Job Description and Person
Specification
Last updated:
August 2015
JOB DESCRIPTION
Post title:
Principal Clinical Teaching Fellow
Academic Unit/Service:
Medical Education
Faculty:
Faculty of Medicine
Career Pathway:
Clinical
*ERE category:
Education pathway
Posts responsible to:
Director of Primary Care Teaching
Posts responsible for:
GP Teachers on the BM4 and BM5 Programmes
Post base:
Office-based
Level:
AMCS
Job purpose
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To co-ordinate delivery of the year 3 and 4 PMC courses by GP teachers;
To deliver appropriate staff development activities, to assist with curriculum development
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To contribute to activities within the Medical Education Development Unit and Faculty of
Medicine.
Key accountabilities/primary responsibilities
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% Time
Recruitment, management and staff development of GP teachers of the
100%
BM4 year 1 and year 2 semester 1 and BM5 year 5 PMC placements
Overview and coordination of the curriculum in the relevant modules
above.
Organisation and delivery of student assessment on these modules.
Planning and delivery of general GP staff development courses.
Work with the PMC teachers to review and develop future student GP
experience throughout all 5 years of the course.
Course evaluation and responding to student issues.
Attendance at the PMC teaching working group and appropriate
meetings for the relevant modules (such as year steering groups),
faculty and other MEDU events where possible
Contribution to teaching, assessment and development of other areas of
the BM Curricula as appropriate.
Internal and external relationships
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Liaison with other related module, year and Programme leads and other teaching members of
the Faculty of Medicine.
Liaison with Faculty administrative staff, to ensure efficient and timely administration.
Liaison with outside people and agencies involved in medical education
Special Requirements
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Ability to work flexibly – as role will require some sessions on a Monday and Tuesday and
Thursday.
The postholder will need to be available at University campus (Highfield) at least one session a
week and must be contactable as needed during the working week.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Person Specification
Criteria
Essential
Desirable
How to be assessed
Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience:
Competence in clinical GP work
X
P/T or F/T GP
Relevant experience of small group teaching
X
Teaching record
Knowledge of undergraduate educational principles
X
Attendance at course
Knowledge and experience of staff development
activities
X
Attendance &
supervision of courses
Experience of teaching undergraduate medical
students
X
Teaching record/ CV
Interview / CV
Experienced user of IT packages, e.g. Microsoft
Office
X
Administration and Organisation:
Experience of coordination and administration
X
CV/ personal reference
X
Personal reference
Problem Solving and Initiative:
Ability to take decisions independently when
required
Management and Teamwork:
Ability to work as a team member
X
Personal reference
Communicating and Influencing:
Ability to lead a team
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Personal reference
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Special Requirements:
Available to work on site at Highfield campus,
usually Tuesdays, for at least one session per
week
X
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JOB HAZARD ANALYSIS
Is this an office-based post?
☒ Yes
If this post is an office-based job with routine office hazards (eg: use of VDU), no further
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☐ No
If this post is not office-based or has some hazards other than routine office (eg: more than
use of VDU) please complete the analysis below.
Hiring managers are asked to complete this section as accurately as possible to ensure the
safety of the post-holder.
## - HR will send a full PEHQ to all applicants for this position. Please note, if full health clearance is
required for a role, this will apply to all individuals, including existing members of staff.
ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURES
Occasionally
Frequently
Constantly
(<30% of time)
(30-60% of time)
(> 60% of time)
Outside work
Extremes of temperature (eg: fridge/ furnace)
## Potential for exposure to body fluids
## Noise (greater than 80 dba - 8 hrs twa)
## Exposure to hazardous substances (eg: solvents, liquids, dust, fumes,
biohazards). Specify below:
Frequent hand washing
Ionising radiation
EQUIPMENT/TOOLS/MACHINES USED
## Food handling
## Driving university vehicles(eg: car/van/LGV/PCV)
## Use of latex gloves (prohibited unless specific clinical necessity)
## Vibrating tools (eg: strimmers, hammer drill, lawnmowers)
PHYSICAL ABILITIES
Load manual handling
Repetitive crouching/kneeling/stooping
Repetitive pulling/pushing
Repetitive lifting
Standing for prolonged periods
Repetitive climbing (ie: steps, stools, ladders, stairs)
Fine motor grips (eg: pipetting)
Gross motor grips
Repetitive reaching below shoulder height
Repetitive reaching at shoulder height
Repetitive reaching above shoulder height
PSYCHOSOCIAL ISSUES
Face to face contact with public
Lone working
## Shift work/night work/on call duties
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