Lecturer in Simulation Based Education Grade 8 Liverpool, England
Job description
The School of Medicine at the University of Liverpool provides high quality simulation-based education across all years of its curriculum. We are currently seeking to significantly expand our provision of immersive learning with exciting developments in simulation-based education and immersive technologies. This will include the application of virtual and augmented reality learning technologies, and enhanced immersive simulated practice placements, which will involve interprofessional simulation-based education.
We are seeking to recruit to our existing team. Applications are invited from highly experienced health care practitioners with significant experience in clinical teaching and learning, particularly in the field of immersive learning and simulation-based education.
Successful applicants will be required to contribute to the design, delivery, assessment and evaluation of our simulation and immersive learning programmes, as well as contributing as required to teaching and assessment for the undergraduate medical programme (MBChB), utilising a broad range of teaching and learning strategies. In addition, this post will require the successful applicant to provide leadership in the development of practice placement simulation in collaboration with our practice partners.
The MBChB programme is a five-year undergraduate course. You will have responsibilities to support and provide teaching and assessment across the five-year programme.
You will report to the Deputy Director of Clinical Skills and the Lead Lecturer in Simulation and be accountable to the Director of Clinical Skills, Simulation & OSCE.
The core working hours for the post are 1.0 FTE; during teaching, the hours are: 08.30 ¿ 16.30 Monday-Friday with the addition of at least one 17.00 finish per week. Teaching sessions per week range from 3 - 4 days. The role requires full time on-site working with occasional home working.
During the assessment period, hours of work may increase to 07.00 -19.00 on set-up and exam days. Flexibility during the assessment period is essential. Exact weeks of assessments vary from year to year, although always fall between March and August. Annual leave cannot be taken during the assessment weeks. Staff can apply for leave only in exceptional circumstances.
