GP Sub-Dean

With the ongoing expansion of undergraduate teaching in primary care through both the roll-out of Queen’s University C25 curriculum and the Ulster University Medical School, there is a need to develop an infrastructure to oversee the governance and to support the expansion of clinical education in General Practice / Primary Care. To meet this need, the Northern Ireland GP Clinical Placement Alliance (NIGPCPA) has been established. NIGPCPA is a collaborative partnership between the GP teams in the two medical schools, supported and enabled by the Department of Health. The NIGPCPA aims to support Teaching Practices and GP Tutors in the delivery of clinical education through the alignment of processes, timelines, and communications with all GP Practices in Northern Ireland.

In the leadership role of GP Sub-Dean, you will work closely with QUB and UU and oversee the activity of the 4 GP Locality Leads and the Module leads working for both QUB and UU. You will be responsible for the oversight of the activity of NIGPCPA, leading on the priorities set out by the NIGPCPA Steering Group. You will be responsible for developing and maintaining a robust structure for undergraduate medical education within Northern Ireland General Practice and for the development of systems of governance to assure the quality of medical education. You will also be the key point of liaison between the GP community and the Universities.

This newly created post is for a fixed term period of 2 years. After this point, it is expected that this role will be carried out through an external GP Sub-Deanery.

While the days of work of the role is flexible successful applicants will be expected to be able to make themselves available to oversee training and role development of the Locality Leads on the morning of the first Tuesday of each month.

About the person:

The successful candidate must have, and your application should clearly demonstrate you have:

• Primary Medical Degree
• Full Registration with the General Medical Council as a General Practitioner with a current license to practise
• Post registration qualification (Membership of Royal College of General Practice).
• Registered (or eligible for registration) on the Northern Ireland Primary Medical Performers List
• Clinical experience in General Practice
• Substantial recent experience of teaching and/or assessment of medical students in General Practice.
• Relevant experience of leadership and management, with a proven involvement in development of strategy and processes and of driving delivery of strategic objectives.
• Experience in medical education and knowledge of the medical curriculum in QUB and/or UU.
• Demonstrable practical and theoretical knowledge of teaching skills, how to assess and give feedback, and how students learn.

To be successful at shortlisting stage, please ensure you clearly evidence in your application how you meet the essential and, where applicable, desirable criteria listed in the Candidate Information document listed on our website.

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