Medical Physics jobs in Exeter

About The Role

BMBS Community Placement Lead (Devon)
University of Exeter Medical School - Faculty of Health and Life Sciences

Salary Details

The salary will be renumerated pro rata (0.4 FTE) on the relevant Clinical pay scale dependant on qualifications and experience.

We are looking to appoint a talented clinical educator as the Community Placement Lead (Devon). This part time post (0.4FTE) is available immediately on a permanent basis and offers the opportunity for hybrid working – primarily on campus and some from home. The expectation is of two fixed days working per week, but this can vary due to clinical and educational commitments with the agreement of the line manager.

The role

The primary purpose of this role is to ensure the smooth running of the community placement programme in the locality, and contribute to the development, expansion and quality management of the primary care curriculum. This will be in collaboration with the locality team in Devon, and the Community Directors in other localities and the Programme Directors.

As the Community Placement Lead, the role holder will be a leader in supporting and developing our culture as an intrinsic part of the clinical development of our students as future doctors. The role holder will work alongside the Director of Community Placements and the Director of Hospital Placements (Devon). They will work in a collaborative team with the Director of Community Placements and the Community Placement Lead in Cornwall.

The successful candidate will have ongoing experience as a senior clinician in primary care and hold GMC Registration with a licence to practice and be on the GP Register.

Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of this role.

The University of Exeter

We are a member of the prestigious Russell Group of research-intensive universities and in the top 200 universities in the world (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024 and QS World University Ranking 2024). We combine world-class teaching with world-class research, achieving a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework Award 2023, underpinned by Gold ratings for Student Experience and Student Outcomes.

Our world-leading research impact has grown more than any other Russell Group university in recent years, and we are home to some of the world’s most influential researchers, seeking to answer some of the most fundamental issues facing humankind today. More than 99 percent of our research is of international quality and 47 percent is world-leading (2021 Research Excellence Framework).

We encourage proactive engagement with industry, business and community partners to enhance the impact of research and education and improve the employability of our students. Read about our world leading research – Green Futures and how we are transforming education for a changing world. We are located in a beautiful part of the country and Exeter (a fast growing tech hub) is one of only a few UK cities to have been designated as a UNESCO Creative City

We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and welcome applications from service people.

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Commitment

We are committed to ensuring reasonable adjustments are available for interviews and workplaces.

Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our working community.

With over 30,000 students and 7,000 staff from 150 different countries we offer a diverse and engaging environment where our diversity is celebrated and valued as a major strength. We are committed to creating an inclusive culture where all members of our community are supported to thrive; where diverse voices are heard through our engagement with evidence-based charter frameworks for gender (Athena SWAN and Project Juno for Physics), race equality (Race Equality Charter Mark), LGBTQ+ inclusion (Stonewall Diversity Champion) and as a Disability Confident employer.

Further information

Please contact:

Dr Helen Rogers (Director of Community Placements Devon) h.k.rogers@exeter.ac.uk
Dr Thomas Fox (Associate Clinical Director Medicine) t.fox@exeter.ac.uk

Additional screening may be required for this position.

About Us

• Freedom (and the support) to pursue your intellectual interests and to work creatively across disciplines;
• Support teams that understand the University wide teaching goals and partner with our academics accordingly;
• An Innovation, Impact and Business directorate that works closely with our academics providing specialist support for external engagement and development;
• Our Exeter Academic initiative supports high performing academics to achieve their potential and develop their career;
• A multitude of staff benefits including sector leading benefits around maternity, adoption and shared parental leave (up to 26 weeks full pay), paternity leave (up to 6 weeks full pay), and a Fertility Treatment Policy;
• A beautiful campus set in the heart of stunning Devon/Cornwall.