Teaching Fellow Clinical Communication Skills

AMN2: £52,229 - £77,389 per annum

CMVM / Edinburgh Medical School

Part-time: 7 hours per week

Fixed-Term: up to 2 years

The Opportunity:

This exciting new Teaching Fellow post offers the opportunity to work as part of the Clinical Communication Team at Edinburgh Medical School, teaching clinical communication skills to medical students.

The successful applicant will work alongside the clinical communication team as well as other tutors, simulated patients and professional actors who support our teaching.

Clinical communication teaching is mostly in-person small group teaching based either in Chancellor’s Building or central campus and covers most years of the MBChB and HCP-Med curriculum.

The role will also include involvement in the development of new teaching material, assessment and opportunities for innovation and collaboration.

Your skills and attributes for success: 

• GMC registration 
• Approval from training programme director for out of programme teaching experience, if required
• Experience of teaching, particularly undergraduate
• Excellent team working, communication and organisational skills

View the full job description here 

How to apply

Please include the following documents in your application:

- CV

- Supporting statement/cover letter

As a valued member of our team, you can expect: 

• A competitive salary. 
• An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. 
• To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community.
• Comprehensive Staff Benefits, including generous annual leave entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, a wide range of staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, and flexible work options. Check out the full list on our staff benefits page (opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the value of your pay and benefits. 

Championing equality, diversity, and inclusion

The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter, and we are also a Stonewall Proud Employer, actively promoting LGBTQ+ equality. 

 

Prior to any employment commencing with the University, you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages (opens new browser tab)

 

On this occasion the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role. International workers will therefore only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK. 
 

Key dates to note

The closing date for applications is 28 September 2026.

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