Medical Education Fellow - 15728-1

Job responsibilities

Key duties and responsibilities

The successful post holder will be part of a team of medical education fellows MEFs contributing to the teaching of phase 1 year 1 and 2 student cohorts, and to the ongoing development of the 5-year MBBS programme.

Key duties and responsibilities include one or more of the following:

Teaching clinical skills and communication skills to first- and second-year students.

Teaching Physician Associates (PA) students

You may also be involved with the delivery of anatomy teaching

Contribute to the planning, development and review of curriculum materials.

Contribute to student selection, including multiple mini-interviews.

Contribute to assessment, including OSCE.

Administration and Management

Contribute to Departmental, College and/or University committees.

Communication

Liaise with internal and external stakeholders, as required.

Scholarship

Support an academically rigorous and evidence-based approach to the design and development of curriculum, informed by a scholarly understanding of educational theory and practice.

External Engagement

Participate in external networking, generating opportunities for collaborative learning and teaching projects.

Present planned educational initiatives at appropriate internal and external meetings.

Professional Development

Undertake continuous professional development CPD in medical education, according to prior experience and performance.

This job description indicates the expectations and responsibilities of staff at this level. This does not mean that staff will be expected to do all the listed activities all of the time, nor does it guarantee that they will be given the opportunity to do all of these activities, although it does mean that the University can expect and require a member of staff at this level to undertake these activities when requested, with reasonable notification and support. Similarly, the job description is not exhaustive and a post holder may be required to undertake unlisted duties of a similar level and responsibility.

Effective Behaviours

Punctuality

Meeting deadlines

Communication and networking

Networking group across colleges

Ability to negotiate and influence

Ability to plan and organise own workload

Ability to adapt to a flexible approach to the demands of a busy College/Department in order to accommodate changes in priorities when required

Ability to adopt a flexible approach, according to the demands of the project, changing priorities when required.

Qualifications

Essential

• MBBS or equivalent medical
• qualification
• Registered with the General Medical Council (GMC), with the licence to practise
• Experience of teaching a range of topics in the subject area to UG/PG students
• Ability to provide clear and
• constructive feedback to colleagues
• Ability to respond positively to constructive feedback
• Professional approach to work

Desirable

• Experience of contributing to the design, delivery and/or evaluation of written and/or Objective Structured
• Clinical Examinations (OSCEs)
• Experience of producing high-quality teaching materials and resources
• Experience of online education; development of materials and/or delivery
• Interest in/experience of
• interprofessional learning
• Involvement in scholarly / educational and/or professional/practice-based projects
• Experience of interactive learning such as problem-based or team-based learning
• Experience of managing significant administrative duties linked to teaching or assessment
• Understanding of the principles of curriculum design and development
• Sound understanding of education theory and evidence-based medical
• education practice
• Good understanding of issues affecting undergraduate medical training
• Ability to provide academic leadership in the context of
• curriculum design and development
• Ability to coordinate and prioritise a range of activities effectively

Experience

Essential

• Experience of teaching a range of topics in the subject area to UG/PG students
• Experience of contributing to the design, delivery and/or evaluation of written and/or Objective Structured
• Clinical Examinations (OSCEs)
• Experience of producing high-quality teaching materials and resources
• Experience of online education; development of materials and/or delivery
• Interest in/experience of
• interprofessional learning
• Involvement in scholarly / educational and/or professional/practice-based projects
• Experience of interactive learning such as problem-based or team-based learning
• Experience of managing significant administrative duties linked to teaching or assessment

Desirable

• Understanding of the principles of curriculum design and development
• Sound understanding of education theory and evidence-based medical
• education practice
• Good understanding of issues affecting undergraduate medical training
• Ability to provide academic leadership in the context of
• curriculum design and development
• Ability to coordinate and prioritise a range of activities effectively
• Communicate new and complex information effectively engaging the interest and enthusiasm of the target audience
• Ability to provide clear and
• constructive feedback to colleagues
• Ability to respond positively to constructive feedback

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

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