Job overview

The advertised post of Clinical Teaching Fellow (CTF) is tenable for a fixed term of 12 months commencing August 2026. Please note that this vacancy is only open to applicants with a minimum of 24 months NHS experience at time of start date.

The post would suit someone who aims to pursue a career in gynaecological oncology and who wishes to develop their interest in teaching whilst broadening their clinical experience.  The successful candidate will play a central role in the coordination and delivery of the undergraduate clinical teaching programme for five sessions each week. The remaining five sessions each week will consist of clinical duties and professional development. There are no on-call commitments to the post but locum opportunities may be available. The main clinical duties will be in a Gynaecological Oncology department. Specialist clinics and training can be arranged according to career interests. You will be supervised by a Consultant Gynaecological Oncologist who has a large commitment to undergraduate training.

Main duties of the job

Applications are invited from registered Medical Practitioners, ideally who possess MRCOG part 1 or equivalent, for the above post based across the Departments of Obstetrics and Gynaecology in Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust.

The department provides undergraduate teaching to medical students from Newcastle University as part of their Women’s Health rotations. Teaching is provided in a variety of clinical settings and the successful applicant would be expected to provide teaching to individuals and small groups in addition to being trained as a simulation training faculty member whilst in post. The postholder would be expected to participate in student induction sessions and assessment sessions throughout the academic year. A variety of clinical sessions are provided within the job plan and it is expected that these will provide the postholder with valuable clinical experience as well as providing an opportunity to deliver clinical teaching.

Working for our organisation

Based in the North East of England we provide a range of hospital and community health services from our leading facilities, including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Blaydon urgent care centre and Bensham Hospital, all within Gateshead.

Established in 2005, we were one of the first foundation trusts in the country and since then have consistently achieved the highest levels of care for patients.

We now employ around 4,800 staff and currently provide 444 hospital beds across the Gateshead region.

Our values should be the ‘golden thread’ which runs through everything we do – they are the core of who we are. Our five values can easily be remembered by the simple acronym ICORE; Innovation, Care, Openness, Respect, Engagement.

We have a number of staff networks including the Global Ethnic Majority (GEM) network, D-Ability network, LGBTQ+ Network and the Women’s Network, to challenge us and help us to constantly improve. Our Armed Forces network is one of our emerging networks.

The health and wellbeing of our staff is one of our highest priorities, and we offer a range of support and initiatives as part of our ‘Balance’ programme balancegateshead.com to cater for our diverse workforce, so that your individual needs can be supported, allowing you a happy and healthy working experience with us.