Senior Lecturer / Senior Clinical Lecturer - Curricular Lead for Clinical Communication

Type of contract: Part-time, Substantive

This post (0.3 FTE) is funded by ACT (Additional Cost of Teaching of undergraduate medical students) to play a lead role within the MBChB programme as the Curricular Lead for Clinical Communication Skills. The successful candidate will also be expected to support the ongoing innovation and development of the clinical consultation skills curriculum in the MBChB programme ensuring an integrated and high quality approach to the teaching of clinical examination, communication, clinical reasoning, and procedural skills across all five years of the curriculum.

The post holder will be based in the Institute for Education in Healthcare and Medical Sciences (IEHMS) within the School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition and be an active part of a team who have a strong interest in high quality educational research and scholarship.

The post will require excellent organisational and interpersonal skills and require the applicant to develop strong relationships across a wide range of stakeholders including leads within the MBChB programme and colleagues in the Patient Partner programme, General Practice team, partner Health Boards and other educational institutions. The candidate will be involved with development and delivery of core teaching sessions and the materials required for them.

The post is based in Aberdeen but will require occasional travel to teaching sites outside Aberdeen which infrequently will require an overnight stay.

The post holder will play a major role in leading the ongoing development of the curriculum with respect to clinical communication skills and integrated clinical consultation skills across the undergraduate medical curriculum.

Individuals with a primary medical degree qualifications will be appointed on the Senior Lecturer clinical salary scale for Academics below level of Consultant, 30% of £76,082 - £107,625 per annum and negotiable with placement according to qualifications and experience.

Individuals with other primary healthcare degree qualifications will be appointed on the Senior Lecturer salary, 30% of £58,596 - £65,814 per annum and negotiable with placement according to qualifications and experience.

Should you wish to make an informal enquiry please contact:

Dr Angus Cooper, Director of the Clinical Skills Centre at Foresterhill (angus.cooper@abdn.ac.uk/01224 437816), Professor Colin Lumsden, Director of the Institute for Education in Medical and Dental Sciences (colin.lumsden@abdn.ac.uk/01224 437972) or Dr. Wendy Watson MBChB Programme lead (w.a.watson@abdn.ac.uk/01224 437962).

In accordance with the UKVI immigration rules, it is with regret that this role DOES NOT MEET THE SALARY REQUIREMENTS for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route. For this role, the successful candidate must be able to demonstrate their right to work in the UK prior to commencing employment and obtain the right to work in the UK. Information on other visa options is available at www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa.

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Job Reference Number: MED224A

The closing date for the receipt of applications is 4^th March 2025

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