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THE UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, MEDICAL SCIENCES & NUTRITION
INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION IN HEALTHCARE & MEDICAL SCIENCES
SENIOR LECTURER (SCHOLARSHIP) IN MEDICAL EDUCATION
(LEAD FOR CLINICAL PLACEMENT TEAM)
REF: MED143A
This is an exciting opportunity to join our Clinical Skills team at a time of significant new developments in the delivery of healthcare education. We are now responding to the challenges of delivering clinical skills teaching to a further increase in healthcare students with an focus on how simulated training can prepare students for, and augment their learning from, their clinical placements.
The clinical placement team (as part of the clinical skills team) support student learning and experience across all years of the Aberdeen MBChB curriculum. In clinical and simulated environments they facilitate and deliver Clinical Skills, Infection Prevention and Control and Procedural Skills training for medical students, providing support for all students in clinical areas.
In the early years (1-3) they negotiate, co-ordinate and monitor all clinical placements, providing support to students in their transition to clinical practice. In the senior years (4-5), they support and monitor the progress of all students in their clinical blocks. Overall, this team provides unique student continuity throughout medical school i.e. they get to know the students by teaching them in early years, establish relationships with them and are often first to become aware of any need for support either through their own monitoring of clinical placements or by individual student approach. The team were commended by the GMC for their excellent practice at last visit.
This post (up to full time) is funded by ACT (Additional Cost of Teaching of undergraduate medical students) to provide senior strategic leadership for the clinical placement team. The position will require excellent organisational and interpersonal skills and require the applicant to develop strong relationships across a wide range of stakeholders including MBChB programme leads, colleagues in partner health boards and colleagues in other educational institutions.
The successful applicant will be based at the Suttie Centre, Foresterhill, part of the Institute of Education for Healthcare and Medical Sciences (IEHMS) within the School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition (SMMN) and be an active part of a team who have a strong interest in high quality educational research and scholarship. Travel to teaching sites outside Aberdeen will be required a few times a year, with overnight stays being occasionally required.
Salary will be at the appropriate point on Grade 8, £53,348 – 60,022 per annum, and negotiable with placement according to qualifications and experience.
Informal enquiries should be made to Dr Angus Cooper, Director of Clinical Skills (angus.cooper@abdn.ac.uk / 01224 437803) or Dr Wendy Watson (w.a.watson@abdn.ac.uk).
Should you require a visa to undertake employment in the UK you will be required to fulfil the minimum points criteria to be granted a Certificate of Sponsorship under the requirements of the Skilled Worker visa. At the time an offer of appointment is made, you will be asked to demonstrate that you fulfil the criteria in respect of qualification and competency in English. For research and academic posts, we will consider eligibility under the Global Talent visa. Please do not hesitate to contact Grant Rae, HR Adviser (grant.rae@abdn.ac.uk) for further information.
To apply online for this position visit www.abdn.ac.uk/jobs
Job Reference Number: MED143A
The closing date for the receipt of applications is 6 June 2022
The School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition embraces a diverse working environment and recognises the many benefits this can bring. Applications from individuals from across all of the equality protected characteristics are encouraged.