Please note. This vacancy is only suitable for Honorary Clinical Affiliates of the University of Glasgow.

The University of Glasgow's Undergraduate Medical school is seeking a Senior Clinician with a rich experience in delivering clinical education to become our Clinical Placement Champion for the Undergraduate Medical School (UMS) MBChB Year 3-5. The role attracts 1 Programmed Activity (PA), reports to the Head of the UMS, Professor Malcolm Shepherd and works in partnership with Deputy Head of the UMS Clinical Placement (i.e MBChB Years 3-5). This is a secondary appointment for an initial term of 4 years, undertaken alongside the postholder’s substantive role, with appropriate workload adjustments agreed.

Job Purpose

You will support the Head of the Undergraduate Medical School in delivering a strategy, integrating the student voice into wider Undergraduate Medical School operations, with a particular focus on enhancing the clinical placement experience and improving our National Student Survey (NSS) performance. You will assist in the development of and strengthen reciprocal pathways for feedback, working closely with the academic team in MB 4 and 5 and in partnership with the Head and Clinical Deputy Head of school. You will work to implement outputs from student, staff and national surveys on student voice strategies and inform meaningful and measurable improvements during the clinical placement years. Working with academic and PSS clinical years teams the post will support students navigating clinical placement, providing advice including but not limited to, allocations, learning, assessments, health and wellbeing.

Main Duties and responsibilities

1. To develop and lead a clinical placement student experience strategy informed by the UMS student-intern ‘Student Voice’ project, stakeholder surveys, and national guidance.

2. To implement the strategy with a particular focus on strengthening bi-directional communications between students undertaking clinical placement and central University Academics, ensuring transparent feedback loops and demonstrable action.

3. To work collaboratively and participate actively in supporting the clinical years teams in the review, revision and development of the undergraduate medical programme within the framework of and ensuring the alignment with:

a. The requirements and standards of the General Medical Council (GMC).

b. Evidence-informed  best educational practice.

c. The University of Glasgow Learning and Teaching Strategy.

d. Feedback on performance of graduates in clinical practice.

e. Formal and informal from student feedback mechanisms.

4. To be an active member of the UMS Executive and the Operational Management Committee, supporting school planning, governance, and quality enhancement processes.

5. To liaise and engage with the NHS staff involved in the delivery of the MBChB Programme, providing leadership and fostering strong partnership working across as required.

6. To actively promote and encourage scholarship and research in medical education, with particular emphasis on enhancing clinical placement experience.

Knowledge, Qualifications, Skills and Experience

Knowledge/Qualifications

Essential

A1.  MB ChB, Higher degree, certificate of completion of higher training.

A2.  Extensive experience of Glasgow University Undergraduate Medical School curriculum and clinical placement operations.

A3.  Medical Education qualification.

Desirable:

B1. Knowledge of student voice frameworks and feedback.

Skills

Essential:

C1. Demonstrated ability to develop strategies and make informed strategic decisions, taking account of policies, multiple stakeholders and contextual factors.

C2. Excellent communication skills.

C3. Excellent oral and presentation and interpersonal communication skills.

C4. Strong people management and leadership skills.

C5. Excellent organisational and workload management ability.

Experience

Essential:

E1.Significant experience as a medical educator, including the design, delivery, evaluation and management of the medical curriculum.

E2. Experience of involvement in service design and improvement.

E3. Experience of planning and delivering CPD events/ workshops.

E4. Proven leadership experience with a strong background in medical education.

Desirable:

F1. Substantial senior leadership experience within an academic or clinical education setting.

F2. Experience of undertaking medical education research.

Terms of appointment

The session will be delivered alongside the substantive clinical role of the postholder and in discussion with their clinical line manager.

Terms and Conditions

Salary will be on the Clinical Consultants pay scale £111,430 – £148,064 per annum pro rata.

This post is for 1 PA per week (1 day i.e. 4 hours) and has funding for 4 years in the first instance.

Contractual arrangements will be considered and agreed at the offer stage (e.g., if employed by the NHS, you may continue to hold your substantive role with the NHS and payments paid under a separate arrangement).

As part of Team UofG you will be a member of a world changing, inclusive community, which values ambition, excellence, integrity and curiosity.

As a valued member of our team, you can expect:

1 A warm welcoming and engaging organisational culture, where your talents are developed and nurtured, and success is celebrated and shared.

2 An excellent employment package with generous terms and conditions including 41 days of leave for full time staff, pension, benefits and discount packages.

3 A flexible approach to working.

4 A commitment to support your health and wellbeing, including a free 6-month UofG Sport membership for all new staff joining the University.

We believe that we can only reach our full potential through the talents of all. Equality, diversity and inclusion are at the heart of our values. Applications are particularly welcome from across our communities and in particular people from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) community, and other protected characteristics who are under-represented within the University. Read more on how the University promotes and embeds all aspects of equality and diversity within our community here.

We endorse the principles of Athena Swan and hold bronze, silver and gold awards across the University.

We are investing in our organisation, and we will invest in you too. Please visit our website https://www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/benefits-salary-and-flexible-working for more information.

Informal Enquiries should be directed to Professor Malcolm Shepherd, Malcolm.Shepherd@glasgow.ac.uk

Closing Date: 09 March 2026 at 23:45.