Principal Teaching Fellow (Faculty Development Lead) in Medical Education

Location: Highfield Campus

Salary:  £48,327 to £60,742 pro rata, per annum

Part Time - 0.7 FTE - Permanent

Closing Date:  Friday 30 June 2017

Interview Date:  See advert

Reference: 886117RA

Applications are invited for the post of Faculty Development Lead to join the Academic Unit of Medical Education in the Faculty of Medicine. This is an exciting opportunity to enhance the Southampton medical student experience through the professional development of our educators and education leaders in the University, the NHS and other partner organisations in the UK and abroad.

As the post holder, you will lead and champion a Faculty Development strategy that promotes best practice and meets GMC requirements for the training of medical teachers. You will develop a high quality staff development programme that meets the needs of the wide variety of educators that work with our students, delivering key elements yourself and working with the undergraduate programme leadership team to create and foster a culture which values and promotes the professional development of teaching skills.

You will lead the Faculty’s response to key areas of GMC policy, chair the Faculty’s Education Staff Development Committee and ensure that education within the Academic Unit and wider Faculty is underpinned by the most up-to-date and rigorous pedagogic research.

Enquiries about the post can be addressed to Marcus Parry, Head of the Academic Unit of Medical Education (M.P.Parry@southampton.ac.uk), Professor Karen Morrison (K.E.Morrison@southampton.ac.uk), Associate Dean (Education & Student Experience) or Professor Shelley Parr, Director of Undergraduate (BM) Programmes (S.J.Parr@southampton.ac.uk).

The provisional interview date is 26th July 2017.

Additional Information

The Academic Unit for Medical Education in Southampton provides leadership and support for scientists and clinicians in the UK and abroad who teach over 1200 students on our various undergraduate Medicine programmes.

Our learning culture empowers individuals and encourages innovation, continually exploring opportunities for flexible education, adapting to the changing way people want to learn. Some key initiatives include: the use of virtual patients, interactive quizzes and video packages; comprehensive learning portals; and a series of online practical teaching sessions which are used to ‘flip’ the classroom.

Our staff advise on national education policy, provide national and international medical education consultancy and collaborate extensively with community and other stakeholder groups. Our external partners include the NHS, Health Education England Wessex, Kassel School of Medicine in Germany, the International Medical University Malaysia and University Brunei Darussalam.

Working with these partners and our stakeholders, we have developed an engaging, student-centred learning environment which was recognised internationally in 2014 when we were the first UK Medical School to be awarded an international ASPIRE award for excellence in student engagement.

Application Procedure

You should submit your completed online application form at www.jobs.soton.ac.uk. The application deadline will be midnight on the closing date stated above. If you need any assistance, please call Geraldine Lewis (Recruitment Team) on +44 (0) 23 8059 2507. Please quote reference 886117RA on all correspondence.