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Clinical Tutor UCD (Surgery) (39 / 20 hour contract), Dublin
Location: Dublin, Ireland
Job Category:
Other
EU work permit required:
Yes
Job Reference:
b11948781c30
Job Views:
2
Posted:
02.04.2025
Expiry Date:
17.05.2025
Job Description:
Job Title: Clinical Tutor (Surgery) 1.0 or 0.5 FTE (39 / 20 hour contract)
Department: UCD Beacon Hospital Academy & UCD School of Medicine
Reports to: Dr Ruth Pilkington, Director of Medical Education & Research, Beacon Hospital
Overall Purpose of Job:
Beacon Hospital has an academic partnership with University College Dublin and one of our principal objectives within this partnership is to support the clinical education programme in the UCD School of Medicine. The clinical tutor role plays an instrumental role in identifying key teaching moments for our undergraduate students who are attached to specialties as part of their experiential learning.
Key Responsibilities and Deliverables:
1. Coordinate and participate in the teaching and training of the students in Beacon Hospital.
2. Provide tutorial support and facilitate shared learning experiences for students while on placements.
3. Provide lectures as part of the formal clinical curriculum and assist with the preparation of clinical examinations.
4. Provide a level of supervision of clinical activity appropriate to the competence and experience of the individual student.
5. Utilise a range of appropriate methods of teaching and assessment to demonstrate clinical learning opportunities.
6. Liaise with relevant UCD personnel to ensure that clinical placements satisfy academic requirements and ensure integrated delivery of all courses.
7. Coordinate and partake in the orientation and appraisal of medical students attending Beacon Hospital.
8. Partake in the competency assessment of interns using the national intern competency framework tools within 30 working days of the intern's commencement date.
9. Demonstrate leadership by assisting in the professional and personal development of the students and Interns throughout their clinical placement.
10. Act as a resource for students and Interns seeking specialty information and guidance.
11. Ensure that the relevant information about progress and performance is made available to the Beacon Hospital and UCD student placement coordinator.
12. Act and behave professionally and perform one's duties in a manner that optimises patient care and protects and enhances the reputation of the UCD Beacon Hospital Academy.
13. Adhere to Hospital Policies and Procedures.
14. Contribute to quality improvement, risk management initiatives and policy development.
15. Build upon the library of tutorial content available in the hospital.
16. Engage actively in research and scholarly activity as appropriate to the school or hospital.
17. Champion the student and Interns' participation in clinical audits.
18. Report to the appointed clinical lead consultant within the Beacon in all matters relating to medical students and Interns.
Person Specification:
Qualifications:
Current relevant Full Irish Medical Council Registration. MRCS/Membership of relevant college is desirable.
Experience:
Minimum 3 years postgraduate experience in an acute hospital setting. Experience in clinical education of students and junior staff.
Job Specific Competencies and Knowledge:
High-level interpersonal and communication skills (both oral and written) facilitating effective interaction within the work areas, the university and other institutions is a mandatory requirement. Strong organisational skills, ability to prioritise work, to work to deadlines and to use own initiative is a mandatory requirement. Proven experience of working in a quality assurance/improvement environment is a mandatory requirement.
All posts in Beacon Hospital require a high level of flexibility to ensure the delivery of an effective and efficient service. Therefore, the post holder will be required to demonstrate flexibility as and when required by their manager or hospital management.
This job description is intended to be an outline of the areas of responsibility and deliverables at the time of its writing. As the Hospital and the post holder develop, this job description may be subject to review in light of the changing needs of the Hospital.
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