Clinical Senior Lecturer - Academic Lead for Year 5 MBChB

Diversity Dashboard; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Employee health & wellbeing

Additional annual leave

Christmas closure

Retail discounts

Job summary

University of Manchester is seeking a Clinical Senior Lecturer, Academic Lead for Year 5 of the MBChB programme. This role leads the Year 5 academic team, drives continuous improvement of the year, and ensures teaching and assessment align with progression to graduation and early professional practice.

You will collaborate with clinical tutors and administrative staff across clinical education campuses, fostering inclusive practice and sharing best-practice in medical education.

Qualifications

• A practicing physician/surgeon with a primary medical qualification on the UK specialist register / GP register
• A minimum of 2 years' experience in the speciality
• An understanding of the local health services as they relate to undergraduate medical education.
• Commitment to, and enthusiasm for, undergraduate medical education.
• Evidence of leadership qualities with a track record of involvement in undergraduate or postgraduate medical education
• Current clinical appointment within one of Manchester Medical School's clinical education partners (including General Practice) or current clinical academic appointment with the Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences, at consultant level or equivalent.
• Knowledge and understanding of the Manchester MBChB programme structure and outcomes; how the year fits within the overall context of the programme and how the programme relates to the requirements of the GMC for undergraduate medical education.
• Experience of clinical leadership or medical education that is relevant to the roles and responsibilities of the position.
• Relevant experience in undergraduate medical education related to experiential learning, curriculum design and implementation with a degree in medical education (PG cert equivalent or higher).
• Ability to work effectively with multi-disciplinary teams in an educational context
• We value transferable skills and real-world experience as much as formal qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Leadership of the year 5 academic team
• Continuous evaluation and improvement of the Year 5 programme
• Ensuring our teaching and learning prepares our students for progression to graduation and early professional practice
• Engagement with our clinical tutors and supporting administrative staff who deliver our course across our clinical education campuses

Job description

We are seeking a motivated and collaborative individual to join our team as an Clinical Senior Lecturer, Academic Lead for year 5 of our MB ChB Programme. This role offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to our MBChB Programme Teaching and Learning Academic Team, supporting the senior leadership team in ensuring delivery of the Year 5 programme to the highest standard. You will supervise the associate academic leads and CEC academic leads for Year 5 and will be responsible for ensuring that year 5 learning content is assessed and updated appropriately by relevant academic staff. You will be a key member of the Year 5 emendation group with the assessment team. You will work to enhance the experience for students by improving the quality of year 5 through the sharing and implementation of good practice within a dynamic and inclusive environment.

You will be responsible for:

• Leadership of the year 5 academic team
• A continuous evaluation and improvement of the Year 5 programme
• Ensuring our teaching and learning prepares our students for progression to graduation and early professional practice
• Engagement with our clinical tutors and supporting administrative staff who deliver our course across our clinical education campuses

We welcome candidates who bring diverse perspectives, experiences, and approaches to their work.

About You

We encourage applications from individuals with a wide range of backgrounds and experiences. You should demonstrate:

Essential Criteria

• A practicing physician/surgeon with a primary medical qualification on the UK specialist register / GP register
• A minimum of 2 years' experience in the speciality
• An understanding of the local health services as they relate to undergraduate medical education.
• Commitment to, and enthusiasm for, undergraduate medical education.
• Evidence of leadership qualities with a track record of involvement in undergraduate or postgraduate medical education

Desirable Criteria

• Current clinical appointment within one of Manchester Medical School's clinical education partners (including General Practice) or current clinical academic appointment with the Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences, at consultant level or equivalent.
• Knowledge and understanding of the Manchester MBChB programme structure and outcomes; how the year fits within the overall context of the programme and how the programme relates to the requirements of the GMC for undergraduate medical education.
• Experience of clinical leadership or medical education that is relevant to the roles and responsibilities of the position.
• Relevant experience in undergraduate medical education related to experiential learning, curriculum design and implementation with a degree in medical education (PG cert equivalent or higher).
• Ability to work effectively with multi-disciplinary teams in an educational context

We value transferable skills and real-world experience as much as formal qualifications.

What you will get in return

• Fantastic market leading Pension scheme
• Excellent employee health and wellbeing services including an Employee Assistance Programme
• Exceptional starting annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays
• Additional paid closure over the Christmas period
• Local and national discounts at a range of major retailers

As an equal opportunities employer we welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, sex, gender (or gender identity), ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status. All appointments are made on merit.

We are an open place of enquiry and challenge. We embrace and celebrate difference, diversity and debate, and we pride ourselves on being a place of education, learning and community where we are able, within the law, to question and test received wisdom, express new ideas and explore controversial or unpopular topics and opinions.

Our University is positive about flexible working you can find out more here

Hybrid working arrangements may be considered.

Please be aware that due to the number of applications we unfortunately may not able to provide individual feedback on your application.

Please note that we are unable to respond to enquiries, accept CVs or applications from Recruitment Agencies.

Any recruitment enquiries from recruitment agencies should be directed to [e-mail]

Any CV's submitted by a recruitment agency will be considered a gift.

Enquiries about the vacancy, shortlisting and interviews

Name: Prof Kurt Wilson, Associate Programme Director (T&L) for the MBChB.

Email: [e-mail]

General enquiries

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Technical support

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This vacancy will close for applications at midnight on the closing date.