Job Title: Clinical Tutor in Psychiatry
Reporting To: Professor of Psychiatry and Senior Lecturer in Psychiatry
Contract: 12 months, renewable, part-time (0.25FTE)
About RCSI:
RCSI is a community of academic, research, clinical and professional staff working collaboratively to lead the world to better health. Here, you will thrive in an innovative and inclusive atmosphere and your personal development and wellbeing will be supported. We invite you to help deliver on our exciting mission "To educate, nurture and discover for the benefit of human health". For each of the last six years, RCSI has been positioned in the Top 300 of universities worldwide in the Times Higher World University rankings. We are proud that RCSI ranks fifth in the world for "Good Health and Well-being" in the Times Higher Education #SDG #SDG Impact Rankings 2024. This reflects our commitment to supporting people of all ages to live healthy lives and our work to promote the concepts of well-being and positive health. Our values of Respect, Collaboration, Scholarship and Innovation continue to unite and direct our purpose. Innovating for a Healthier Future 2023-2027 is RCSI's new five-year strategic plan. Through it, RCSI will enhance human health by meeting the health workforce needs of society, creating the insights and inventions that drive health improvements, and working in partnership with patients and the public in support of better health and well-being for all. The strategy unites the RCSI community in supporting the UN Sustainable Development Goals - with a particular focus on Goal 3, which targets good health and well-being. More details about RCSI can be found in our Institutional Review document, available here. We seek candidates whose experience to date has prepared them to contribute to our commitment to the "Race Equality Action Plan 2021-2024" at RCSI. Our students come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds. This makes our university stronger and ensures we hire the best talent.
Objective: The principal objective of the post is to participate in the development, direction, teaching, facilitation and examinations of the undergraduate teaching programme.
Benefits: Participate in clinical courses such as ACLS, IBU and PALS and be refunded up to €450 on successful completion; (Full list of approved courses available from HR) Refunds available up to €450 on passing approved examinations; Benefit from up to 14 days Educational Leave to support participation on approved courses, exams or professional development activities Clinical Lecturers and Tutors are eligible funding for the completion of an MD or PhD with RCSI (some terms and conditions apply)
Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
Contributing to the clinical teaching programme in the senior cycle programmes Contributing to the assessment of students in senior cycles programmes. This includes development, delivery and evaluation of course content Liaising with heads of department, project leaders for clinical competence and other relevant faculty members in planning, delivering and evaluating teaching programmes Providing resources and communication with student groups via the RCSI virtual learning environment Delivering the curriculum at a number of sites e.g. assigned hospitals, RCSI Campus Assist in drafting exam questions under the direct supervision of the Head of the department and Professors. Coordinating exam standard setting Assist in the creation of multimedia teaching content e.g. Videos; podcasts etc Grading and recording of student coursework e.g. logbook and online quizzes Assisting with student exams