Clinical Professor/Clinical Associate Professor of Medical Education - Old Age Psychiatry

Position Overview

The School of Medicine is seeking a new Clinical Professor/Clinical Associate Professor of Medical Education (Old Age Psychiatry) to be one of the founding clinical academics for the new Lincoln Medical School (LMS), a partnership between the Universities of Nottingham and Lincoln.

You will be responsible for establishing the programme of clinical teaching for Old Age Psychiatry, based at LMS.

You will be part of a team of clinical academics leading innovations in teaching and learning at LMS. The role and responsibilities of this post will, necessarily, change, as the new LMS transitions to being an independent provider of high-quality medical education.

Reporting to the Vice Dean for Clinical Affairs (Lincoln), you will work closely with the Clinical Associate Professor of Medical Education (Health Care of Later Life) in addition to Health Care of Later Life clinicians at United Lincoln Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) and Old Age Psychiatrists working in Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LPFT) to deliver the clinical course. You will also work with the Associate Dean, other academic faculty at the University of Lincoln, and the Director of the Clinical Course LMS, who will be overseeing the development of a new clinical curriculum scheduled for an independent LMS.

You will lead development and clarification of academic standards for your subject area. You will ensure standardisation for the Old Age Psychiatry components of the Health Care of Later Life attachment delivered in Lincolnshire and ensure equivalence of the student experience to those of other local education providers (LEPs). You will also provide quality management of the subject area for the LMS to satisfy the requirements of the GMC.

You should be aware that the intention is that this role will transfer to the University of Lincoln at a future date following Lincoln Medical School gaining independence.

Qualifications and Skills

You should have the ability to design and deliver teaching and learning programmes and provide effective leadership. It is expected that you have a record of accomplishment of published research, development and delivery of teaching in undergraduate and/or postgraduate settings, evidence of innovation in curriculum development, course design, commitment to the delivery of quality services to students, and/or developing and devising new teaching programmes, models, techniques, and methods. An understanding of GMC's Good Medical Practice documentation is essential, and previous experience in medical student assessment and understanding of assessment practice including standard setting, blueprinting, and clinical skills examination is highly desirable.

Employment Details

The post will be offered on a permanent contract. Hours of work are full time (40 hours per week); however, applications are also welcome from candidates wishing to work part-time (minimum 32 hours per week). Please specify in your application if you wish to work part-time and the number of preferred hours.

Informal enquiries may be addressed to Professor David O'Brien, Vice Dean of Clinical Affairs, david.o'brien@nottingham.ac.uk. Please note that applications sent directly to this email address will not be accepted. Informal enquiries about the clinical aspects of the post may be addressed to Dr Collins Esiwe, Clinical Director / Consultant Psychiatrist Older Adults, Lincolnshire Partnership Foundation NHS Trust, collins.esiwe@nhs.net.

It is a condition of this post that satisfactory enhanced disclosure is obtained from the 'Disclosure and Barring Service'.