Lecturer / Medical Officer (Job ID: 6437) at University of the Free State

Duties and responsibilities: 

Teaching and Learning 

• Act as teaching and learning coordinator in the Department of Family Medicine.
• Assist with the management of assessment regarding Family Medicine modules for undergraduate students, including coordination, development, implementation, evaluation and administration of assessments. 
• Update teaching and learning material and assessment tools in the Department of Family Medicine.
• Monitor the throughput of the undergraduate Family Medicine modules.
• Provide student support and development.
• Contribute to curriculum development in the MBChB programme relevant to Family Medicine as part of the team in the Department of Family Medicine. 
• Provide quality assurance services in the undergraduate curriculum related to the Family Medicine modules and Community-Based Education (CBE).
• Provide clinical training for UFS undergraduate MBChB students (and from time-to-time Foreign Trained students) as arranged by the Department of Family Medicine and the School of Clinical Medicine.
• Participate in the general academic programme of the Department of Family Medicine.

Research 

• Conduct and support research related to medical education or clinical service delivery and/or student projects. 
• Participate in national and/or international fora to share research results.
• Actively participate in the research focus areas of the Department, producing outputs such as journal papers and conference presentations.

Engaged Scholarship 

• Maintain a scholarly profile in line with a lecturer appointment in an academic department. 
• Utilise academic, scholarly and professional expertise for intentional public purpose or benefit and demonstrate engagement with external constituencies.
• Assist in the generation of new knowledge integration, and the application and dissemination of knowledge. 
• Engage in community projects and providing support to community-based education and service learning.

Leadership and Administration 

• Assume administrative and/ leadership duties in the department, such as course coordinator of the undergraduate Family Medicine programme.
• Become acquainted with all relevant University and Faculty policies and the appropriate implementation thereof.
• Serve and attend on Departmental, School, Faculty and University committees’ workgroups and bodies, as applicable. 
• Execute administrative duties as designated by the head of the department and school.

Inherent requirements:

• MBChB on NQF Level 8 and/or specialist qualification at NQF Level 9 in Family Medicine (attach a copy).
• Registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa as an independent medical practitioner (attach a copy).
• Proven experience in clinical training and supervision of students or junior medical staff.
• Research experience.
• Five years’ experience in Primary Health Care or Family Medicine. 

Recommendations:

• Basic Life Support (BLS) and/or Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) accredited trainer (attach proof).
• Experience in working/training in a higher education environment.
• Knowledge of university online systems e.g. Blackboard.
• Research publications and conference/forum presentations.