Royal College of Surgeons

Job Title: Intern Lecturer, Dublin North East/RCSI Reporting to: Prof Ger Curley, Intern Coordinator Principle Location: RCSI Smurfit Building, Beaumont Hospital Contract: 12 months, renewable, full time Start Date: July 2025 About RCSI RCSI is a community of academic, research, clinical and professional staff working collaboratively to lead the world to better health. Here, you will thrive in an innovative and inclusive atmosphere and your personal development and wellbeing will be supported. We invite you to join us to help deliver on our exciting mission "To educate, nurture and discover for the benefit of human health". For each of the last six years, RCSI has been positioned in the Top 300 of universities worldwide in the Times Higher World University rankings. We are proud that RCSI ranks fifth in the world for "Good Health and Well-being" in the Times Higher Education #SDG #SDG Impact Rankings 2024. This reflects our commitment to supporting people of all ages to live healthy lives and our work to promote the concepts of well-being and positive health. Our values of Respect, Collaboration, Scholarship and Innovation continue to unite and direct our purpose. Innovating for a Healthier Future 2023-2027 is RCSI's new five-year strategic plan. Through it, RCSI will enhance human health by meeting the health workforce needs of society, creating the insights and inventions that drive health improvements, and working in partnership with patients and the public in support of better health and well-being for all. The strategy unites the RCSI community in supporting the UN Sustainable Development Goals - with a particular focus on Goal 3, which targets good health and well-being. More details about RCSI can be ; in particular, I would point potential applicants towards the 2023 Institutional Review document, which gives a comprehensive overview of RCSI's governance and breadth of scope - Access here We seek candidates whose experience to date has prepared them to contribute to our commitment to the "Race Equality Action Plan 2021-2024" at RCSI. Our students come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds. This makes our university stronger and ensures we hire the best talent. Details about the broader Clinical Educator programme at RCSI can be found here As a University of Medicine and Health Sciences, the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) is a degree-awarding health sciences institution specialising in medical and health sciences education, surgical training and research. As a global institution with undergraduate medical programmes in Dublin, Bahrain and Malaysia; Schools of Medicine, Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, Physiotherapy, Postgraduate Studies and Nursing and Midwifery; and Leadership Institutes in Ireland and Dubai, RCSI has a broad international reach and the ability to unlock significant advancement for patient safety and clinical outcomes worldwide. RCSI recognises that excellence in research is critical to the quality of its educational activities, its credibility, and, overall, to its mission to enhance human health. Recently, RCSI has implemented a new research strategy that will build upon its strength in translational biomedical and clinical research to deliver transformational, high impact changes in health care. Targeting both Irish national and EU funding, along with increased collaboration with industry, is a major part of the RCSI research strategy. Forging increased collaboration between RCSI PIs and industry is of critical importance to achieving success in this area. RCSI is also committed to provide its researchers with the supports and developmental opportunities to enable them to continuously grow and support their overall career development Main Objective: The principal objective of the post is to participate in the development, direction, teaching, facilitation of the National Intern Training Programme. Principal Duties and Responsibilities Contributing to the clinical teaching of the Intern Training Programme. Engage with the ongoing Review of the Intern Year and Curriculum Development Contributing to the assessment of Interns at ward level; including development, delivery and evaluation of these activities and the supervision of Interns who may need remediation. Liaising with heads of department, project leaders for clinical competence and other relevant faculty members in planning, delivering and evaluating teaching programmes Providing resources and communication with Intern groups via the RCSI virtual learning environment Delivering the curriculum at a number of sites e.g. Assigned Hospitals, RCSI Campus St Stephens Green Conducting Research and Quality Improvement in Education in regard to Intern Induction, Preparedness for Practice, Simulation and Procedural Competence Identify opportunities for and promote, interprofessional collaboration in the design and delivery of simulation. Ensuring that all Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland policies and procedures are adhered to. Complying with statutory legislation and Department rules and requirements in furtherance of your own and general staff welfare and safety Representing the best interests of the Department/RCSI at all times Performing such other duties as may be required from time to time. Person Specification The successful candidate should have completed at least 1 year of clinical experience post internship and not commenced on a Specialist Registrar Programme and possess and demonstrate the following: Evidence of registration with Irish Medical Council Previous experience using E-learning/VLE systems would be an advantage. Previous experience of teaching and assessing students in an academic environment is desirable Previous experience in research is desirable A keen interest in lecturing and interacting with students Excellent communication skills Application Process Please submit your CV and covering letter no later than 9th February 2025 Informal enquiries can be made to Head of Dept/nominee - contact details or HR contact details Interview Process Interviews will be held on Late February 2025 Additional Requirements Please note that successful candidates will be required to complete: Occupational Health Clearance Garda Vetting Police Clearance (if in residence outside of Ireland for periods of 6 months or more at any stage) Garda Vetting and Occ Health checks will be conducted by RCSI and partners but Police Clearance certification from countries outside of Ireland will be the responsibility of the successful candidate. Please Note: This job description may be subject to change to reflect the evolving requirements of the Department and RCSI in developing healthcare leaders who make a difference worldwide. Similar vacancies that arise in the next 6 months may be filled from the pool of applicants that apply for this position. Employees are required to undertake 6 months service in their current role before applying for other internal opportunities, unless agreed in advance by the SMT representative. RCSI is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their gender, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability or race. If you have any particular requirements for your interview, please notify the Human Resources Department at your earliest convenience.