Post Title: Senior Lecturer – Small Group Teaching Lead (MBBS) SBU/Department: School of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences/Department of Medicine FTE: 0.5FTE (working 18.5 hours per week) Duration of Contract: 3 Year Fixed term contract. Renewal subject to review. Salary: UH8 £45,413pa pro rata to £57,422pa pro rata by annual increments on achieving designated skills and experience Annual Leave: 35 days pro rata plus standard public holidays and an additional 4 days including the closure of our office between Christmas and New Year Location: College Lane Campus, Hatfield The University of Hertfordshire is planning to establish a new MBBS programme in the Department of Medicine at the School of Health, Medicine, and Life Sciences with the first cohort of students starting in September 2026 pending GMC approval. We have a very motivated core team already working on the project, with City St George’s Medical School, University of London, acting as our sponsor. We are now seeking to expand our team to develop and fully implement the MBBS programme, with the addition of 4 new roles. Each role is 0.5FTE and applicants are welcome to apply to more than one post to make a full-time position. Newly appointed staff will receive full support from our existing team. Main duties and responsibilities This Senior Lecturer – Small Group Teaching Lead (MBBS) position will lead on the planning, organisation, and delivery of small group teaching sessions, ensuring alignment with MBBS learning objectives and City St George’s curriculum, GMC standards, and best practices in medical education. They will oversee the development and quality management of Problem-Based Learning (PBL) and Case-Based Learning (CBL) cases, integrating real-world clinical relevance. They will manage the recruitment, induction, and training of PBL/CBL tutors, and monitor the effectiveness of small group teaching through student feedback, peer review, and academic performance analysis. They will contribute to the design and implementation of formative and summative assessments linked to small group teaching, ensuring timely, constructive feedback to students to support their academic progress and addressing student concerns. The Senior Lecturer – Small Group Teaching Lead (MBBS) will be part of the MBBS academic team and expected to provide high quality teaching, research and module leadership on the MBBS programme and provide pastoral and academic support for home and international students. They will actively participate in the assessment of students, relevant research within the department and support the ongoing development of qualifications and will collaborate with the wider academic team, contributing to an innovative, evidence-based, and clinically relevant curriculum that prepares graduates for successful medical careers. Skills and experience required The successful candidate will have experience in delivering and facilitating small group teaching, including Problem-Based Learning (PBL) and/or Case-Based Learning (CBL) in medical education and experience in curriculum development, assessment design, and quality assurance in a higher education setting. You will demonstrate an in-depth understanding of small group teaching methodologies, including PBL and CBL, and their application in medical education, and have knowledge of GMC standards for undergraduate medical education. You will have a proactive and solution-focused approach, with the ability to innovate and implement best practices in small group learning and the ability to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of teaching sessions, using student feedback and assessment data to inform improvements. You will have excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills, with the ability to engage effectively with students, colleagues, tutors and external stakeholders. Qualifications required You will be educated with a relevant degree in medicine, medical education, or a related healthcare/biomedical discipline and a postgraduate qualification in medical education (e.g., PGCert, PGDip, MSc) or equivalent experience. Disclosure and Barring Service Our commitment to the University’s Safeguarding Policy requires that the recruitment of staff in this area, will require the minimum of a Basic DBS Check. In the course of our work and University-led activities, there may be external contractual obligations where a further Enhanced Check is required. DBS checks may require renewal in line with policy. Overseas applicants and UK applicants who have lived abroad Successful applicants who have lived outside the UK, for 12 months or more (whether continuously or in total), in the last 10 years, will be required to produce a ‘Certificate of Good Character/Conduct’ from each of those countries. Please view the job description and person specification for a full list of the duties and essential criteria.Please attach a personal statement showing clearly how your skills and experience match the Person Specification.An appointment to this role may require an Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) certificate.Contact Details/Informal Enquiries: In the first instance please contact Margaret Phillips, Project Manager for School of Medicine, email: m.phillips4@herts.ac.uk, then Professor Zoe Aslanpour, Head of Medicine, School of Medicine, email: z.aslanpour@herts.ac.uk Closing Date: 23 March 2025 Interview Date: TBC Reference Number: 064055 Date advert placed: 03 March 2025 Our vision is to transform lives: UH is committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and building a diverse community. We welcome applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of their protected characteristics, and recognise there are different ways applicants may achieve the criteria in this document. We offer a range of employee benefits including generous annual leave, flexible location opportunities within the UK, discounted Sports Village memberships and free Active Staff sessions, personal and professional development and family-friendly policies. #GoHerts
