Lecturer in Clinical Communication at Queen Mary University of London

About The Role

Applications are invited for the post of Lecturer in Clinical Communication. This post is focused on facilitating students to acquire, apply and retain clinical communication skills across the various medical subspecialities. You will receive training in teaching from a team of enthusiastic clinicians and teachers.

Based out of the West Smithfield Campus in London, with travel to Whitechapel and Mild End Campuses, as well as a various of NHS partners across North East London.

About You

A collegial, ambitious and inclusive medical educator, you will see this as an opportunity to expand your interest in medical education and develop expertise in the area of clinical communication skills.

You will inspire through your actions, engage through your variety of teaching styles and actively seek out opportunities for collaboration, thriving on working with others, both within teams and across disciplines.

About Us

The Institute of Health Sciences Education (IHSE) is one of six institutes that forms the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry (FMD). IHSE are responsible for the delivery of the faculty’s medical degree programmes, including the MBBS. The Clinical and Communication Skills Unit (CCSU) is a purpose-built facility enabling students across the healthcare professions, to develop a range of anatomical, clinical and communication skills in simulated supportive environments. The CCSU team are friendly, approachable, and supportive team. You will be joining us at an exciting time of innovation and curriculum reform across the flagship MBBS course programme.

About Queen Mary

At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable.

Throughout our history, we’ve fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. And we continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it’s simply ‘the right thing to do’ but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers.

We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.

Our Benefits

We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and campus facilities including an on-site nursery at the Mile End campus. More details can be found here: Joining Queen Mary – Queen Mary University of London (qmul.ac.uk).

This role is offered on an indefinite basis at 0.5 FTE (i.e., 17.5 hours / week), with a Grade 6 starting salary ranging between £52,549 – £58,595 per annum (pro rata), inclusive of London Allowance.

Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.

Informal enquiries should be addressed to Harvey Wells at h.wells@qmul.ac.uk