Lead for Learning and Teaching in Primary Care

Job description

Job responsibilities

Working closely with the Director of Medical Education and Head of Primary Care, the postholder will have primary responsibility for leading the development, operationalisation and delivery of the Primary Care curriculum and assessments for the MBBS, in accordance with the Outcomes for Graduates (GMC, 2018) and Guidance on Undergraduate Clinical Placements (GMC, 2022). The postholder will also contribute to the Primary Care curriculum and assessments for the PA Programme, in accordance with the Physician Associate and Anaesthesia Associate Generic and Shared Learning Outcomes (GMC, 2022).

Lead the development and delivery of the Primary Care curriculum and assessments for the new MBBS programme, working with the Head of Primary Care and a team of Primary Care Education Fellows, ensuring timely communication with students.

Contribute to the Primary Care teaching and assessments for the PA Programme.

Work with the Education Quality team to ensure appropriately timing and content of student feedback surveys, with regular review of survey responses, timely action plans and communication with students.

Work with the Lead for GP Engagement and Training and Placement Partnership team to ensure that the Primary Care curriculum and assessments are appropriately communicated to GP Educators, and training provided.

Work with the Digital Education team to ensure timely communication of learning resources and briefing information on the VLE.

Work with the ePortfolio team to ensure Primary Care assessments are set up appropriately.

Work closely with Placements Partnerships Manager and Lead for GP Engagement and Training to development excellent relationships with GP Educators, contributing to peer review of their teaching and quality management visits, as appropriate.

Provide supervision and mentoring to Primary Care Education Fellows.

Undertake teaching and assessment in relation to Primary Care, and other areas of the MBBS and/or PA programme, which may include Clinical Communication teaching, OSCE examining, MMI interviewing or House Tutor responsibilities.

To show academic leadership in the design and delivery of high-quality research-informed teaching and student support, contributing to scholarship and administration by:

Using innovative approaches to enthuse and engage students

Demonstrating excellence in teaching, assessment and student support across a range of modules or programmes, and at various levels

Having an in-depth understanding of own specialism to enable the development of new knowledge

Demonstrating effective organisation and management of teaching and learning pro-vision

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Experience of interactive, student-centred learning and teaching
• Experience of managing administrative work in relation to teaching

Desirable

• External recognition as a scholar, practitioner or educator
• Experience of managing education across the continuum of undergraduate and postgraduate
• Contribution to medical student teaching and/or assessment in primary care, across a range of year groups
• Experience of teaching in an interprofessional context
• Contribution to teaching and/or assessment of physician associate students in primary care
• Leadership role in medical education
• Contribution to medical education research and scholarship
• Development of high-quality educational re-sources

Qualifications

Essential

• MBBS or equivalent
• Membership or Fellowship of Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP)
• Registered with the General Medical Council (GMC), with the licence to practise as a GP

Desirable

• General Practitioner, at least 5 years post Certificate of Completion of Training
• Postgraduate qualification in medical Education
• Fellow or Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
• Research Doctorate (MD, PhD or equivalent)
• Teaching commendation or other evidence of excellence in education

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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

Brunel University London

Address

Kingston Lane

Uxbridge

UB8 3PH

Employer's website

https://www.brunel.ac.uk/work-for-us (Opens in a new tab)