Job Description

School of Medicine Salary: Consultant Scale, based on experience* Start Date: August 2025 or as soon as possible thereafter.
The School of Medicine at the University of St Andrews wishes to appoint two Clinical Lecturers (Education Focused). It is envisaged that their initial responsibilities will focus on module leadership, with access to potential development opportunities within the School as they arise and in line with the Academic Review and Development Scheme (ARDS).
Successful applicants will initially be appointed as a Module Controller and Deputy Module Controller, for a new module Community Based Medicine 1 (module code MD4004), part of the innovative 5 year MBChB at St Andrews (Scottish Community Orientated Medicine, ScotCOM). Role holders will work for the School one to two days per week and will be committed to delivering high quality medical education.
The candidate/s should be clinically qualified and have background as a generalist with experience in community medicine. You must be practising in a substantive clinical post to qualify for the Clinical salary scale. Excellent teaching skills and an interest in promoting knowledge exchange are essential.
Informal enquiries can be directed to the MBChB Programme Director; Dr Rebecca Walmsley ( )
*The role holder needs to be practising in a substantive clinical setting to qualify for the Clinical salary scale. This will be discussed at interview and prior to any offer of employment.
Employees of the University have access to a wide range of staff benefits including:

• Annual leave of 34 days, plus 5 public holidays
• Membership of the USS Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions. Membership of the NHS Pension may be possible.
• A hybrid working environment, including partial homeworking where appropriate and a range of family friendly policies
• Staff discount scheme for local and national goods and services
• Free staff parking, employee Carshare and Cycle to Work Schemes and subsidised local bus travel
• Subsidised sports membership, reduced tuition fees on degree programmes for staff, access to training and development opportunities including LinkedIn learning, access to library facilities, salary sacrifice scheme
• A range of wellbeing initiatives including membership of Peppy, a health application that connects staff to expert practitioners and personalized support on health matters

Applications are particularly welcome from people from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) community, and other protected characteristics who are under-represented in academic posts at the University.
Equality, diversity and inclusion are at the heart of the St Andrews experience and form a central pillar of the University Strategy. We strive to create a fair and inclusive culture demonstrated through our commitment to diversity awards (Athena Swan, Carer Positive, LGBT Charter and Race Charters). We celebrate diversity by promoting profiles of BAME, LGBTIQ+ staff and supporting networks including the Staff BAME Network; Staff with Disabilities Network; Staff LGBTIQ+ Network; and the Staff Parents & Carers Network.
Full details available online:
Closing Date: Thursday 12th June 2025
Interview Dates: Tuesday 8th July
Please quote ref: AO1986LS
Application details and Further Particulars are available or by clicking the Apply button.
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