Academic Lead - Head of Year 3 Surgery

This leadership position is a key role within our Phase 2 management team, leading our year 3 medical block across our five hospital sites (UHL, Burton, Kettering, Northampton and Peterborough). This position provides leadership to our surgical block leads at each site and will continue to enhance and develop our year 3 surgery curriculum in partnership with the Director of Clinical studies and our Phase 2 team.
The course outcomes are defined by the General Medical Council (GMC) and our programme is subject to annual monitoring under the GMC Quality Assurance Framework (commended by the GMC in autumn 2016).
It is intended that this post will provide overarching academic leadership for surgery. Specifically you will lead on: the curriculum specifications and outcomes in surgery; all student facing university materials (notably workbook and handbooks, Year 3 surgery Blackboard site and additional resources); and development and delivery across sites of formative assessments of year 3 surgery.
You will also be key to ensuring induction provided at each site is fit for purpose; that there is close alignment with relevant vertical themes and links to medical/surgical components in Years 4 & 5; and contribute to summative assessment materials, both written and OSCE examinations, identify suitable patients and examiners and participate in OSCEs.
As Academic Lead for year 3 surgery you will be expected to work collaboratively with the various Block leads in surgery at UHL, and their equivalent Education Leads at our partner Trusts, so as to ensure each Provider is working to a common set of curriculum objectives wherever students are placed. You will be expected to visit all our partnership Trusts. You will also be key to assisting our Quality lead in reviewing and acting upon student feedback to enhance the quality of our year 3 surgery placements.
Clinical Duties In addition to the University PAs, the individual will be employed in active clinical practice within a University partner hospital involved in clinical placements.
About you
The appointment is available to any consultant holding a substantive post within a University partner hospital. If you wish to apply for this post, please ensure that you have discussed your application with your relevant Head of Service. If offered the post the activity must be incorporated into your job plan before the post is formally accepted. The post will be subject to satisfactory educational appraisal
The post holder will be awarded the title of Honorary Senior Lecturer, where an honorary title or substantive academic post is not already held at this level or above.
A Consultant will be required to hold a substantive NHS consultant contract in a University partner Trust and will be remunerated via their substantive NHS Trust. Funding for the role will be provided by the University of Leicester to the substantive NHS Trust. It is essential that this activity is agreed with the Head of Service, and that the substantive NHS Trust confirms that the activity can be incorporated into the individual's existing job plan, and that the joint job plan is agreed with the Medical School before the post is formally accepted. Appointees will be awarded an Honorary Lecturer title with the University, where an honorary title is not already held.

3 years (subject to satisfactory educational appraisal) with potential to renew for a further agreed period

Informal enquiries are welcome and should be made to Dr Sophie Parkinson, Director of Clinical Studies on
As part of the University's ongoing commitment to professional development, this role will also be considered on a seconded basis for existing staff members. Please ensure this is discussed with your line manager prior to applying. More information regarding secondments can be found
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