Clinical Teaching Fellow

Job description

Job responsibilities

1. To work with colleagues in Three Counties Medical School, across all pre-registration courses, to organise, design and deliver teaching and assessment. This will include designing and facilitating interactive learning experiences for medical students under the supervision of the leads for clinical skills, physiology and anatomy, specifically for the resource carousel, procedural skills and including Integrated clinical method (ICM) and IPL as required.

2. To deliver podcasts, lectures, classes and seminars and facilitate small group work in core and specialist subjects as required with due regard to best practice and the Schools overall teaching strategy.

3. To contribute to and support the inclusion and diversity agenda within curricula.

4. To make innovations in teaching and learning through the development of teaching materials, forms of pedagogy, or appropriate teaching collaborations, including developing and delivering education to support specified outcomes of the MBChB and MSc Physician Associate programmes.

5. To liaise with lead academics throughout the curriculum in supporting the integration and application of core medical science alongside learning achieved through clinical placements.

6. To work with colleagues to develop and deliver the OSCE examinations through all years of the MBChB and MSc Physician Associate programmes.

7. As appropriate, to act as a Personal Academic Tutor, providing effective support to students, including referring to specialist services, as appropriate, and proactively identifying engagement issues at an early stage.

8. To contribute to a range of tutor training and staff development workshops to ensure the quality of teaching and support placement learning opportunities.

9. To undertake academic administration relevant to the needs of the post.

10. To contribute to research and scholarly activity in medical education in collaboration with colleagues.

11. To participate in student recruitment activity.

12. Participate in staff development and appraisal processes.

13. Participate fully in the life of the School and carry out any other reasonable duties as requested by the Dean of the Medical School or their nominee.

14. To take steps to ensure and enhance personal health, safety and wellbeing and that of other staff and students.

15. To carry out these duties in a manner that promotes equality of opportunity and supports diversity and inclusion and taking into account the Universitys commitment to environmentally sustainable ways of working.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• At least 2 years clinical experience post-graduation - completion of Foundation Training or equivalent.
• Experience of teaching in a clinical setting.
• Have adequate and appropriate clinical knowledge, experience, and skills to be able to participate in an associated clinical role.

Desirable

• Experience of delivering high quality education and Previous teaching experience with large and small groups within a relevant discipline, and or teaching medical students and / or postgraduate doctors in training.

Qualifications

Essential

• Primary qualification (MBChB or equivalent).
• Registered with the GMC with a License to Practice and held in good standing.

Desirable

• Evidence of a Teaching and Learning qualification and / or eligibility to apply for Higher Education Academy Fellowship (HEA)*.

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Evidence of an applied understanding of anatomy, physiology and clinical skills and willingness to develop this to facilitate learning in the TCMS MBChB Programme.
• Evidence of scholarly activity relating to medical education (e.g. quality improvement work, research, or publication).
• Competence in using information technology appropriate to an academic environment, including for the facilitation of learning.
• Excellent communication skills (oral and written). Ability to communicate effectively, professionally, and sympathetically with staff and students from a range of ages and backgrounds including giving, requesting, and receiving constructive feedback.
• Demonstrable commitment to diversity and inclusion, and to health and wellbeing issues for both staff and students.
• Evidence of making a contribution to both student recruitment and support activities, or a willingness to do so.
• Have adequate and appropriate clinical knowledge, experience, and skills to be able to participate in an associated clinical role.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

University of Worcester

Address

Severn Campus

Hylton Road

Worcester

WR2 5JN

Employer's website

https://www.worcester.ac.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)