teaching programme
• Provide cover for bedside teaching sessions when required
• To be responsible for managing and prioritising own workload and working flexibly within the team, to seek/respond to requests for support, advice and guidance to ensure team objectives are met

Working for our organisation

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is the main provider of acute hospital services for around half a million people in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and mid Wales.

Our main service locations are the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford and the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) in Shrewsbury which are located 20 minutes’ drive apart. Together they provide 99% of our activity. Both hospitals provide a wide range of  acute hospital services including accident & emergency, outpatients, diagnostics, inpatient medical care and critical care.

We also provide services such as consultant-led outreach clinics at the Wrekin Community Clinic, Telford, the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital, Gobowen and the Bridgnorth, Ludlow and Whitchurch Community Hospitals.

We employ almost 6,000 staff, and hundreds of staff and students from other organisations also work in our hospitals. We benefit from around 1,000 wonderful volunteers, and our main charitable partners are the League of Friends at the Royal  Shrewsbury Hospital, Friends of the Princess Royal Hospital, and the Lingen Davies Cancer Appeal which is based at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital.

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust continues to work with our partners in health and social care in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin and mid Wales to develop patient-focused services that meet the needs of our communities.