Assistant Professor in Physician Associate Studies

Hours: 0.4 FTE - days TBC

Our focus is on creating the conditions for social, cultural, and economic impact. We are committed to social inclusion. Our work to expand opportunity and enable students to reach their potential, has led to us topping the Social Mobility Index of English universities for the last two years. Our University Strategy sets out our ambitions for 2025, which we will achieve by using our proud heritage as a springboard and remaining steadfast in our commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion.

Faculty

You will join a truly innovative team in the School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences with a suite of fully integrated undergraduate and postgraduate programmes and excellence in research. We use a range of innovative pedagogical methods including team based learning, case based learning and technology enhanced learning. 

What you will be doing:

• Contributing to the teaching, assessment and supervision requirements primarily on the Masters in Physician Associates Studies (MPAS) programme and, where required, on other postgraduate or undergraduate courses within the School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences.
• The postholder will lead the Integrated Medical Sciences 1 (IMS1) module and be responsible for ensuring effective teaching, assessment and learning within the module, working alongside the programme lead and other academic staff.

Qualifications/ experience:

• Medical or healthcare degree (eg. Medicine, Physician Associate, Nursing, Pharmacy or Advanced Clinical/Nursing Practitioner) or equivalent
• Currently registered as a healthcare professional under either the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), General Medical Council (GMC), Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) or General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) or registered on the Physician Associate Managed Voluntary Register (PAMVR) 
• Experience of teaching and facilitating / supporting in relevant discipline in Higher Education or in the workplace at undergraduate and/or postgraduate taught level 
• Experience of teaching medical topics such as consultation skills, medical examination and procedural skills, data interpretation and clinical decision making skills, medicines optimisation, healthcare leadership, emotional intelligence, human factors, patient safety and management of core clinical conditions 
• An understanding of the guiding documents relating to Physician Associate education, including the UK Physician Associate National Curriculum and the graduate outcomes framework for Medical Associate Professions 

Please review the job description and person specification for further details.

In Return we Offer:

• 30 days holiday (Grade 9) and 13 statutory and customary days (taken at Easter and Christmas).
• Family-friendly policies
• Great campus facilities including:
• Unique fitness centre
• Eye clinic
• Physiotherapy & sports rehabilitation,
• Counselling & mental health services
• On site nursery
• Food & drink outlets
• Generous employer contribution pension schemes - Universities Superannuation Scheme
• Generous benefit schemes, including car leasing, cycle to work, holiday purchase, home & technology scheme and shopping discounts

Find more information about the many other benefits, including salary sacrifice schemes and campus nursery.

Additional Information:

If you would like to find out more or are interested in applying, please message, email or call Mohammed Hussain via m.hussain118@bradford.ac.uk or 01274234638.

Please include your CV in your application.

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