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School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences - Lead for Clinical Skills Teaching
Applications are invited for the office of Lead for Clinical Skills Teaching within the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences of the University of Oxford, following the retirement of Dr Elize Richards. It is anticipated that the successful candidate will begin work in September 2024.
The purpose of the post is to organise and deliver teaching in clinical skills to medical students in the clinical stage of the standard 6-year course and in the 4-year Graduate-entry course. It is anticipated that the Lead for Clinical Skills Teaching will be assisted by a more junior member of staff. Technical and administrative support is provided by a Clinical Skills Laboratory Officer.
Most teaching takes place in the Clinical Skills Lab which is situated in the John Radcliffe Hospital.
The time commitment associated with the role is on average two half-days per week (or two programmed activities). The funding available for the post may be used to “buy out” the successful applicant from existing duties subject to the agreement of the relevant university or NHS authorities or to cover the cost of a responsibility allowance, as appropriate.
Applicants will be experienced doctors on the GMC’s Specialist or GP register. The appointment will be offered for three years in the first instance, with the possibility of renewal for further periods. There will be a probationary period of one year.
Responsibilities
- Organise and deliver in-person teaching in clinical skills to medical students, which currently includes:
- Graduate-entry Year 1 students: 2 two-hour sessions per student, plus revision sessions.
- Year 4 / GE2 students: 6 two-hour sessions per student, plus revision sessions.
- Year 5 / GE3 students: Interprofessional simulation sessions in collaboration with Oxford Brookes University.
- Year 6 / GE4 students:
- Advanced acute medical simulation in collaboration with OxSTAR
- Revision sessions (sign up)
- Oversee the delivery of the Procedural skills assessments for Year 6 / GE4 students.
- Oversee equipment set up, equipment maintenance and recycling in the Clinical Skills Lab, delivered by the Clinical Skills Laboratory Officer.
- Recruit and train clinicians to act as assessors for clinical skills assessments.
- Author OSCE station scenarios
- Participate in standard setting for assessments
- Manage and supervise a more junior teacher who will assist with the teaching above and who will deliver an agreed portion of the teaching.
- Train Year 6 students to act as peer educators.
- Prepare and review teaching materials, including online teaching resources.
- Attend relevant committee meetings.
- Communicate and collaborate with various interested parties.
- Liaise with the course administration team re. student availability and teaching arrangements.
Selection criteria (essential)
- Medically qualified, an experienced doctor on the GMC’s Specialist or GP registers
- Regular clinical commitment to enable revalidation with the GMC
- Current experience of delivering clinical skills teaching to undergraduate medical students
- Experience of curricular design and delivery
- Good understanding of the national guidelines governing medical education (including the GMC’s Good Medical Practice, Promoting Excellence, Outcomes for Graduates and the requirements of the Medical Licensing Assessment).
- Strong collaborative working skills
- Experience in medical student assessment, and a good understanding of assessment practices and processes.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Selection criteria (desirable)
Familiarity with the Oxford medical course curriculum
Applications
Applications in the form of a curriculum vitae with a covering statement detailing the applicant’s suitability and including the names of two referees should be submitted to Mrs Kirstie Vreede (kirstie.vreede@medsci.ox.ac.uk) by no later than noon on Friday 12 July 2024. Interviews for shortlisted candidates are likely to take place on the morning of Friday 19 July. Enquiries about the post may be made to Dr Catherine Swales, Director of Clinical Studies (catherine.swales@ndorms.ox.ac.uk).
School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences - Associate Director of Clinical Studies: Curriculum Lead for Year 4 and Year 6/GE4
Temporary six-month cover for secondment
Applications are invited for a temporary position to cover the role of Associate Director of Clinical Studies (Curriculum Lead for Year 4 and Year 6/GE4) within the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences of the University of Oxford between early October 2024 and mid April 2025. The postholder will be covering the role of Dr Alison Convey, who will be undertaking a research fellowship during this period. This is an exciting and interesting opportunity to play an important role as part of the senior management team for two medical programmes.
The purpose of the post is to provide academic leadership, governance and oversight of curriculum in Year 4 and Year 6/GE4. The postholder will work closely with the Assessment Lead for Years 4 and 6, the Year 5/GE3 Curriculum & Assessment Lead, and the Curriculum and Assessment Lead for Years 1 and 2 of the Graduate-entry programme, including internal and external governance and reporting, and projects such as the Medical Licensing Assessment (MLA).
The time commitment associated with the role is on average two half-days per week (or two programmed activities). The funding available for the Associate Directorship may be used to “buy out” the successful applicant from existing duties subject to the agreement of the relevant university and NHS authorities and/or to cover the cost of a responsibility allowance, as appropriate.
Applicants will be experienced doctors on the GMC’s Specialist or GP register. The appointment will be offered for a six- to seven-month period between early October 2024 and mid April 2025. There will be a probationary period of three months.
Given that this is a strategic and leadership role, applications will be welcomed from members of staff who are currently directly involved in teaching and assessment both within and outside the specific Year 4 or Year 6/GE4 areas.
Duties
Reporting to the Director of Clinical Studies and Director of GE Medicine, the post-holder will work closely and collaboratively with the leads for all components of Year 4 and Year 6/GE4 of the Second BM course, to deliver a coherent curriculum that utilises synergies but protects the academic autonomy of individual rotations. The postholder will work closely with the GE Medicine team, as some elements of the Year 4 course are shared with Year GE2 students. The postholder will ensure the curriculum meets the GMC’s Outcomes for Graduates and is mapped to the Medical Licencing Assessment Content Map and the Year 4 and Year 6/GE4 summative assessments.
The Associate Director will also work in conjunction with the Clinical Medicine Steering Committee (the main decision-making body for the Clinical Medicine course), the Year 4 Committee and Year 6/GE4 Committee (of which they are likely to be the Chair or co-Chair), and the other course committees including the student Joint Consultative Committee (JCC).
Specific Year 4 and Year 6/GE4 curriculum duties will include:
- Collaborative leadership of the Year 4 and Year 6/GE4 courses to create a coherent curriculum across these two years;
- Act as Chair or co-Chair of the Year 4 Committee and the Year 6/GE4 Committee;
- Academic oversight of the content and delivery of the Patient & Doctor 2 course (Year 4);
- Academic oversight of the content and delivery of the Special Study Themes (Year 4), including assessment arrangements;
- Academic oversight of the Patient & Doctor 3 Course (Year 6/GE4)
- Coordination of different teaching and learning activities within Years 4 and 6/GE4 to ensure cross-cutting themes and areas of synergy are emphasised and delivered;
- Development of inter-professional learning opportunities within Years 4 and 6/GE4;
- Working closely with leads for Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity (EDI) in Medical Education, Educational for Sustainable Healthcare (ESH) and Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) in Medical Education to ensure broader curricular elements are included in teaching, learning and assessment
- Representing the Year 4 and Year 6/GE4 teaching leads at Joint Consultative Committee, Clinical Medicine Steering Committee, and the Medicine Curriculum Review Committee;
- Working with the Assessment Lead for Years 4 and 6 to ensure that assessments (including work-based assessments) are mapped to the curriculum;
- Participate in quality assurance activities and visits from regulatory bodies, e.g. GMC and QAA;
- Undertake any other reasonable activities as requested by the Director of Clinical Studies or the Director of Graduate-entry Medical Studies, e.g. attendance at away-days and team building activities.
This is not an exclusive list. The balance of responsibilities between the Directors of Studies and the other members of the team will be kept under review, and there is the potential for responsibilities to shift between members of the team according to experience and expertise.
Selection criteria (essential)
- Medically qualified, an experienced doctor on the GMC’s Specialist or GP registers
- Regular clinical commitment to enable revalidation with the GMC
- Current experience of delivering academic teaching to undergraduate medical students
- Current or previous experience of curricular design and delivery
- Current or previous experience of examining medical students
- Good understanding of the national guidelines governing medical education (including General Medical Council’s Good Medical Practice, Promoting Excellence, Outcomes for Graduates (2018) and the requirements of the Medical Licensing Assessment).
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Good organisational and time management skills
- Ability to work both independently and in a team
Selection criteria (desirable)
- Postgraduate qualification in Medical Education completed or in progress
- Understanding of assessment practices and processes, including standard setting, blueprinting, design of clinical skills examinations.
Applications
Applications in the form of a curriculum vitae with a covering statement detailing the applicant’s suitability and including the names of two referees should be submitted to Mrs Kirstie Vreede (kirstie.vreede@medsci.ox.ac.uk) by no later than noon on Monday 15 July 2024. Interviews are likely to be held on the morning of Tuesday 30 July. Enquiries about the post may be made to Dr Catherine Swales (catherine.swales@ndorms.ox.ac.uk).