Clinical Skills Manager and Teaching Associate

Job title:

Clinical Skills Manager and Teaching Associate

Company

University of Cambridge

Job description

The department wishes to appoint a Clinical Skills Manager and Teaching Associate from the end of September 2024, or as soon as possible thereafter.This is an exciting opportunity to supervise a small team to ensure the effective delivery of Clinical Skills teaching in the Department, and to be responsible for the effective management of Clinical Skills facilities.Deploying members of the Clinical Skills team (including a significant part of their own time) to deliver parts of the programme directly, you will also coordinate with clinicians in the Queen’s Veterinary School Hospital to deliver significant aspects of the veterinary programme.Clinical Skills Teaching includes (but is not limited to): clinician-led clinical skills classes (e.g., suturing, anaesthesia, cardiopulmonary resuscitation), student self-directed learning, peer-to-peer teaching initiatives, provision of additional drop-in sessions to maximize the educational potential of the clinical skills facilities and preparation of online learning material delivered through the University’s virtual learning environment.You will contribute to curriculum design, actively support the development of online teaching material for Clinical Skills and will help to devise and deliver practical assessment circuits (Objective Structured Clinical Exams or OSCEs) in partnership with academic colleagues.You will coordinate the development of standard operating procedures, risk assessments and health and safety within the Clinical Skills area in line with Departmental policy and is assigned a small operating budget by the Teaching Operations Committee. You will also be encouraged to contribute to veterinary education conferences on behalf of the Department alongside other members of the team.It is essential that applicants are:Registered Veterinary Nurse or Veterinary SurgeonHave significant post-registration clinical experience and should be confident in practical skills to underpin delivery of clinical skills education to veterinary studentsSkilled and experience in staff management and supervisionApplicants should have excellent organisational skills, the ability to organise their own time and have experience in the training of veterinary nurses or veterinary students, with the ability to address skills learning and assessment in a creative wayExperience in using and having responsibility for care and maintenance of a range of equipment commonly used in veterinary practiceDesirable qualities include:Relevant teaching qualification (AFHEA and/or FHEA) Post graduate qualifications in medical / veterinary / clinical education or a willingness to work towards theseExperience in FE and/or HE education Undergraduate teaching experience, both large and small group teachingExperience in practical assessment and OSCE examination, design and delivery Have education sector skills to included session planning, writing schemes of work and quality assuranceInformal enquiries should be directed to Professor Jane Dobson emailEnquiries about the application process can be directed toInterviews are expected to be held on 11 September 2024Please quote reference PP42623 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.£33,966 to £44,263 per annum

Expected salary

£33966 – 44263 per year

Location

Cambridge

Job date

Sun, 28 Jul 2024 07:12:05 GMT

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