Clinical Teaching Fellow in Clinical Pharmacology

Clinical Teaching Fellow in Clinical Pharmacology St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The main purpose of the job is to contribute to the design, delivery, and assessment of education in clinical pharmacology for undergraduate students across all courses in the University.

Main duties of the job

1. Teaching in clinical pharmacology, therapeutics, and prescribing
2. Contributing to curriculum design for the new BSc in clinical pharmacology
3. Writing learning resources for face-to-face and online teaching
4. Developing and organising clinical trials skills practicals, recruiting tutors
5. Delivering large and small group teaching to students on BSc in clinical pharmacology, MBBS, MPharm courses, and other relevant courses
6. Contributing to assessment through blueprinting, question writing, reviewing, standard setting, and marking
7. Contributing to other aspects of teaching such as clinical skills teaching, simulation, evaluation, course meetings, and curating online content as needed

Clinical work

1. Delivering one clinic per week in polypharmacy
2. Contributing to medicines management in the trust, e.g., through membership of the drugs and therapeutics committee, medicines optimisation projects (e.g., relating to polypharmacy)
3. The post-holder will be encouraged to register for and undertake the postgraduate certificate in healthcare and biomedical education during the post
4. The post-holder will have the opportunity to develop their academic skills through a research or quality improvement project relevant to the post

About us

City St Georges, University of London, is a university of business, practice, and the professions.

City St Georges attracts around 27,000 students from more than 150 countries.

Our academic range is broad, with strengths in business, law, health and medical sciences, mathematics, computer science, engineering, social sciences, and the arts including journalism, dance, and music.

In August 2024, City University merged with St Georges, University of London, creating a large multi-faculty institution. The combined university is one of the largest providers of the health workforce in London and a major higher education destination for London students.

Our campuses are spread across London in Clerkenwell, Moorgate, and Tooting, sharing a clinical environment with a major London teaching hospital.

Our research is impactful and at the frontier of practice. In the last REF (2021), 86% of City research was rated as world-leading (4 ) and internationally excellent (3 ). St Georges was ranked joint 8th in the country for research impact, with 100% of impact cases judged as world-leading or internationally excellent. We aim to carry out interdisciplinary research with positive global impact.

Job responsibilities

The post holder will have an honorary clinical contract with St Georges University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Supervision will be provided by experienced educators to support successful completion of the postgraduate certificate in healthcare and biomedical education.

Person Specification Qualifications

• Clinical experience in the use of medicines
• Practical experience in teaching, including organisation, delivery, and evaluation
• Knowledge of pharmacology and prescribing
• Commitment to diversity and equality of opportunity
• Commitment to Continuing Professional Development (CPD)