AddressNewcastle University is a great place to work, with excellent benefits . We have a generous holiday package; plus the opportunity to buy more, great pension schemes and a number of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you.
Closing Date: 25 March 2024
The Role
Based in the School of Medicine, you will be a highly motivated and enthusiastic doctor who will contribute to the delivery of teaching for MBBS and other undergraduate and postgraduate courses, including clinical skills teaching and clinical reasoning.
You will be involved in the delivery of our MBBS curriculum to years 1 and 2 medical students.
You will have the opportunity to contribute to education research projects and to the development of new sessions.
You will also be offered the opportunity to undertake the Certificate in Clinical Education.
You are expected to have an MBBS degree with relevant clinical practice experience and to have completed your Foundation training by August 2024.
This post is offered on a fixed term contract from 07 August 2024 until 05 August 2025 or 04 August 2026.
Prospective applicants who wish to discuss the appointment informally should contact Course Director for Years 1 and 2 (Early Transitions and Essentials of Clinical Practice), Dr James Fisher on e-mail james.fisher@ncl.ac.uk or MBBS Degree Programme Director, Dr Andrew Chaytor on e-mail andrew.chaytor@ncl.ac.uk .
For more information about the School of Medicine please visit: https://www.ncl.ac.uk/medicine
For more information about the Faculty of Medical Sciences please visit:
https://www.ncl.ac.uk/medical-sciences
The School/Institute holds a silver Athena SWAN award in addition to the University’s silver award in recognition of our good employment practices for the advancement of gender equality. The University also holds the HR Excellence in Research award for our work to support the career development of our researchers, and is a member of the Euraxess initiative supporting researchers in Europe.
Interview date: 19 April 2024
Key Accountabilities
To deliver teaching for MBBS and other undergraduate and postgraduate courses, including clinical skills teaching and clinical reasoning.
Responsible to the Head of School, you will:
- Make a significant contribution to the School’s delivery of undergraduate clinical skills teaching, learning and assessment
- Engage in medical education research under supervision from senior colleagues
- Deliver programmes of clinical skills teaching in the MBBS programme and other degree courses so that undergraduate medical and other students can carry out selected clinical procedures professionally and effectively. This includes giving lectures and leading teaching demonstrations in the Clinical Skills Laboratory
- Conduct assessment of clinical skills subject to their approval by the appropriate Board of Examiners in the medical course; this includes both written and practical (OSCE) examination
- Undertake peer observation of teaching as a development exercise with colleagues
- Contribute to faculty development as a means to develop your teaching skills
- Contribute to other areas of teaching as appropriate and requested by the Head of school
- Undertake other academic and administrative duties as seen necessary by the Head of School including student admissions, recruitment, appraisal, mentoring and assessment
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
- Knowledge of clinical skills in current medical practice
- Experience of teaching to MBBS or other students
- Experience of teaching in a hospital or general practice
- Interest in the development of pedagogy and improving quality in this area
- An active interest in current developments in the medical education development arena
- Attention to detail
- Excellent organisation, communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to maintain confidentiality
- Ability to work flexibly and co-operatively with others
- To be open to learning and developing new teaching approaches
- Willingness to engage in continuing professional development and learn and develop new skills and expertise
- Has a positive ‘can do’ attitude
- Ability to work independently and as a member of a team
- Ability to manage their time efficiently, including ability to work effectively to tight deadlines
- Experience of offering effective student support and guidance
- Experience of teaching or training health professionals
- Ability to respond enthusiastically and positively to students
- Demonstrable willingness to work collaboratively with colleagues as part of a team
- Sensitivity to the views of others
- Enthusiasm for the task in hand
- Medical Degree
- Having completed F2 training
Newcastle University is a global University where everyone is treated with dignity and respect. As a University of Sanctuary, we aim to provide a welcoming place of safety for all, offering opportunities to people fleeing violence and persecution.
We are committed to being a fully inclusive university which actively recruits, supports and retains colleagues from all sectors of society. We value diversity as well as celebrate, support and thrive on the contributions of all of our employees and the communities they represent. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from individuals who can complement our existing teams, we believe that success is built on having teams whose backgrounds and experiences reflect the diversity of our university and student population.
At Newcastle University we hold a silver Athena Swan award in recognition of our good employment practices for the advancement of gender equality. We also hold a Race Equality Charter Bronze award in recognition of our work towards tackling race inequality in higher education REC. We are a Disability Confident employer and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role as part of the offer and interview scheme.
In addition, we are a member of the Euraxess initiative supporting researchers in Europe.
Requisition ID: 26813
