Lead for General Practice at University of Surrey

Post Type: Part Time, 0.2 FTE/2 PAs

Closing Date: 23.59 hours BST on Sunday 22 October 2023

Interview Date: Monday 30 October 2023

An enthusiastic and creative team of medical educators are working within the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences to develop a new School of Medicine and we are looking for a Lead for General Practice to join the team at this exciting time. The successful candidate will have a key role leading and coordinating the four-year community curriculum for the University of Surrey Medical programme. The aim of this part of the curriculum is to provide opportunities for our students to learn general medicine, see how conditions develop over time, and learn the core principles of community medicine.

Our innovative programme aims to produce a new type of doctor – excellent and holistic clinical leaders who can drive change, delivering integrated and technologically advanced healthcare for their patients and communities. The programme will have a particular emphasis on digital and communication health technology (a research strength at Surrey), as well as a ‘One Health’ ethos that promotes understanding of a ‘whole society’ approach to health and builds on our aims to develop truly interprofessional training.   

The role

The post holder will work within the Medical School Leadership Team to lead, develop, innovate, and maintain the four-year spiral community curriculum for the medical programme, ensuring that our students are trained to the highest standards in all aspects of primary care. You will take responsibility for making sure that the course addresses the year specific knowledge and skills, and the requirements of Outcomes for Graduates and the Medical Licensing Assessment content map. You’ll be the first point of contact for community placements regarding all curriculum, teaching and assessment matters, providing support to our general practitioners and community educators to enable us to deliver a curriculum that is innovative, inclusive, and supports interprofessional learning.

About you 

To join us at this exciting time, you’ll need to be a forward-looking individual with a ‘can do’ attitude and the ambition to drive innovation in medical education, with particular expertise in community-based care. You’ll have full registration with the GMC and a higher professional qualification (usually a doctoral degree or equivalent).

In addition to these qualifications, you’ll have experience of providing high quality teaching and will be able to demonstrate a significant academic publication record and evidence of scholarly contributions to conferences, professional meetings, and societies. An excellent communicator and leader, you’ll have the ability to use tact, diplomacy, and empathy to build effective working relationships at all levels and influence, persuade and negotiate effectively.

You may wish to take this role as a joint appointment in tandem with existing clinical duties (in which case, your current NHS salary may apply).

What we can offer

The University of Surrey is a top UK University set in a beautiful campus in Guildford half an hour’s journey from the centre of London. In addition to competitive salary, we offer a forward-thinking working environment, childcare assistance and first-class sports facilities.

Further Information

To apply for this role, please click ‘Apply’ above and upload your CV and a cover letter detailing how you meet the requirements of the role.

If you wish to find out more or have an informal discussion about the role, please contact Anna Foster, Resourcing Specialist by emailing a.g.foster@surrey.ac.uk