Lecturer in Medical Education (Microbiology and Infectious Disease)/Senior Lecturer in Medical Education (Specialty Lead in Microbiology and Infectious Disease)

Are you a specialist in Microbiology and Infectious Diseases? Do you have experience in clinical practice and enjoy curriculum design? If so, we’d welcome an application from you.

We are seeking inspirational educators and role models to make a major contribution to the delivery of the KMMS undergraduate medical programme. The post holder will lead the Year 4 specialism in Microbiology and Infectious Disease. The role is open to suitably qualified individuals who have a specific interest and background in undergraduate medical, health sciences or healthcare education, and who are working in current clinical practice.

The successful applicant should have contemporary expertise in curriculum design, delivery and evaluation in undergraduate clinical, healthcare and/or medical education. Ideally, they will also have experience within the following range of activities: student selection, assessment including admissions and portfolios in medical education, electronic learning and assessment, student support, supervision and inter-professional learning and assessment.

This role will be offered at either Lecturer or Senior Lecturer depending on the meeting of the essential criteria and suitability for the role. Please indicate which role you are applying for in the application form.

This role can be matched to the appropriate NHS Clinical pay scale for the successful candidate.

As Lecturer in Medical Education (Microbiology and Infectious Disease)/Senior Lecturer in Medical Education (Specialty Lead in Microbiology and Infectious Disease) you can expect to be involved in:

• Delivering high quality teaching of microbiology and infectious disease in a variety of settings including online, developing critical thinking and clinical reasoning skills in students
• Contributing to the delivery, organisation and review of the teaching of content primarily in Year 4 of the BM BS programme, ensuring that it is expressed in informative, interactive and assessable learning and teaching for our medical students, is integrated with students’ core learning throughout, and satisfies GMC
• Using experience of current clinical practice, contribute to the delivery and review of the teaching in the earlier years’ curriculum that prepares students for the relevant teaching within the BM BS programme.

What will you bring to the role?

• A primary medical qualification and full registration with the GMC, with a current licence to practise 
• Current entry on the GMC Specialist Register with a Certificate of Completion of Specialist training (CCST) or equivalent
• In current clinical practice and commitment to remain in clinical practice for the duration of the KMMS contract
• Fellowship/Membership of an appropriate Royal College
• Experience of teaching undergraduate or postgraduate students in a clinical or academic setting
• Ability to innovate in relation to the development of the School's taught programmes

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and the core values of KMMS. We also welcome applications from individuals who wish to work less than full time.  

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Please see the links below to view the full job description and to apply for this post. For further information regarding the application process, please contact peopleserviceshr@kent.ac.uk 

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