Visa Note
This position offers a certificate of sponsorship for eligible international candidates. However, applicants must verify their eligibility for UK work authorization directly with the employer. The certificate of sponsorship does not guarantee visa approval, and candidates should check their eligibility through the UK Visas and Immigration website before applying.
Job Overview
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Medical Education team at Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in our state-of-the-art facility on the Cambridge Biomedical Science campus. Our core values of compassion, excellence, and collaboration are at the forefront of delivering responsive, effective and safe patient care, and the Trust is committed to ensuring that all staff and students have access to up-to-date, relevant and practical clinical development programmes.
Job Details
Company: Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Location: Heart and Lung Research Institute, Papworth Road, Cambridge Bio Medical Campus, Cambridge, CB2 0AY
Job Title: Medical Education Fellow
Salary: £52,656 to £73,992 a year
Schedule: Full-time
Employment Type: Fixed term
Language: English
Education: Experience
Experience: Qualifications
Application Deadline: 11 January 2026
Reference Number: 175-25-1483
Employer Website: https://royalpapworth.nhs.uk/working-here
About Royal Papworth Hospital
Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the UK’s leading heart and lung hospital, delivering care to more than 50,000 patients a year in its new state-of-the-art hospital in Cambridge. We perform the most heart and/or lung transplants in the UK and carried out the UK’s first successful heart transplant in 1979. The hospital also offers emergency heart attack treatment, sleep centre care, and is one of just five centres nationally for those in severe respiratory failure.
Based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus—the largest centre of medical research and health science in Europe—the Trust is at the heart of treatments of the future. Royal Papworth became the first hospital trust in the country to be rated outstanding in all five areas assessed by the Care Quality Commission—a rating it still holds today.
Main Duties of the Job
The Trust is renowned for its commitment to education and the delivery of high-quality teaching and training, including to students from the University of Cambridge’s School of Clinical Medicine.
The postholder will primarily be responsible for contributing to the development, delivery, and quality assurance of teaching these students, as well as involvement in supporting the learning of doctors-in-training and the wider multi-disciplinary team. This is a 12-month post offered as 40 hours per week on the resident doctors’ pay scale. Job share will be considered.
This position will enable the right candidates to develop their own portfolio in teaching, training, leadership, management, and understanding learning, as well as being supported in their own development as an educator. The post-holder will have the opportunity to gain formal medical qualifications if desired. There is also the option to choose a 50/50 split post—spending 50% of your time in Medical Education and 50% of your time in either Cardiothoracic Surgery, Respiratory Medicine, or Cardiology.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential:
- Registered professional: Doctor (MBBS or equivalent)
- Full General Medical Council registration with a License to Practice
- Have completed foundation years training or equivalent
- Experience and familiarity with UK hospital systems and practices or equivalent is essential
Desirable:
- Teaching/training qualification at PG Cert level or equivalent
- Education Supervisor
Experience
Essential:
- Demonstrable post registration experience
- Demonstrable ability in multimodal skills teaching/training within healthcare setting
- Experience of using training programs that employ a competency/simulation-based approach to assessment
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Knowledge of pre-registration medical programmes and GMC standards relating to education
- Knowledge of coaching methods to support trainees
- Excellent communication skills
- IT skills (including Portfolio, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook)
- Ability to work autonomously setting own targets
- A calm and organised approach
Desirable:
- Experience in supporting medical students through Clinical School curriculum
- Experience in supporting learners through student programs and into registered professional practice
- Experience of involvement in clinical audit
- Experience of flexible ways of learning e.g. face to face, classroom, e-learning, simulation
- Experience of applying policies and protocols to improve practice
- Experience of teaching in both formal and informal settings
Additional Criteria
Essential:
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> Please provide evidence of your commitment to uphold the Trust’s values: Compassion, Excellence, Collaboration
- Ability to treat all employee and other hospital information confidentially
- Ability to develop new ideas
- Ability to achieve results under pressure and be self-reliant
- Ability to communicate information verbally which may be difficult/sensitive or complex to both individuals and groups
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including ability to write reports, letters and policies
- Good presentation skills
- Ability to work within a team and across professions
Desirable:
- Ability to work flexibly
How to Apply
Apply Instructions: Apply via NHS Jobs website.
International Applicants Checklist:
- Verify your eligibility for UK work authorization with the employer before submitting your application
- Gather all required documents including proof of medical qualifications and GMC registration
- Prepare evidence of your post-registration experience and teaching credentials
- Ensure you have a current criminal record certificate if you have resided in the UK or other countries for 12+ months in the past 10 years
- Contact the hiring manager to discuss sponsorship details: Zilley Khan at [email protected]
- Complete your application through the NHS Jobs portal by the closing date of 11 January 2026
Additional Information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check: This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship: Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website. From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years.
UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see the NHS Careers website.
Employer Details
Employer Name: Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Heart and Lung Research Institute, Papworth Road, Cambridge Bio Medical Campus, Cambridge, CB2 0AY
Contact Person: Zilley Khan (Hiring Manager)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: Not provided
Supporting Documents
- 2026_27 Role Profile_Medical Education Fellows – Oct 24.doc (DOC, 259 KB)
- Advert _ Med Ed Fellows Aug 26.docx (DOCX, 126 KB)
Privacy Notice
Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust’s privacy notice can be viewed at: https://royalpapworth.nhs.uk/our-hospital/information-we-publish/privacy-request
The Trust values difference and welcomes all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion and belief, sex and sexual orientation. Providing they meet the minimum post criteria, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview.
For a street view tour of the hospital, please visit: https://royalpapworth.nhs.uk/virtual-tour
Royal Papworth is proud of its diverse workforce and encourages people to embrace their individuality. The Trust holds its values of compassion, excellence and collaboration at its core, and all colleagues joining the team are expected to uphold these in their day-to-day roles and interactions.
