Senior Lecturer, MB ChB Programme and Deputy Lead Clinical Placements

Job summary

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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 team, as part of Three Counties Medical School, and contribute to the design and implementation of new exciting curricula, much of which is community-based.

The successful candidate will be a proven leader, with the ability to motivate and influence stakeholders to increase and sustain placement capacity.

Main duties of the job

This is a permanent 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 is a senior academic post responsible for the community-based clinical curriculum during Phase 1 of the MB ChB. This entails curriculum design, development, teaching of primary care topics, and the overall 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 teaching 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. A longitudinal integrated clerkship is planned for medical students 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.

About us

The University of Worcester is a high achieving, award-winning, dynamic institution set within an inclusive and engaged community. The number one University in England for gender equality, according to the last three years of the Times Higher Educations University Impact Rankings, with multiple accolades for teaching quality, inclusion, contribution to the community, and environmental sustainability, the University has been shortlisted as Times Higher Education University of the Year three times in recent years. 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.

Job responsibilities

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1. Make a significant contribution to an outstanding learning experience for students, through inspirational teaching of a community-based curriculum including campus-based and simulation activities, as well as outstanding pastoral care.

2. Contribute to teaching and teaching related activities (theory, skills, and scholarship), that highlight community-based medicine and primary care topics during Phase 1 of the MB ChB Programme and across the School as appropriate.

3. Design and develop learning materials including primary care simulation and assessments and contribute to module and programme 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.

5. Participate in the development and delivery of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) events, specifically for GP Tutors.

6. Participate in/lead 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 (

13. To specifically design and undertake curriculum development concerning student learning on community placements during Phase 1

14. To ensure that new knowledge and curriculum design is disseminated through conference and publications as appropriate

15. To recruit and support clinical placements specifically in primary care, assuring their quality and development, including GP Tutor training, under the supervision of the Phase 2/MBChB Placements Lead.

16. To network and visit placements to both support educational supervisors and students, ensuring the quality of our placements and, where directed, those of the PA Programme.

Experience

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Desirable

Qualifications

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Desirable

Skills

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