Junior Education Fellow in Acute & Emergency Medicine | East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust


Company:	East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
Salary:	£55,355 per annum
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Blackburn, BB2 3HH
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	28 Sept 2026
Closing date:	28 Oct 2026

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Summary

We have vacancies for 2 Junior Education Fellows to commence 5th August 2026 until the 3rd August 2027.

· These unique posts provide rich opportunities to develop interests and expertise in medical education whilst broadening your clinical experience.

• The posts will be based in the education team, but it is anticipated that each candidate will typically work clinically on 2 days per week.

• Each candidate will work to support the clinical teams in a specific clinical specialism by providing classroom & bedside teaching & by working & supervising medical students in the clinical areas

• The posts will support the delivery of clinical placement activity in acute & emergency medicine.

· Each successful candidate will have at least 12 months post foundation experience in the appropriate clinical area.

Funding will be made available for the successful applicants to complete a PG qualification in medical educational (if undertaking the role for a full 12 months only) if the candidate does not already hold this. The qualification and education provider where this will be undertaken will be determined by the Trust.

The majority of the post holder’s role will be focused on the teaching & supervision of University of Lancashire undergraduate medical and physician associate students. However, it is strongly expected that you will make some contribute to the education of all other learners within the Trust including:

Skills sessions, Ward based supervision/teaching sessions

Bedside teaching sessions, Lecture and tutorial session

Case presentations, CBL & PBL

Simulation sessions, Student supervision & assessment

Support the delivery of medical student OSCE's

During your clinical elements of the role the successful candidate will work alongside students to deliver appropriate care for the various patients who attend the trust. This could include;

• Immediate resuscitation for seriously injured & seriously ill patients

• Assessment & immediate care for other emergency patients

• Referring patients to the appropriate specialty for admission or referral to out-patient clinics, such as Fracture Clinics, or referral back to the General Practitioner.

The specific requirements of the clinical element of the role will be agreed with the clinical director for the specialism. The clinical director will also specify the appropriate level of supervision required by the successful candidate whilst working clinically.

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

At East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding area. We employ over 7,000 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work.

ELHT will be providing clinical training to significant numbers of learners in the coming years. Our strategy is to develop a high quality education team to deliver excellent training and we are looking for dedicated Education Fellows to be part of our team. The post has been designed primarily for trainees who are looking to take a break from their training after successfully completing a minimum of 12 months post fundation experience.. The posts will provide the successful candidates with an opportunity to develop an exciting portfolio in medical education working closely with our internal education team as well as our university partners.

During your Education time you will;

· Contribute to clinical placements of all leaners providing;

§ Skills sessions

§ Ward based supervision/teaching sessions

§ Bedside teaching sessions

§ Lecture and tutorial session (where required)

§ Case presentations

§ CBL and/PBL sessions

§ Simulation sessions (where required)

It is anticipated that majority of the post holder’s role will be focused towards University of Lancashire undergraduate medical students and physician associates in locality. However it is strongly expected that you will make some contribute to the education of other learners within the Trust and occasionally at the University medical school sites.

During your clinical elements of the role the successful candidate will work alongside students to deliver appropriate care for the various patients who attend the department. This could include;

• Immediate resuscitation for seriously injured & seriously ill patients

• Assessment & immediate care for other emergency patients

• Referring patients to the appropriate specialty for admission or referral to out-patient clinics, such as Fracture Clinics, or referral back to the General Practitioner.

This advert closes on Monday 12 Oct 2026

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