Job Purpose
To deliver an efficient and effective Dermatology service by providing expertise and clinical activity in the Small Animal Hospital. To enhance and develop the delivery of clinical teaching to undergraduates, interns and residents. To undertake clinical scholarship, thereby contributing to the School objectives relative to national and international excellence in clinical service and teaching. This is a post-doctoral role in Vet Medicine at the School of Biodiversity, One Health & Vet Medicine.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
Clinical:
1. To contribute to Dermatology service by providing a high quality service and appropriate advice to external referring practices that will consequently maintain a clinical referral workload necessary to support teaching and scholarship activities.
2. To develop novel approaches and techniques to aid diagnosis and treatment and exploit the opportunities to enhance the income generation capability of the service.
3. To participate in the out-of-hours service, ensuring adequate cover is available for the provision of direct supervision, advice and expertise when required.
4. To provide scholarship and mentorship to staff associated with the small animal Dermatology services and assist with the planning, organisation and delivery of training requirements of the clinical scholars by supervision of clinical duties and research projects, with a view to their successful completion of appropriate Board examinations.
5. To become involved with practical/professional and/or clinical practice bodies related to the service area at national and international level as appropriate.
6. To ensure compliance with the continuing professional development requirements of the appropriate speciality and the RCVS.
7. To participate in promotional activities and events relating to the small animal Dermatology services of the Small Animal Hospital.
8. Contribute to the ongoing development of the academic discipline of the Division, by developing links with colleagues in external bodies as appropriate so that the highest professional standards are maintained.
Teaching:
9. To contribute to the planning, organisation and delivery of undergraduate and postgraduate teaching activities and the Clinical Scholar didactic programme within veterinary Dermatology in accordance with established programme.
10. To deliver a range of assessment activities (using a variety of methods and techniques) and engage fully in the examination process and provide effective, timely and appropriate feedback to students to support learning.
11. To support the development of, and encourage the development of, creative and innovative approaches to teaching and learning, in accordance with the University's Quality Enhancement Strategy, so that the educational opportunities available to students are maintained or improved.
Scholarship:
12. To conduct personal scholarship of an external reputation and maintain a consistent output of publications in high quality refereed journals and/or textbooks.
13. To collaborate in appropriate clinical scholarship projects/trials through a portfolio of individual/joint research projects, to secure the funding required to under-pin the long term growth of the activity and to present findings at national and international meetings to ensure a high profile for the School, as well as the University of Glasgow.
14. Attend and actively contribute/participate in national/international events/major clinical seminars/conferences within service area.
Administration:
15. To contribute to the administrative work of the Hospital/Division as assigned by the Clinical Director/Head of Division.
16. Contribute to performance and development review processes as appropriate in accordance with University Strategy, World Changers Together.
Knowledge, Qualifications, Skills and Experience
Knowledge/Qualifications
Essential:
A1 Veterinary degree registerable with RCVS.
A2 Postgraduate clinical qualification in small animal Dermatology (European or American - RCVS certificate) or eligibility to take qualifying diploma examination.
A3 Diploma in Small Animal Dermatology.
Note: Candidates having completed a recognised residency training programme and Board-eligible would be appointed at Grade 7, and promoted to Grade 8 immediately upon passing the Board exams. Candidates with suitable relevant experience will be considered for appointment at Grade 7.
Desirable
B1 PhD (or other evidence of research training).
B2 Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy.
Skills
Essential:
C1 Expertise across the field, corresponding to training and qualifications, and ability to provide expert advice to clinicians, external veterinary surgeons, research bodies and organisations.
C2 High standard of communication skills both orally and written.
C3 Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
C4 Self-motivated, able to plan for contingencies and think strategically.
C5 Ability to accept collegiate responsibilities and act accordingly.
C6 High standard of presentation skills.
Desirable:
D1 Understanding and experience of databases and other IT applications/packages.
Experience
Essential:
E1 Experience in Dermatology speciality.
E2 Teaching experience relevant to the HE sector.
E3 A track record of clinical research publications.
Terms and Conditions
Competitive salary plus an additional OOH supplement and generous employer pension contribution.
This post is full time and open ended.
The University of Glasgow has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK. If you require a Skilled Worker visa to work in the UK, you will be required to meet the eligibility requirements of the visa route to be assigned a Certificate of Sponsorship.
Please note that this post may be eligible to be sponsored under the Skilled Worker visa route if tradeable points can be used under the Skilled Worker visa rules. For more information please visit: https: // www. gov.uk/skilled- worker-visa
The successful candidate will be enrolled onto the University's Early Career Development Programme (ECDP). This will provide you as an early career academic staff member to be developed and supported over a specified timeframe to facilitate the advancement of your academic career. Information on the programme can be found on our website at: https: // www. gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/humanresources/all/pay/ecdp/
As part of Team UofG you will be a member of a world changing, inclusive community, which values ambition, excellence, integrity and curiosity.
As a valued member of our team, you can expect:
1 A warm welcoming and engaging organisational culture, where your talents are developed and nurtured, and success is celebrated and shared.
2 An excellent employment package with generous terms and conditions including 41 days of leave for full time staff, pension - pensions handbook https: // www. gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/payandpensions/pensions/, benefits and discount packages.
3 A flexible approach to working.
4 A commitment to support your health and wellbeing, including a free 6-month UofG Sport membership for all new staff joining the University https: // www. gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/staff/healthwellbeing/.
We believe that we can only reach our full potential through the talents of all. Equality, diversity and inclusion are at the heart of our values. Applications are particularly welcome from across our communities and in particular people from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) community, and other protected characteristics who are under-represented within the University. Read more on how the University promotes and embeds all aspects of equality and diversity within our community https: // www. gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/humanresources/equalitydiversity/.
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We are investing in our organisation, and we will invest in you too. Please visit our website https: // www. gla.ac.uk/explore/jobs/ for more information.
Informal enquiries should be made to Mr Ray Girotti, [email protected]
Vacancy Ref: 154531, Closing Date: 30 September 2024.
Vacancy Ref : 154531 Close Date : 30-Sep-2024 23:45