Job Title: Lecturer: Teamcare Project
Reporting To: Director Health Professions Education Centre
Location: 123 St Stephens Green, Dublin 2
Department: Health Professions Education Centre
Contract type/duration: Temporary, 0.5 FTE (15 months)
Royal College of Surgeons Ireland (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”.
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Health Professions Education Centre
HPEC's vison is to support RCSI to be leading edge in its approach to teaching and learning and ensure it benefits from evidence-based curricula that are continuously improved and evaluated for the benefit of students, patients, staff and the international communities it serves.
The core mission of HPEC is to develop and inform teaching and learning and to ensure education at RCSI meets the needs of our future healthcare professionals. HPEC seeks to facilitate the development of the educational culture to ensure there is a critical mass of staff with educational expertise to inform and improve our range of healthcare curricula and ensure our graduates are prepared for practice nationally and internationally.
Objective of the post
The Health Professions Education Centre are seeking a temporary Lecturer to join the HPEC team to deliver on an Erasmus + project called Teamcare. The post holder will help support the implementation of a series of micro- credentials to educate community healthcare teams to deliver and integrate interprofessional care to healthcare teams in the community. The ideal candidate will have a background in general adult community health clinical practice and health professional education.
The principal objective of the post is to lead and participate in the development, direction, teaching, facilitation for the Teamcare micro- credentials, and support collection of assessment data. The successful candidate may also assist with the general work of HPEC, ensuring academic quality and consistency across the RCSI campus.
Specific Responsibilities include:
• Lead in the administration, design and delivery of the interprofessional Teamcare micro-credentials, teaching health professionals in community health settings across Ireland
• Undertake collaborative research that complements and develops the Teamcare project, and contributes to academic publication
• Design and implement the teaching modalities and modes of assessment for the Teamcare micro-credentials
• Liaise with colleagues across RCSI international campuses in the facilitation of research and teaching activities
• Liaise with international colleagues on the Teamcare grant (based in Italy, Poland and Greece)
• Contributing to quality assurance/quality improvement and accreditation of existing modules
• Undergoing the Teamcare programme of Faculty Development training and development in 2025
• Undertaking overseas assignments as may be required from time to time
• Employing a collaborative ethos in all aspects of academic practice
• Performing such other related duties as may be required
• Representing the best interests of the School and RCSI
Person Specification Essential:
• Health professional clinical background
• PhD degree in an education or social science discipline
• Previous senior leadership in a clinical context
• Has significant experience in delivering HPE courses
• Has recent experience in interprofessional teaching and learning
• Has a track record in research, conference and presentation skills
• Has excellent computer, and verbal & written communication skills
• Has a strong teaching interest and skill set, as evidenced by experience of, a proven track record in, and enthusiasm for postgraduate teaching and assessment
The successful candidates' core values and behaviours should demonstrate:
General Competencies Leadership competencies
Student and customer service Vision
Scholarship and excellence Leadership and respect
Collegiality and professionalism People Development
Innovation and flexibility Student and customer service
Planning and organising Excellence and Scholarship
Person Specification Desirable:
• Has made a significant contribution to the development of community health professional practice in terms of education, practice development and research
• Has an effective communication style appropriate to audience and situation
• Has a strong commitment to own personal and professional development
• Has excellent time-management skills in order to effectively progress across all three domains of responsibilities (teaching, research and service)
• Can build and maintain strong working relationships
• Has a proven ability for both independent and team work
We are all too aware that imposter syndrome and the confidence gap can sometimes stop fantastic candidates putting themselves forward, so please do submit an application — we'd love to hear from you.
The Process
Shortlisted candidates will be invited for a panel-based presentation and a formal interview and at our main campus at RCSI Dublin
Informal Enquiries
Informal enquiries are invited in the first instance through Prof Kent, email: [email protected] .
All applications for this post must be made through the careers webpage www. rcsi/careers .
Employee Benefits
RCSI make sure you have the resources you need to thrive by offering a wide range of benefits in areas including time away, finance, community, health, and well-being and insuring your financial future. Below are some additional benefits available to you as an RCSI employee:
• Minimum of 20 days annual leave, plus an additional 6.5 Privilege days
• Flexible/hybrid working options for colleagues across many roles
• Additional leave options incl. paid maternity leave, paternity/parental leave, study leave
• 7% Employer pension contribution
• Onsite gym €10 per/mth incl. classes and PT sessions
• Childcare support 20% discount at Giraffe
• Free eye test and annual flu vaccination
• TaxSaver commuter tickets and Bike to Work schemes
• A site sustainability team focusing on the environmental initiatives; ‘Green Campus Initiative'
• Competitively priced café and restaurant
• Equality, Diversity & Inclusion forums, and network groups
• Employee assistance programme with Spectrum Life
• Learning and Development training programmes incl. LinkedIn Learning for career progression
• Discounted services incl. GP visits, 10% off dental, staff parking, mobile tariffs, Group Scheme discount on numerous brands
• Sports and social club incl. yoga, Pilates, fitness classes, Zumba, running club, social evenings, Summer BBQ
• Ticket Draws for events including; Rugby, Taste of Dublin, Dublin Horse Show, theatre, music & comedy events