Teaching Fellow in Lifestyle Medicine and Public Health Imperial College London School of Public Health

Job summary An exciting opportunity for two 12-month Fellowships in Lifestyle Medicine and Population Health within the School of Public Health at Imperial College London starting autumn 2020. These posts will provide clinically experienced junior doctors a unique opportunity to enhance their knowledge and skills in lifestyle medicine, public health, global health and medical education. This may be taken as an out of programme experience (OOPE) or as a... Job listing information Reference MED02042 Date posted 16 September 2020 Closing date 8 October 2020 Key information about the role Location Various locations (map) Position type Full time, fixed term Salary £38,006 – £46,627 plus benefits Department School of Public Health Category Academic & Teaching / Non Clinical Academic & Teaching Job description Job summary An exciting opportunity for two 12-month Fellowships in Lifestyle Medicine and Population Health within the School of Public Health at Imperial College London starting autumn 2020. These posts will provide clinically experienced junior doctors a unique opportunity to enhance their knowledge and skills in lifestyle medicine, public health, global health and medical education. This may be taken as an out of programme experience (OOPE) or as a year between foundation, core or higher specialty training programmes. You will be based within the Undergraduate Public Health Education section of Imperial’s School of Public Health (Department of Primary Care and Public Health) with commitments across Imperial’s Faculty of Medicine at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. Duties and responsibilities You will be required to teach and facilitate on courses across the 6 years of the MB BS degree, in particular within the Lifestyle Medicine and Prevention modules in Years 1 and 2 of the programme, within the Global Health intercalated degree programme (Year 4) and within the Medical Biosciences (BSc) programmes. Lifestyle Medicine and Prevention comprises two flagship modules launched in 2019 and 2020 as part of Imperial College School of Medicine’s major review of undergraduate medical teaching. The new Lifestyle Medicine and Prevention teaching is highly innovative exploiting a wide range of technological and pedagogical advancements. The modules are blended (being taught online as well as through small group clinician-led teaching) and through immersive research experiences. You will also develop teaching resources related to teaching activities and assessment and be involved with curriculum development and design, developing and evaluating new teaching sessions and undertaking related medical education research. As part of the role, you will construct examination questions for the written and practical exams, and mark coursework and examinations. Ongoing training is provided within the department and in collaboration with the College’s Educational Development Unit (EDU). There are opportunities for external training and attending relevant conferences and meetings are also available. Essential requirements As a minimum you must have completed (or be on track to complete) the Foundation Programme by the start date of the post, together with a current satisfactory most-recent ARCP outcome on application. You must also be able to demonstrate a broad-based clinical experience and an interest in medical education, lifestyle medicine, global health, population health, public health or medical leadership. Effective written and verbal skills are a requirement for this post together with an understanding of the organisation of current UK health systems and medical training. Further information The post is full-time, fixed term for 12 months. Flexible working and job shares are welcome. Should you require any further details on the role please contact: Dr Richard Pinder, richard.pinder@imperial.ac.uk. For technical issues when applying online please email recruitment@imperial.ac.uk. Committed to equality and valuing diversity, we are an Athena SWAN Silver Award winner, a Stonewall Diversity Champion, a Disability Confident Employer and work in partnership with GIRES to promote respect for trans people. The College cannot normally apply for a Certificate of Sponsorship for this post under Tier 2 of the UKVI’s Points Based System. Any candidate, who is considering applying for this position and requires sponsorship, must ensure that they are able to obtain permission to work in the UK through an appropriate immigration route. If you apply for this position please say you saw it on Medicinoxy Apply

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for two 12-month Fellowships in Lifestyle Medicine and Population Health within the School of Public Health at Imperial College London starting autumn 2020. These posts will provide clinically experienced junior doctors a unique opportunity to enhance their knowledge and skills in lifestyle medicine, public health, global health and medical education. This may be taken as an out of programme experience (OOPE) or as a...

Job listing information

Reference MED02042
Date posted 16 September 2020
Closing date 8 October 2020

Key information about the role

Location Various locations (map)
Position type Full time, fixed term
Salary £38,006 – £46,627 plus benefits

Department School of Public Health
Category Academic & Teaching / Non Clinical Academic & Teaching

Job description

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for two 12-month Fellowships in Lifestyle Medicine and Population Health within the School of Public Health at Imperial College London starting autumn 2020.

These posts will provide clinically experienced junior doctors a unique opportunity to enhance their knowledge and skills in lifestyle medicine, public health, global health and medical education. This may be taken as an out of programme experience (OOPE) or as a year between foundation, core or higher specialty training programmes.

You will be based within the Undergraduate Public Health Education section of Imperial’s School of Public Health (Department of Primary Care and Public Health) with commitments across Imperial’s Faculty of Medicine at both undergraduate and postgraduate level.

Duties and responsibilities

You will be required to teach and facilitate on courses across the 6 years of the MB BS degree, in particular within the Lifestyle Medicine and Prevention modules in Years 1 and 2 of the programme, within the Global Health intercalated degree programme (Year 4) and within the Medical Biosciences (BSc) programmes.

Lifestyle Medicine and Prevention comprises two flagship modules launched in 2019 and 2020 as part of Imperial College School of Medicine’s major review of undergraduate medical teaching. The new Lifestyle Medicine and Prevention teaching is highly innovative exploiting a wide range of technological and pedagogical advancements. The modules are blended (being taught online as well as through small group clinician-led teaching) and through immersive research experiences.

You will also develop teaching resources related to teaching activities and assessment and be involved with curriculum development and design, developing and evaluating new teaching sessions and undertaking related medical education research.

As part of the role, you will construct examination questions for the written and practical exams, and mark coursework and examinations.

Ongoing training is provided within the department and in collaboration with the College’s Educational Development Unit (EDU). There are opportunities for external training and attending relevant conferences and meetings are also available.

Essential requirements

As a minimum you must have completed (or be on track to complete) the Foundation Programme by the start date of the post, together with a current satisfactory most-recent ARCP outcome on application.

You must also be able to demonstrate a broad-based clinical experience and an interest in medical education, lifestyle medicine, global health, population health, public health or medical leadership.

Effective written and verbal skills are a requirement for this post together with an understanding of the organisation of current UK health systems and medical training.

Further information

The post is full-time, fixed term for 12 months. Flexible working and job shares are welcome.

Should you require any further details on the role please contact: Dr Richard Pinder, richard.pinder@imperial.ac.uk.

For technical issues when applying online please email recruitment@imperial.ac.uk.

Committed to equality and valuing diversity, we are an Athena SWAN Silver Award winner, a Stonewall Diversity Champion, a Disability Confident Employer and work in partnership with GIRES to promote respect for trans people.

The College cannot normally apply for a Certificate of Sponsorship for this post under Tier 2 of the UKVI’s Points Based System. Any candidate, who is considering applying for this position and requires sponsorship, must ensure that they are able to obtain permission to work in the UK through an appropriate immigration route.

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