SalaryThe starting salary will be £44,439 per annum (pro rata), point 2 on the Clinical Lecturer (doctors in training) (‘new’ 2016 pay system) on the University of Exeter Clinical Academic Salary Scale
Contractual hours36.5
PackageGenerous holiday allowances, flexible working, pension scheme and relocation package (if applicable).
Job category/typeAcademic, Clinical
Date posted13/01/2026
Job referenceQ12750
University of Exeter Medical School
We are currently recruiting to a number of 1-year fixed-term posts which are available from September 2026 in the University of Exeter Medical School. These posts are available at 1.0 FTE, with potential for agreement between the suitable candidate and business demands for a less than full-time role to a minimum of 0.6 FTE.
Please state in your covering letter what your preferred FTE would be.
The role
We are looking to appoint Clinical Teaching Fellows (CTFs) to contribute to the education and training of medical students at the University of Exeter Medical School (UEMS). This is an exciting opportunity for a clinician who has completed their Foundation training to develop their medical education skills and experience.
You will be available to contribute to teaching delivery within all years of the BMBS Medicine programme, primarily based at St Luke’s Campus, Exeter with Year 1 and 2 students.
Our BMBS Medicine programme incorporates integrated clinical experience from the first month and is based around small group learning using real-world clinical cases. Students in Years 1 and 2 learn primarily through problem-based learning (PBL), workshops, lectures, and Life Science Resource Centre (LSRC) sessions. Their clinical and professional development is supported through Clinical Skills Resource Centre (CSRC) sessions, Professional Development Groups (PDG) and clinical placements in hospital settings and the community.
CTFs are core members of the medical education team at UEMS, providing our medical students with authentic and clinically relevant teaching that allows them to relate the foundational sciences to wider practice as the doctors of tomorrow. In turn, the role provides CTFs with rich experience and direct involvement in the education and training of the next generation of doctors, allowing for opportunities in pedagogy, scholarship and curriculum design and development as a medical educator.
We are flexibly offering the available FTE to suit a diverse range of individuals. Whilst we have multiple full-time posts available, we also envisage that this teaching role could be undertaken alongside the suitable candidate’s other clinical work, education and/or training.
The post holders will be encouraged to undertake education projects and present at regional and national educational meetings. Post holders will be offered the option to undertake a fully funded Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (LTHE) programme which could lead to Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (AFHEA) accreditation and 30 Masters' level credits.
Applicants who already have 2 or more years of teaching experience will be offered the opportunity to undertake the ASPIRE Professional Recognition Pathway (PRP); the University of Exeter's experiential route to Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA). Please note that both LTHE and ASPIRE PRP are experiential routes to fellowship and application success for AFHEA and FHEA depends on colleagues’ experience and the way in which they articulate this. Whilst both LTHE and ASPIRE PRP will provide candidates with support, we cannot guarantee an award of fellowship by the time your contract ends with us as this depends on how well you engage with your teaching commitments and relevant programme.
About you
For this post you will:
- Possess a depth and breadth of core medical knowledge, demonstrated by a primary medical qualification and completion of the Foundation Programme, in order to teach and support learning on the BMBS Medicine programme.
- Be able to demonstrate experience providing excellent teaching in a higher education or clinical environment.
- Contribute to the design, development, and delivery of a range of undergraduate teaching; applying innovative and appropriate teaching techniques; providing constructive feedback to students; contributing to assessment where directed.
Please ensure you read our Job Description and Person Specification for full details of this role.
What we can offer you:
- A supportive and collegiate team of academic educators across UEMS activity.
- Freedom (and the support) to pursue your intellectual interests and to work creatively.
- Support teams that understand the University wide teaching goals and partner with our academics accordingly.
- A multitude of staff benefits including sector leading benefits around maternity, adoption and shared parental leave (up to 26 weeks full pay), Paternity leave (up to 6 weeks full pay), and a new Fertility Treatment Policy.
- A beautiful campus set in the heart of stunning Devon.
The University of Exeter
We are a member of the prestigious Russell Group of research-intensive universities and in the top 200 universities in the world (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024 and QS World University Ranking 2024). We combine world-class teaching with world-class research, achieving a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework Award 2023, underpinned by Gold ratings for Student Experience and Student Outcomes.
Our world-leading research impact has grown more than any other Russell Group university in recent years, and we are home to some of the world’s most influential researchers, seeking to answer some of the most fundamental issues facing humankind today. More than 99 percent of our research is of international quality and 47 percent is world-leading (2021 Research Excellence Framework).
We encourage proactive engagement with industry, business and community partners to enhance the impact of research and education and improve the employability of our students. Read about our world leading research – Green Futures and how we are transforming education for a changing world. We are located in a beautiful part of the country and Exeter (a fast growing tech hub) is one of only a few UK cities to have been designated as a UNESCO Creative City
Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Commitment
We are committed to ensuring reasonable adjustments are available for interviews and workplaces.
Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our working community.
With over 30,000 students and 7,000 staff from 150 different countries we offer a diverse and engaging environment where our diversity is celebrated and valued as a major strength. We are committed to creating an inclusive culture where all members of our community are supported to thrive; where diverse voices are heard through our engagement with evidence-based charter frameworks for gender (Athena SWAN and Project Juno for Physics), race equality (Race Equality Charter Mark), LGBTQ+ inclusion (Stonewall Diversity Champion) and as a Disability Confident employer.
We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and welcome applications from service people.
Further information
For further information please contact Dr Melanie Moore, Deputy Academic Lead for the Life Science Resource Centre, M.S.Moore@exeter.ac.uk.
Interviews will take place on 17 February and will be held remotely via Teams.
To apply please submit a CV (up to four pages) and a one page covering letter.
This role may be subject to additional background screening.