SCREDS Clinical Lecturer in General Practice & Primary Care

Job title:

SCREDS Clinical Lecturer in General Practice & Primary Care

Company

University of Edinburgh

Job description

Job Description:CMVM / MGPHS / USHER InstituteACN2 £48,288 – £68,710 per annumCMVM / MGPHS / USHER InstituteFull time 40 hours per week)Fixed Term available from 1st August 2025 to 31st July 2027The Centre for Population Health Sciences at the Usher Institute within The University of Edinburgh is looking for a SCREDS Clinical Lecturer in General Practice & Primary Care.The Opportunity:Suitable applicants must already hold a national training number (NTN) in General Practice at the time of applying, and will be due to enter General Practice ST3 in August 2025. The successful candidate will be appointed at the level of Specialist/Specialty Registrar and will be in the Scottish Training Programme in General Practice.Clinical training is an essential component of the Lectureship in order to ensure the appointee can successfully complete his/her CCST. Training will be offered in general practice and primary care.Training will also be offered in general practice and primary care and health services research methods. Other specialist training opportunities are available within the Institute including excluding exposure to public health.The successful applicant will complete their training splitting their final year (ST3) over two years, working part time (50%) in clinical training in a suitable practice, and part time (50%) in academic training in the University Department.During the term of the post, the successful candidate is expected to achieve the competencies required to achieve their CCST in general practice and to gain research competencies, and undertake publishable research that will make them well placed to commence a higher degree (PhD or MD) by obtaining an externally funded studentship by the end of the term of appointment.Ideally you will have research experience (although not essential), you will have the capacity for innovative and original thinking, have ability to exercise a high degree of personal initiative in organising own work, and work to tight deadlines calmly and efficiently. This post is funded for two years, and is an excellent opportunity for you to develop an academic strand to your career. Applications will be subject to successful negotiation with the clinical training practice to which the trainee is due to be attached in 2025.We strongly encourage potential applicants to contact us to discuss the post informally before application. Please do contact Professor David Weller (David.Weller@ed.ac.uk) or Professor Bruce Guthrie (Bruce.Guthrie@ed.ac.uk)Your skills and attributes for success:

• Starting GPST3 in August 2025
• Capacity for innovative and original thinking, & motivation to deliver high-quality research
• Capacity to be a future clinical academic leader
• Ability to work well in multidisciplinary teams
• Ideally, some experience of research and of publication/presentation of research

Please note due to funding this post will be appointed at Grade ACN2, within a range of £48,288 – £54,528 per annum.(opens in new browser tab)Please include your CV and a supporting statement with details of how you meet the knowledge, skills and experience required for this post.Non-University of Edinburgh employees (i.e. external applicants) – please refer to the system user guideCurrent University of Edinburgh employees (i.e. internal applicants) interested in applying for this role – you must apply as an internal applicant through the People and Money Current Jobs tile. Please refer to the system user guide.As a valued member of our team you can expect:

• A competitive salary
• An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work.
• To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community
• Comprehensive Staff Benefits, such as a generous holiday entitlement, competitive pension schemes, staff discounts, and family-friendly initiatives. Check out the full list on our

(opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefitsChampioning equality, diversity and inclusionThe University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT+ equality.Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our (opens new browser tab)The University is able to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. If successful, an international applicant requiring sponsorship to work in the UK will need to satisfy the UK Home Office’s English Language requirements and apply for and secure a Skilled Worker Visa.Key dates to noteThe closing date for applications is 17 February 2025.Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:59pm GMT. If you are applying outside the UK the closing time on our adverts automatically adjusts to your browsers local time zone.– where inquiring minds work together to improve lives across the world.Join our growing team of academics and professional services staff and work in a vibrant, multi-disciplinary environment. Our vision is to catalyse the transformation of health in society by working with people, populations and their data.Our greatest asset is our people, working together to improve public health using evidence-based research.We are a key applied and translational arm of the Edinburgh Medical School, within the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine at The University of Edinburgh. Working with partners across UK and international universities, health and care providers, policymakers, industry and the public is central to our highly collaborative ethos.About Us: As a world-leading research-intensive University, we are here to address tomorrow’s greatest challenges. Between now and 2030 we will do that with a values-led approach to teaching, research and innovation, and through the strength of our relationships, both locally and globally.

Expected salary

£48288 – 68710 per year

Location

Edinburgh – Midlothian

Job date

Wed, 29 Jan 2025 01:47:05 GMT

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