Clinical Teaching Fellow in Medical Education

Overview of the Role

Location: Leeds - Main Campus

Working time: 20% Full time Equivalent

Contract type: Fixed term (Available up to 12 months as cover is required for a member of staff on maternity leave)

This role will be based on the university campus and the appointed person will be required to work on a Thursday.

Are you passionate about the future of the NHS workforce? Would you like to join our team of educators teaching the next generation of doctors? We are looking for someone who has experience in education at an undergraduate or postgraduate level to bring experience to this post.

As a Clinical Teaching Fellow in Medical Education, you will carry out a key teaching role in the field of General Practice undergraduate education within the school, drawing on your clinical and teaching experience to underpin and carry out first class teaching within primary care education. 

As a Clinical Teaching Fellow in Medical Education the focus of the role will be the development and delivery of high-quality teaching and contribution to the MBChB curriculum. With advances in the methods and locations of education delivery you will work with our teams developing new ways of approaching education. We have projects ranging from exploring new types of clinical placement experience, to new ways of delivering place-based learning. You will be a member of the Royal College of General Practitioners or equivalent and be clinically active in general practice (a minimum of two programmed activity sessions per week pro rata) and be on the NHS performers list. Being clinically active you will contribute to the delivery of up to date, excellent educational programmes responsive to the needs of the current and future NHS workforce. You will have the opportunity to benefit from the research culture and activities within the school to help you deliver research-informed teaching. Administration duties will also be expected. 

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 plus life assurance– the University contributes 14.5% of salary
• 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! 

If you are looking for a role that will allow you to develop your career in medical education, apply today.

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

Dr Louise Gazeley, Interim Head of Student Education in Primary Care

Email: l.gazeley@leeds.ac.uk

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