Teaching Fellow (Quality Assurance)

Job responsibilities

Job Summary

Imperial College School of Medicine is seeking to continually improve its quality assurance model for the MBBS programme. We are seeking a quality minded health care professional to work as part of an effective and cohesive academic and professional services team to further improve our QA model.

We work collaboratively across the Medical School, the Department of Primary Care and with our NHS and GP colleagues in the community.Our aim is to maintain the highest standards of undergraduate clinical education within primary care.This model may be extended to include other healthcare settings and NGO placements as required.

Duties and responsibilities

Working as part of a team you will contribute to planning and implementing a detailed analysis of our existing Quality Assurance cycles for Primary and Secondary Care clinical placements. As a team we will review recommended improvements against established good practice and desired outcomes. Additionally, you will contribute to teaching activity on the MBBS programme which will be commensurate with your clinical skills and experience.

You will develop and maintain project documentation and appropriate records to demonstrate, deliver and evaluate against agreed project aims and outcomes. To achieve this, you will facilitate constructive collaboration with a broad range of partners including students, alumni, accrediting bodies, and employers. You will also work with the Department of Primary Care, HEE Training Hub, Primary Care Network, and senior faculty to support and implement an evaluation of the effectiveness of the changes, ensuring that this informs continued improvement and, where appropriate, contribute to the wider disciplinary literature on medical education.

Essential requirements

Applicants will have strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work collaboratively and build effective working relationships with people operating at different levels across the organisation. Other key attributes include:

This is a full time 18 month, fixed term appointment based at Charing Cross campus with travel to other sites.

Should you require further details on the role please contact: Dr James Jensen Martin, Director of Quality & Student Experience (j.jensen-martin@imperial.ac.uk)

The College is currently trialling a Work Location Framework until early 2023. Hybrid working may be considered for this role and the role holder may be expected to work 60% or more of their time onsite, with 40% the minimum time spent onsite. The opportunity for hybrid working will be discussed at interview.

For technical queries, please contact s.jobs@imperial.ac.uk

Qualifications

Essential

• Applicants will have strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work collaboratively and build effective working relationships with people operating at different levels across the organisation. Other key attributes include:
• *GMC Registered healthcare professionals with experience of delivering clinical education and a proven interest in quality assurance.
• *Experience of evaluation, critical enquiry and contribution to educational research
• *An understanding of relevant educational theory and good practice relating to student learning, teaching, assessment and course design in Medical Education
• *Possess excellent project management skills and are proficient in managing multiple workflows in a multidisciplinary environment.
• *Ability to use a variety of software to plan, evaluate and present data with clarity and accuracy

Desirable

• *An appropriate post graduate qualification (or equivalent experience) of teaching or management within a Higher Education or setting
• *Be a member of, or demonstrate willingness to work towards appropriate professional recognition and accreditation e.g., Associate/Fellow of the Higher Education Acadaemy (HEA)
• *Experience of working within quality assurance frameworks in a regulated environment
• *Experience in teaching innovation and the production of different learning materials, along with the associated administrative and management support work
• *Detailed understanding of how clinical placements operate within an medical training programme

Experience

Essential

• Applicants will have strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work collaboratively and build effective working relationships with people operating at different levels across the organisation. Other key attributes include:
• *GMC Registered healthcare professionals with experience of delivering clinical education and a proven interest in quality assurance.
• *Experience of evaluation, critical enquiry and contribution to educational research
• *An understanding of relevant educational theory and good practice relating to student learning, teaching, assessment and course design in Medical Education
• *Possess excellent project management skills and are proficient in managing multiple workflows in a multidisciplinary environment.
• *Ability to use a variety of software to plan, evaluate and present data with clarity and accuracy

Desirable

• *An appropriate post graduate qualification (or equivalent experience) of teaching or management within a Higher Education or setting
• *Be a member of, or demonstrate willingness to work towards appropriate professional recognition and accreditation e.g., Associate/Fellow of the Higher Education Acadaemy (HEA)
• *Experience of working within quality assurance frameworks in a regulated environment
• *Experience in teaching innovation and the production of different learning materials, along with the associated administrative and management support work
• *Detailed understanding of how clinical placements operate within an medical training programme

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).