Overview
Lecturer/Medical Officer Jobs in Bloemfontein, South Africa at University of the Free State
Position: Lecturer / Medical Officer (Job ID: 6437)
Job Title:
Lecturer / Medical Officer (Job )
Organizational Unit:
University of the Free State >
Faculty of Health Sciences >
School of Clinical Medicine >
Department Family Medicine
Contract Type:
Permanent
Occupational Level: Junior Management
Location:
Bloemfontein Campus – Bloemfontein, FS ZA (Primary)
Description
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Requirements
- A detailed Curriculum Vitae.
- Copies of your qualifications, or official proof of qualifications obtained (If you hold foreign qualifications, please include SAQA accreditation).
- A copy of your identity document (South African passport for foreign nationals).
- Confirmation of employment in the form of a letter, appointment contract, service certificate, or recent payslip from your current or most recent employer (applicable to external applicants only).
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 occasionally 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’ work groups 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.
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Title: Lecturer/Medical Officer
Company: University of the Free State
Location: Bloemfontein, South Africa
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