Vocational Studies Tutor

The School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing are seeking to recruit several Vocational Studies Tutors. Vocational Studies (VS) is an integral part of first and second-year medical student education covering clinical examination skills, ethics, professionalism, communication skills, and early patient contact. These topics are taught in a weekly 3-hour session, in groups of 8-9 students with a VS tutor who teaches the same group throughout the year.

VS is taught during term times only and tutors are unable to take holidays during term time. Year 1 VS teaching takes place on Tuesday and Wednesday, and Year 2 VS teaching on Wednesday and Thursday. Successful applicants would be appointed to undertake one session a week on a fixed day and time, as outlined above, depending on which session has a vacancy. Teaching is primarily in the Wolfson Medical School Building, although some clinical skills sessions and project work are undertaken at GP practices.

Year 1 VS teaching comprises 33 sessions of teaching (26 sessions are teaching days), and Year 2 VS teaching comprises 29 sessions (21 sessions teaching days).  The non-teaching days comprise of one tutor development session, and the remaining sessions are for teaching preparation and time for marking coursework.

The posts are part time for a regular 3-hourly weekly session during term time. Each year we have a mixture of open-ended (permanent) and fixed-term (temporary) posts e.g. posts to cover an existing tutor’s maternity leave. Depending on a candidate’s availability and the vacancy requirements, you would be offered one of the two types of contracts.

We welcome applications from individuals who are educated to MBChB and are registered with GMC. Candidates must be a practising clinician in good standing with the GMC or within 3 years of expiry of Licence to Practice and still registered with the GMC. Candidates must have completed their speciality training or GP training before commencing the role e.g. candidates can apply while still training but must have completed training prior to starting as a VS tutor.

Visit our website for further information on The University of Glasgow’s School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/medicine/

Informal Enquiries should be directed to Dr. Lynsay Crawford, Lynsay.Crawford@glasgow.ac.uk

Interviews are scheduled for June/July 2026.

Salary: £220 per session paid in equal instalments over 12 months. Please note any national pay increases will be reflected as appropriate based on NHS uplifts.

Apply online at: www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/vocational-studies-tutor-5892418

Closing Date: 31^st August 2026 23:45

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