Lecturer in Medical Intern Education (0.5 FTE) Maternity cover

Applications are invited for an appointment as Lecturer in Medical Intern Education, Part time at the University of Galway. The post is offered as a Part time 0.5FTE, Specific purpose contract - Maternity leave cover.

The primary purpose of this post is to provide education and teaching leadership to the intern programme at Galway University Hospitals and the wider West North West Intern Network. Development of the education programme in line with best practice and changing requirements for clinical practice, is part of this role. There are approx. 150 interns spread across 9 hospital sites in the network and GP practices in the region. The interns are students of the School of Medicine and employees of the HSE. The post holder will be expected to plan and contribute to the intern education program in the West North West Intern network. In addition, the successful candidate will be expected to engage in quality improvement and scholarship of intern education. The post-holder will work as part of the team with the clinical intern coordinator and grade 5 intern programme administrator. In addition, the post-holder will be situated in the discipline of medical education within the school of medicine. As such, the post holder will be supported in their educational activity by a community of fellow educators. In addition, they will contribute to education grants awarded to the School of Medicine for intern education and training.

The School of Medicine is responsible for intern education and training across the West North West Intern network. The lecturer in medical intern education has responsibility for interns affiliated to the University of Galway as they complete their 12-month internship and for planning and delivery of the education and training programme. The training requirements and responsibilities are outlined in a service level agreement that exists between the Health Service Executive National Doctors Training and Planning (HSE NDTP) and the School of Medicine, University of Galway.

The post holder will coordinate, deliver and run the intern education and training programme as per the SLA.

For informal enquiries, please contact Dr Laura Heffernan = laura.heffernan1@hse.ie

Additional information on the School of Medicine is available at: School of Medicine - University of Galway 

Salary: € 65,552 to € 104,573 pro rata p.a. (applicable to new entrants effective from January 2011). This appointment will be made on the Lecturer scale 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 9^th November 2026.  It will not be possible to consider applications received after the closing date. 

Appointments will be conditional on work authorisation validation. Further details are available at www.dbei.ie 

For more information and Application Form please see website: 

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

University of Galway is an equal opportunities employer. 

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