Clinical Lecturer (Education) in Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Queen's University Belfast; Belfast; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Queen's University Belfast seeks a clinical academic in Psychiatry to contribute to educational and clinical services within the Centre for Medical Education. This role involves teaching at all levels, engaging in research, and enhancing clinical services. The ideal candidate will hold a primary medical degree and a higher degree, with the necessary qualifications for registration with the General Medical Council. A comprehensive benefits package is offered to support wellbeing and professional growth.

Benefits

Holiday entitlement of up to 8.4 weeks a year

Pension schemes

Development opportunities

Flexible working options

Support for physical and mental health

Qualifications

• Essential qualifications include a primary medical degree and higher degree in a relevant subject.
• Full registration with the General Medical Council is required.
• Candidates must be on or eligible for the Specialist Register in Psychiatry.

Responsibilities

• Strengthening the clinical academic base of Psychiatry within the Centre for Medical Education.
• Delivering undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and engaging in scholarly activities.
• Contributing to Centre/School administration and delivering clinical services.

Skills

Teaching

Clinical Service Delivery

Scholarship

Education

Primary Medical Degree

Higher degree (Masters or equivalent)

Post registration qualification (MRCPsych)

Job description

You will strengthen the clinical academic base of Psychiatry within the Centre for Medical Education, School ofMedicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences at Queen’s University Belfast (QUB) and the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust (BHSCT). You will contribute to the delivery of QUB’s Strategy 2030 and undertake significant teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, engage in scholarly activity and contribute to Centre/School administration/outreach activity. You will also deliver and enhance clinical service in the Acute Mental Health Inpatient Centre.
Information about the School and Centre can be found at:

https://www.qub.ac.uk/sites/QUBJobVacancies/FeaturedJobs/clinical-academic-recruitment/
https://www.qub.ac.uk/schools/mdbs/medical-education/

About the person:

The essential qualification requirements are:

• Primary Medical Degree
• Higher degree (Masters or equivalent in a relevant subject area) FullRegistration with the General Medical Council.
• Be on or be eligible to be on the Specialist Register (Psychiatry) via:

- CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview date)
- CESR
- European Community Rights.
- Post registration qualification (MRCPsych)

Please refer to the Candidate Information document for the full list of essential and desirable criteria for the post.

To be successful at shortlisting stage, please ensure you clearly evidence in your application how you meet the essential and, where applicable, desirable criteria listed in the Candidate Information.

What we offer:

Beyond a competitive salary, the University offers an attractive benefits package including a holiday entitlement of up to 8.4 weeks a year, pension schemes and development opportunities. We support staff wellbeing with flexible working options, work-life balance initiatives and support for physical and mental health. You can find more detail on all of this and more at https://www.qub.ac.uk/directorates/HumanResources/pay-reward-andbenefits

Queen’s University is committed to promoting equality of opportunity to all. We subscribe to Equality CharterMarks such as the Diversity Charter Mark NI and Athena Swan and have established staff networks such as iRise (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and International Staff Network) and PRISM (LGBTQ+) which help us progress equality.

For further information on our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, please visit www.qub.ac.uk/diversity.

If you are an international applicant and don’t already hold a visa that permits you to take up the role you are applying for, please use the information provided on our website to self-assess whether the University is likely to be able to support a visa application - http://go.qub.ac.uk/internationalstaffsupport

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Closing date: 30/06/25