Job Summary
Lecturer/Senior Lecturer, MB ChB Programme [Permanent] and Deputy Lead Clinical Placements TCMS [fixed term for 3 years, renewable by agreement]
To apply please go to our website: University of Worcester Job Application
This is an exciting time to join the University. The Medical School opened to its first MBChB students in September 2023 and alongside the MSc Physician Associate Programme aims to significantly contribute to expanding the local healthcare provision.
This is the ideal opportunity for someone who is passionate about Healthcare Education to join the TCMS team contributing to the design, implementation and assessment of new exciting curricula, much of which is community-based.
Main Duties of the Job
The successful candidate will be a proven leader, with the ability to motivate and influence stakeholders to increase and sustain placement capacity.
About Us
The University of Worcester is a high achieving, award-winning, dynamic institution set within an inclusive and engaged community. One of the best Universities for health education, Worcester has created the distinctive Three Counties Medical School (TCMS), aiming to widen access to careers in medicine and retain graduates in the local area.
Appointment on a clinical lecturer/clinical academic contract may be considered for appropriate applicants.
Job Description
Job Responsibilities
This is a permanent Lecturer/Senior Lecturer post on the MBChB Programme, with a role allocation as Deputy Lead Clinical Placements (MB ChB), which is for an initial fixed term of 3 years.
This academic post is responsible for the clinical curriculum including assessment during Phase 1 and significantly contributing to Phase 2 of the MBChB liaising with the Phase and Course Leads. This entails curriculum design, development and delivery also contributing to the responsibility for the community placements, including placement quality management and GP Tutor support and training. Primary care is an important clinical environment for both medical and physician associate (PA) students and as such the postholder will be responsible for recruitment of appropriate placements and the design of campus-based activities to support the student experience. This post provides support for placements specifically, but not exclusively, in primary care, under the guidance of the Phase 2/MBChB Placements Lead. Medical students will undertake longitudinal integrated clerkships in their third year, and the role-holder will be involved in further recruitment of rural and inner-city GP placements to expand authentic GP placements and introduce further simulated practice as student numbers grow. As such a proportion of time will be spent in networking and placement visiting, supporting our educational supervisors and ensuring the quality of our MB ChB placements.
Lecturer/Senior Lecturer (0.5fte):
1. Make a significant contribution to an outstanding learning experience for students through inspirational teaching during campus-based sessions including student placement briefing and preparation. This includes outstanding pastoral care.
2. Contribute to teaching and teaching related activities (theory, skills, and scholarship), highlighting community-based medicine and primary care topics across the School.
3. Design and develop learning materials, including primary care simulation and assessments and contribute to module evaluation.
4. Contribute to the assessment process for students including the setting, marking and moderation of work, individually or collectively as part of a team in accordance with quality assurance procedures (Lecturer), depending on experience take on duties commensurate with Clinical Assessment Lead (Senior Lecturer).
5. Participate in the development of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) events especially for our NHS Tutors.
6. Participate in student recruitment activity, including outreach visits to schools, sixth form colleges, and recruitment fairs, and attendance at University Open Days and Applicant Days.
7. Act as a student dissertation supervisor.
8. Carry out academic administrative work and participate in relevant committees within the Institute and University.
9. Participate in staff development and review processes.
10. Participate fully in the life of the department, School and University, by engaging in representational and ambassadorial activities and carry out any other reasonable duties as requested by the Head of Department and/or Head of School.
11. Contribute to the promotion, growth, and reputation of the University as an outstanding place at which to be a student.
12. To undertake other duties as agreed with the Dean of School.
Role Descriptor for Deputy Lead for Clinical Placements (0.5fte):
1. To specifically design and undertake curriculum development concerning student learning on placements.
2. To recruit and support clinical placements specifically in primary care, assuring their quality and development, under the supervision of the Phase 2/MBChB Placements Lead. This will include ongoing planning of the year 3 MBChB longitudinal integrated clerkships, and the further recruitment of rural and urban GP placements to expand authentic GP placements.
3. To network and visit placements to both support educational supervisors and students, ensuring the quality of our MBChB placements and, where directed, those of the PA Programme.
4. To ensure that new knowledge and curriculum design is disseminated through conference and publications as appropriate.
Person Specification
Experience
Desirable
* Essential for SL: Minimum of two years post-qualification clinical experience.
* Essential for SL: Significant experience of teaching relevant subject area degree programmes at undergraduate or postgraduate level and/or extensive knowledge, skills and experience in teaching undergraduates/postgraduates.
* Essential for SL: Significant experience of designing, delivering and quality assuring assessments, including clinical assessment methodologies.
* Essential for SL: Experience of innovative and successful curriculum design.
* Experience of clinical placement recruitment, support and development.
* Essential for SL: Demonstrable experience of successful undertaking of quality assurance processes.
* Knowledge and experience of working with healthcare regulatory bodies.
* Knowledge and experience of working in collaboration with colleagues in NHS. Excellent awareness of national strategic and policy developments in Higher Education and active membership of professional networks and associations in related fields.
Qualifications
Essential
* Related healthcare qualification to degree level.
* Registration with an appropriate Professional Body (GMC or equivalent).
Desirable
* Essential for SL: PG Cert in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (or equivalent) and/or Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy/Advance HE or working towards.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
* Demonstrable ability to enthuse, motivate and facilitate student learning and intellectual challenge, using a variety of methods of learning and teaching.
* Demonstrable commitment to diversity and inclusion, and to health and well-being issues in both staff and students.
* Excellent planning and organisational skills, and exceptional ability to analyse situations and solve problems.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
Employer Details
Employer Name
University of Worcester
Address
Severn Campus, Hylton Road, Worcester, WR2 5JN
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