Job summary
- Main area
- Rheumatology
- Grade
- MT01 - MT05
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed Term)
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week
- Job ref
- 230-37358075-MED-D
- Employer
- George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- George Eliot Hopital
- Town
- Nuneaton
- Salary
- £36,616 - £70,425 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading

CEF in Undergraduate, Medical Education & Rheumatology
MT01 - MT05
George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust opened in 1948 and provides a range of elective, non-elective, surgical, medical, women’s, children’s, diagnostic and therapeutic services to a population of more than 350,000 people.
The hub of the Trust is located on the outskirts of Nuneaton and its services cover a large footprint, including north Warwickshire, south west Leicestershire, and north Coventry. We also provide primary and community services across Coventry, Warwickshire and Leicestershire.
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Job overview
Clinical Education Fellow in Undergrad, Medical Education & Rheumatology
40 Hours per week
Fixed term for 12 months
Salary: £36,616 - £70,425 per annum
This post may close early due to high numbers of applications so you are advised to apply promptly.
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A great and friendly place to work, so bring your passion, commitment and expertise and enjoy the opportunities to make a difference every day.
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Main duties of the job
The role of the Clinical Education Fellow in Undergraduate Medical Education and Rheumatology is to support delivery of undergraduate teaching for students from Warwick Medical School and the clinical work of the Rheumatology Unit. This time is 50% education and 50% clinical.
Applicants for this role must have NHS and Rheumatology experience.
Working for our organisation
Here at George Eliot our vision to ‘excel at patient care’ takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate employees who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do. Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:
Effective Open Communication
excellence and safety in everything we do
Challenge but support
Expect respect and dignity
Local health that inspires confidence
Benefits: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, on-site discounted gym, extensive in-house course learning directory, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Educationally the CEF will take part in delivery of the undergraduate curriculum including the Clinical Skills course, bedside teaching, tutorials, teaching clinics and student assessment.
- The CEF will be expected to work 5 sessions within education, 1 of which will be educational administration time and 5 sessions within Rheumatology 1 of which will be for clinical administration.
- Secretarial support and shared office accommodation will be provided together with full access to ICT systems at George Eliot. Teaching commitments (postgraduate and undergraduate) will mostly take place within the George Eliot Hospital and the George Eliot Training and Education Centre (GETEC) although there is also a requirement to travel occasionally to The University of Warwick Medical School for marking, exams etc.
For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached.
Person specification
Experience and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Broad clinical experience within Rheumatology
- Thorough and detailed knowledge of medical audit, medical education, current clinical and medical best practice
- Understanding of the Clinical Governance process
- Awareness of health service reforms and issues across all healthcare economy
- Experienced in demonstrating clinical procedures/techniques to other healthcare professionals
- Undertaken complete audit cycle
- Participated in completed clinical research projects
- Experience of working in the NHS
- Rheumatology Experience
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrate a good understanding of the NHS
- Experience of service development
- Understanding of the concepts of management
Qualifications and Professional Training
Essential criteria
- MBBS or equivalent
- MRCP
- Full GMC Registration with license to practice
- ALS Certification
- Eligibility for inclusion
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Ability to lead, communicate, liaise and negotiate with others
- Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of a specialist service
- Ability to motivate, innovate and support staff of all disciplines
- Ability to manage and lead a clinical team
- Ability to supervise, appraise, coach and mentor trainee and other doctors
- Ability to design and deliver talks/lectures/workshops effectively
- Ability to organise and participate in and evidence of teaching and training undergraduate and postgraduate students
- Appraisal and assessment training skills
- Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical practice
Desirable criteria
- Competent in basic information technology
- Ability to demonstrate recent evidence of relevant and continued research
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Commitment to continuing medical education
- Caring attitude to patients
- Enquiring, critical approach to work
- Excellent inter-personal qualities
- Credible and persuasive presence both amongst clinical and management colleagues
- Ability to listen and communicate effectively (written, public speaking and presentational)
- Ability to work collaboratively with the Executive Team
- Ability to achieve objectives
- Ability to work within a multi-professional and multi-disciplinary framework
- Good organisational skills
- Ability to motivate and support staff of all disciplines
- Excellent personal time and management skills
Trust EXCEL Values
Essential criteria
- Effective open communication
- Excellence and safety in all that we do
- Challenge but support
- Expect respect and dignity
- Local Healthcare that inspires confidence
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Andrea Wilkinson
- Job title
- Lead for Clinical Education
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02476 865092
- Additional information
For additional information please contact
Dr Andrea Wilkinson on 02476 865092
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