Clinical Director

Bath; Bath; On-site; GBP 58,000 - 74,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave

Pension schemes

Cycle to work scheme

Electric vehicle salary sacrifice

Team Bath gym discount

Postgraduate tuition discounts

Local museum entry

Job summary

The University of Bath is seeking a Clinical Director to lead all clinical aspects of our MSc in Sport and Exercise Medicine. You will coordinate clinical teaching during residential teaching weeks and oversee the clinical content of online units, while promoting the programme nationally and internationally.

We require a Sport and Exercise Medicine specialist with a proven research track record and experience delivering postgraduate clinical education.

Qualifications

• Medical Doctor licensed to practice in the UK.
• Specialist in Sport and Exercise Medicine with research track record.
• Experience in postgraduate clinical education delivery.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate clinical teaching during residential teaching weeks.
• Oversee clinical content of online units in Sport and Exercise Medicine.
• Lead development and promotion of the programme nationally and internationally.
• Collaborate with UKCCIIS research initiatives.

Job description

Salary Starting from £58,225, rising to £73,709

The University of Bath is seeking to appoint a Clinical Director to lead on all clinical aspects of our MSc in Sport and Exercise Medicine.

About the role

We are looking for a Sport and Exercise Medicine specialist with an established track record of research and delivery of postgraduate clinical education alongside their clinical expertise.

Our MSc in Sport and Exercise Medicine together with our MSc Sports Physiotherapy and new MSc Football Medicine programmes combine online learning with residential teaching weeks, and these courses are specifically designed to accommodate the professional development needs of practicing doctors and physiotherapists with an interest in sport and exercise.

These programmes are established within the PG education landscape and are well respected for their academic rigour and strong emphasis on reflective practice.

Working alongside the Clinical Director of Football Medicine, the successful applicant will have responsibility for the coordination of clinical teaching during residential teaching weeks, along with an oversight of the clinical content of the online academic units on the Sport and Exercise Medicine course.

The teaching responsibilities will be centred around clinical examination skills and case management, career development and evidence-based practice.

The role will also include the co-ordination of a team of Professional Development Advisors to support students through developing their clinical experience and expertise within Sport and Exercise Medicine.

The Clinical Director will be involved in ongoing development of the programme and its promotion nationally and internationally.

Alongside their Clinical Directorship of the Sport and Exercise Medicine course we are also looking for the successful candidate to contribute of our strong research profile in Sport and Exercise Medicine.

The candidate will join the UK Collaborating Centre on Injury and Illness Prevention in Sport (UKCCIIS) and contribute to our track record for research that has helped to enhance athlete health and prevent injuries in sport.

About us

The Department for Health has a strong international reputation for delivering leading multi and inter-disciplinary teaching and research across a broad range of topics in health, exercise and sport.

We are currently ranked 13th in the International QS rankings for sport-related subjects and 98% of our research in sport and exercise sciences, leisure and tourism was considered world-leading or internationally excellent in the 2021 Research Excellence Framework exercise.

We host a very successful suite of undergraduate courses (BSc and MSci Sport and Exercise Science, BSc Health and Exercise Science, BSc Sport Management and Coaching and FdSc/BSc Sport Performance) and alongside our clinical MSc courses outlined above we provide campus based MScs in Sport Management and Global Public Health and Policy.

These courses complement our impactful research which is organised around three themes: Lifelong Health and Wellbeing, Improving Human Function, and a Fair and Vibrant Society.

Notably for this position we are part of the IOC UK Collaborating Centre on Injury and Illness Prevention in Sport.

Additional information

This is a 0.4 FTE role, and we are interested in applications from licensed and practicing Medical Doctors only.

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equity and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students and encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.

We're continually expanding our benefits package to better support you and enhance your experience with us and the below is just an example of some of the many great benefits we offer:

• Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• Generous employer contributory pension schemes
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Staff discount at Team Bath gym
• Staff benefits include discounted postgraduate tuition and language courses, alongside a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities such as apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning, and more
• Local discounts, including free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
• An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• Employee assistance services through Health Assured, including access to the Wisdom app

We’re committed to creating a health-supporting working environment where everyone can thrive and be at their best. We offer a range of resources to enable you to do that from your first day here, including:

• Staff support groups and networks
• A network of Staff Wellbeing Champions
• A suite of tools, resources and frameworks that enable you to be at your best and thrive

Right to Work in the UK:We do not assess immigration or right to work status until offer stage. Being invited to interview does not guarantee you are eligible for visa sponsorship and all offers are conditional on meeting right to work requirements. Further information is available on our application support webpage.

Anonymous shortlisting: We are constantly seeking to reduce the unconscious bias that enters any assessment process, with the goal of creating an inclusive and equal assessment process. To support this, personal details such as your name, may be removed from application forms at the initial shortlisting stage.