Clinical Tutor in Patient Centred Care in the Direct Entry Medicine Programme (0.5FTE)

Applications are invited for an appointment as Clinical Tutor in Patient Centred Care in the Direct Entry Medicine Programme, Part-time (0.5FTE), Permanent post, in the School of Medicine, University of Galway.

This post is open for application from medically qualified doctors with experience working as part of an interprofessional team in the Irish Healthcare system, who has excellent leadership, communication and organisations skills and a with a strong track record in medical student teaching and/or clinical placement supervision to join the Discipline of Medical Education at an exciting time when both health care and health-professions education is evolving and changing. 

The successful candidate will work collaboratively with their counterpart Clinical Tutor(s) in Patient Centred Care, from Health & Social Care Professional or Nursing backgrounds. 

The new appointment will ensure capacity for the development and delivery of new content relating to the revised Direct Entry Programme in the School of Medicine specifically focusing on the patient in the healthcare system and professional practice.

The post holder will sit in the Department of Medical Education (DME).  The Discipline of Medical Education (DME) is one of 14 academic disciplines in the School of Medicine. It comprises staff with a specialist interest in Medical Education, who come from a diverse range of clinical and non-clinical backgrounds.

Under the leadership of Prof. Rosemary Geoghegan, the staff of the DME contribute to and support the Undergraduate Medical Programme in the areas of curriculum development, quality assurance, faculty training in teaching and assessment methodologies, clinical science and practice facilitation, student research, and leadership (module and programme). Medicine has been taught at University of Galway for 175 years and the School of Medicine has a long tradition of clinical education.

Additionally, the DME offers postgraduate programmes, including the PG Diploma and MSc in Health Professions’ Clinically Education. Staff contribute to these programmes delivery, including supervision of masters students conducting research in Health Professions’ Education. The DME is building its doctoral and post -doctoral research capacity. DME staff have a wide range of research interests in Health Professions’ Education.

For informal enquiries, please contact

Professor Rosemary Geoghegan (rosemary.geoghegan@universityofgalway.ie)

Additional information on the Direct Entry Medicine Programme, at University of Galway is available at: https://www.universityofgalway.ie/undergraduatemedicine/

Salary: €82,195 to €100,597 pro rata p.a (applicable to new entrants effective from January, 2011)

This appointment will be made on the clinical tutor 2 scale in line with current Government pay policy and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the University’s Remuneration policy. QA321-Updated-PP-Remuneration.pdf (universityofgalway.ie)

Closing date for receipt of applications is 17:00 (Irish Time) on Thursday 6th November 2025.  It will not be possible to consider applications received after the closing date.

Garda vetting may apply.  Appointments will be conditional on work authorisation validation.

Further details are available at www.dbei.ie

Please see further information on how to apply here: E-Recruit - University of Galway and Guidelines for On-line Applications (universityofgalway.ie)

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