Clinical Tutor, Community Based Medicine (CBM) - Birmingham Medical School - 98592 - Clinical

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Birmingham Medical School, School of Medical Sciences, College of Medicine and Health

Location: University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham UK

Full time starting salary is normally in the range £45,943 to £77,196

Clinical

Part Time (8 hours per week)

Fixed Term contract up to September 2026

2 positions available

Closing date: 9th September 2025

Background

The School of Medical Sciences, Birmingham Medical School is looking for two part time Clinical Tutors (0.2 FTE) for a fixed term who will contribute to the delivery of the Community Based Medicine (CBM) Clinical Teaching Days. This is an excellent opportunity to join the CBM team and help shape innovation in medical education and inspire the next generation of doctors.

Community Based Medicine is a strand in the MBChB programme where medical students learn about medicine from a General Practice perspective. The majority of the teaching that students receive occurs on placement in General Practices across the West Midlands and beyond. Find out more here: https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/medical-school/community-based-medicine/index.aspx.

To teach and advise undergraduate MBChB students within own subject area and within the MBChB programme, supervised by the academic team with ultimate responsibility for the design, delivery and assessment of the teaching programme.

These posts have arisen due to an increase in student numbers.

These roles may be particularly attractive to sessional or portfolio GPs or those recently (within 2 years) retired from General Practice.

For these roles, the post holder must be available on Fridays in the Academic Year 2025-26 to deliver teaching on-site at the campus of the University of Birmingham. Future work schedules may be subject to change.

Role SummaryThe focus of the role is the development and facilitation of small group teaching sessions for CBM Clinical Teaching Days which are based on Campus at the University of Birmingham. Clinical Tutors will primarily be involved in the delivery of the Year 3 course within the MBChB programme on a wide range of clinical subjects applicable to General Practice.Other tasks may include taking part in clinical assessments (both as OSCE examiner and marking written submissions), facilitating clinical communications sessions, writing assessment materials, organising teaching sessions.Main Duties

Under guidance from the academic supervisors who have the ultimate responsibility for the design, delivery and assessment of the module or teaching programme:Contribute to the design of modules with other colleagues including the development of on-line and face to face learning materials.Teach courses across the undergraduate medical curriculum, predominantly through lectures and small group teaching, so that the programme''s teaching objectives are met.Plan and prepare own teaching, including guidance notes and handouts in accordance with the established objectives of the teaching programme.Undertake full range of responsibilities in relation to supervision, marking and examining. (Summative assessment, including assessed work contributing to the final award - as a mark or as a credit - such as unseen examinations, essays, dissertations or presentations, is subject to validation by the academic supervisor).Contribute, under supervision, to assessments including writing examination questions, organising pilots of new questions, taking part in standard setting.Contribute to the development and delivery of faculty development training sessions for clinical and non-clinical staff contributing to the MB ChB programme.Undertake administration arising from teaching.Undertake personal professional development in medical education, including self-reflection on own teaching, using student and peer review feedback, to enhance own teaching and learning processes and scholarship activities.Engage in continuing professional development which aligns with the needs of the programme and maintains medical knowledge.Contribute to public engagement activities of manifest benefit to the College and the University, often under supervision of a project leader.Promote equality and diversity values, acting as a role model and fostering an inclusive working culture.Person Specification

EssentialPrimary Medical Qualification (MB ChB, MBBS or equivalent) and MRCGPClinical experience (for example: completion of foundation training) as a doctorEvidence of achievement of Foundation competencies in line with GMC standards/Good Medical Practice (or equivalent)Ability to teach in an undergraduate medicine contextA knowledge of the GMC Outcomes for Doctors and the principles of the Medical Licensing AssessmentGood organisational skills including the capacity to manage time and prioritise workload, balance important and urgent demands, as well as follow instructionsExcellent communication skillsAbility to establish good relations with colleaguesAbility to use IT for teachingWillingness to learn and contribute to broader management/administration processesWillingness to undertake Postgraduate Qualification in Education, if not already heldWillingness to undertake professional development, relevant to the educational and medical components of the programme.Hold and maintain GMC registrationKnowledge of the protected characteristics of the Equality Act 2010, and how to actively ensure in day-to-day activity in own area, that those with protected characteristics are treated equally and fairlyDesirableExperience of creating learning materials for use by medical studentsExperience of running and developing scenarios for use in simulationEvidence of recent audit and research projects completed satisfactorily in the last 2 yearsKnowledge of web-based learning designFurther particulars can be found here

Informal enquiries to contact Dr Louise Hammersley, Head of Primary Care Teaching, email: r.l.hammersley@bham.ac.uk

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