Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Clinical SkillsNHS
Job summary
To be considered for this role you must apply through our University of Worcester website: https://jobs.worcester.ac.uk/TCMS2615
Alternatively, click the "Apply directly" link under the supporting links section, which will also take you to our website.
The Three Counties Medical School (TCMS) at the University of Worcester invites applications from outstanding educators to join our growing faculty. As a school with a strong mission to widen access to medicine andretaingraduates within the local workforce, TCMS offers a unique opportunity to contribute to a progressive, community-engaged medical programme.
This post is essential to ensure the high-quality, consistent delivery of Clinical Skills teaching and to support compliance with the General Medical Council (GMC) requirements. The role is central to the development of safe, competent, and patient-centred practitioners, particularly through preparing students for clinical assessments such as Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) and ensuring readiness for clinical placements.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will take a leading role in the design, development, and delivery of Clinical Skills education across TCMS. You will contribute to the development of innovative learning materials and simulation-based teaching and play a key role in assessment design and delivery. The post holder will work closely with Phase and Programme Leads to ensure a high-quality, integrated student learning experience.
Applicants are expected to demonstrate engagement with scholarship or research in medical education or a relevant clinical field and will contribute to the schools academic community through research, innovation, or pedagogic development.
Job description
1. Be responsible for the day-to-day management and delivery of learning and teaching sessions, including facilitating practical clinical skills, applied physiology, and related healthcare topics. This includes developing learning materials and employing a range of innovative teaching methods, in collaboration with Phase and Module Leads.
2. Be responsible for the design, development, and organisation of clinical skills and applied physiology teaching across relevant year groups within TCMS, working with the Phase / Module leads and Lead for Clinical skills, to ensure programmes are supported in respect to relevant disciplines and aligned with professional standards, as appropriate.
3. Liaise with colleagues within the school and across the wider healthcare faculty to develop and facilitate TCMS curricula and interprofessional learning (IPL).
4. Contribute to student assessment processes, including the design, setting, marking, and moderation of assessments, working both independently and collaboratively as part of a team, in accordance with established quality assurance procedures.
5. To carry out academic and administrative duties and participate in relevant committees.
6. To participate in recruitment activities, including both staff and student selection events and open days.
7. Participation in the facilitation of Problem Based Learning (PBL) as required.
8. To act as a personal academic tutor (PAT).
9. To engage in research and scholarship, disseminating findings through conference presentation and journal articles, books, book chapters and other forms appropriate to the discipline. Maintaining clinical or professional competence and staying up to date with developments in the field.
10. Maintain personal and professional development to meet the changing demands of the job; participate in appropriate training activities and encourage and support staff in their development and training.
11. Take steps to ensure and enhance personal health, safety, and well-being and that of other staff and students.
12. Carry out these duties in a manner that promotes equality of opportunity and supports diversity and inclusion, that supports the Universitys duty to secure and promote freedom of speech within the law and takes into account the Universitys commitment to environmentally sustainable ways of working.
*The above does not represent an exhaustive list of duties associated with this role.
About us
This post is offered at Lecturer or Senior Lecturer level depending on qualifications, knowledge, skills, and experience. Appointment to the Clinical Lecturer (non-consultant) Pay Scale part time may be considered for appropriate candidates. Ideally, you will have experience of teaching Clinical Skills to medical or healthcare students. However, equally important is a commitment to developing as a medical educator, ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team, and flexibility to meet the needs of a dynamic MBChB curriculum. Opportunities for professional development and educational leadership are available.
If you are interested in joining us at this exciting time and would relish the opportunity to shape the future of Clinical Skills education at TCMS as we train the next generation of healthcare professionals, we warmly welcome your application.