About this role
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.
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.
Job description Job responsibilities
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.
Person Specification
Experience Essential
Experience delivering teaching or facilitating clinical skills, applied physiology, simulation-based learning and / or related healthcare subjects. For Senior Lecturer level: Significant demonstrable experience of delivering high-quality clinical skills teaching.
Desirable
Knowledge and experience of working in collaboration with colleagues in NHS; awareness of national strategic and policy developments in Higher Education; and active membership of professional networks and associations in related fields.
Knowledge and Skills Essential
Ability to contribute to curriculum design, delivery, and evaluation / assessment design, marking, and providing constructive feedback. Demonstrable ability to enthuse, motivate and facilitate student learning using a variety of methods of learning and teaching, including the ability to use technology creatively and appropriately to enhance learning experiences. Ability to work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teaching teams. Excellent written and oral communication skills; ability to communicate confidently and clearly with a range of people including students, lecturers, managers, representatives of external organisations and the public, both orally and in writing. Demonstrable commitment to diversity and inclusion, and health and well-being issues in both staff and students. Evidence of contributing to both student recruitment and support activities (or willingness to do so).
Desirable
Current scholarly / research activity in the field of Medical Science and / or medical education. For Senior Lecturer level: Track record of scholarly / research activity related to the field and / or medical education, producing excellent outputs in this area.
Qualifications Essential
Primary degree in medicine (e.g., MBBS, MBChB or equivalent). Registered with the GMC with a License to Practice and held in good standing.
Desirable
Postgraduate qualification in a field relating to medicine (Doctorate / PhD) (or, for Lecturer, near completion) or relevant professional qualification and / or appropriate relevant experience. Essential for Senior Lecturer: PG Cert in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (or equivalent qualification) and / or Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (HEA) / Advance HE* / or relevant appropriate experience.
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 University of Worcester
Address Severn Campus
Hylton Road
Worcester
Worcestershire
WR2 5JN
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.worcester.ac.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)