MBChB Year 4 Co-Lead

Location: Leeds - Main Campus

Working time: 20% Full time Equivalent

Contract type: Fixed Term (Available for 36 months to complete a specific task or time limited work, including the need for specific expertise or additional resource for a project.)

We are looking for qualified applicants from diverse backgrounds to join our inter-professional and forward-thinking academic community. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to co-lead and contribute to the delivery and development of the Leeds MBChB Year 4 Programme. The Leeds MBChB Programme is one of the top Medicine Programmes in the UK and internationally. It is also the flagship programme of the School of Medicine. It is home to approximately 15,00 medical students from both the UK and abroad.

The University of Leeds is one of the top 75 universities in the world. We have a truly global community, with more than 39,000 students from 170 different countries and over 9,000 staff of 100 different nationalities. Established in 1904, we have a strong tradition of academic excellence, reflected in first-class student education, along with world-leading research that has a real impact around the globe.

As co-lead of Year 4 you will be responsible for leadership, delivery, assessment, and evaluation of the MBChB programme within the School of Medicine. You will play an important role in the School of Medicine’s mission to increase equality, diversity and inclusion across the curriculum. This is an exciting time for the MBChB programme with an increased number of students and numerous opportunities for curriculum enhancement, including digital transformation. You will play a key role in the strategic development of the programme.

Applications are invited from applicants who are GMC registered secondary care consultants or gps and are established medical educators with experience in leading and delivering undergraduate medical education and leading change. The role has a workload tariff of 0.2 FTE and will work closely with the existing Head(s) of Year 4 as co-leads.

This role will be based at the Worsley Building School of Medicine, University of Leeds with scope for it to be undertaken in a hybrid manner. We are also open to discussing flexible working arrangements.

What we offer in return

• 26 days holiday plus approx.16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – That’s 42 days a year!
• Generous pension scheme options plus life assurance
• Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.
• Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team, and self-development courses including languages, Creative Writing, Wellbeing Therapies and much more.
• Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.
• And much more!

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact: 

Dr Clare Rayment, MBChB Year 4 Co-Lead

Email: C.S.Rayment@leeds.ac.uk

Professor Moe Oo, Head of MBChB

Email: M.T.Oo@leeds.ac.uk

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