for appointment as Skills Laboratory Clinical Director / DSM Undergraduate Medicine Clinical Skills Director (Part-time) DUNEDIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

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1 A07/46 INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES for appointment as Skills Laboratory Clinical Director / DSM Undergraduate Medicine Clinical Skills Director (Part-time) DUNEDIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE General Information A statement of general information for applicants for academic posts within the University is attached. This is a combined University and Otago District Health Board position (0.1 DHB 0.3 DSM), although the appointee will be an employee of the University. The University and its Divisional Structure Health Sciences is one of the four teaching divisions in the University, the others being Commerce, Humanities and Sciences (including Physical Education and Consumer and Applied Sciences). The Division of Health Sciences comprises the Faculty of Medicine with its four Schools (Dunedin School of Medicine, Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Wellington School of Medicine and Health Sciences and the Otago School of Medical Sciences), the Faculty of Dentistry, the School of Pharmacy and the School of Physiotherapy. The University of Otago Faculty of Medicine was founded in 1874 and, until the establishment of the University of Auckland School of Medicine in 1967, was the only Medical School in New Zealand. Clinical teaching was expanded by the establishment of a Clinical School of the Faculty of Medicine at Christchurch which received its first fourth year students in 1973, and at Wellington which received its first intake of fourth year students in All University of Otago medical students complete their second and third year courses in Dunedin. At present, over 230 students each year enter the second year medical classes in Dunedin. For most students entry is competitive, either as a previous graduate following interview, or from the First Year Health Sciences programme by examination grades (60%) and UMAT (Undergraduate Medicine and Health Sciences Admission Test) score (40%). For the fourth, fifth and sixth years of the medical course the class is divided into three similar sized groups for completion of their course at the Dunedin, Christchurch or Wellington Schools of Medicine. The Dunedin School of Medicine The Dunedin School of Medicine provides clinical teaching input to the second and third years of the medical degree programme, and is responsible for teaching in years 4-6 for those students who remain in Dunedin. DSM has six Departments. These are General Practice, Medical and Surgical Sciences, Pathology, Preventive and Social Medicine, Psychological Medicine, and Women s and Children s Health. The fourth year course introduces clinical experience in medicine, surgery, and psychological medicine. In fifth year, attachments are obstetrics and gynaecology, paediatrics and child health, emergency medicine and musculoskeletal medicine, urban and rural general practice, and preventive

2 and social medicine. The sixth year course is a trainee intern year with a choice of options for practical experience, including a three-month elective period. The Faculty of Medicine is currently redeveloping the undergraduate medical course to a clinically focused programme, that will extend clinical teaching into the 2 nd year and integrate basic science teaching throughout the course. Considerable work has already been undertaken in the development of the new curriculum and establishing this innovative programme will continue to be a major initiative for the Faculty across the four schools in the next few years. Clinical skills teaching is a major focus of this redevelopment. There is a close relationship between DSM and the Otago District Health Board, allowing access to patients for student teaching and learning. Dunedin Hospital, with around 400 beds, is a regional hospital serving the population of the province of Otago, and providing some services (for example, oncology and neurosurgery), for a wider area including Southland. The Otago District Health Board also has rural hospitals and a comprehensive range of out-patient services. There is a regional helicopter retrieval service, and a full range of imaging services. Clinical experience for undergraduate medical students is also provided at Southern Health (Invercargill and Queenstown Hospitals), at the facilities of Waitaki District Health Services (Oamaru), Clutha Health First (Balclutha), Central Otago Health (Clyde), and Gore Health (Gore), the West Coast, and in General Practices throughout Otago and Southland. There is a videoconference link to Kew Hospital in Invercargill for students on placement there. A Rural Medical Immersion Programme is being piloted this year. In addition to medical students, the School is also responsible for teaching to undergraduate Science, Dental, Pharmacy, Physical Education, Medical Laboratory Science and Physiotherapy students. The biomedical science departments of Anatomy and Structural Biology, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Pharmacology and Physiology are within the Otago School of Medical Sciences. The Dunedin School of Medicine has a proud history of world leading research. With the advent of performance based research funding, there is an even greater emphasis on and encouragement of research. It is expected that an appointee would spend at least 40% of their University time on research activities, and expectations of research outputs will be built into performance objectives. The Dunedin School of Medicine and the ODHB have established a joint research committee with the aim of promoting and supporting research in the School, and developing overall strategic direction. Research funding is available for research projects through the School, through the central University, and from outside funding agencies. An excellent Medical Library is housed on the first, second and third floors of the Sayers Building across the road from the Hospital. It contains some 138,000 volumes, and receives more than 1,600 periodicals currently. A comprehensive range of English language electronic databases (MEDLINE, EMBASE, Current Contents, The Cochrane Library, Best Evidence, HealthStar, PsycINFO, PsycLIT, BioethicsLine, CINAHL, International Pharmaceutical Abstracts) are available on-line in the library and on personal computers throughout the Medical School. An important historical collection is located on the third floor and contains the incomparable Monro Collection of books and manuscripts, being the library of the remarkable father, son, and grandson, who, consecutively, held the Chair of Anatomy at Edinburgh University for 126 years from The Dean s Department and Clinical Skills The appointee will be responsible to the Dean of DSM and employed through the Dean s Department, although also reporting for DHB matters to the Chief Nursing Officer ODHB.

3 The ODHB and the Dunedin School of Medicine jointly operate a Skills Laboratory in the Fraser Building. This appointment is part of a process of development of that facilities function and role. A recent DHB restructuring brought the Skills Lab into a new group called the Knowledge Centre. The Knowledge Centre Manager has been appointed, as has the Operations Manager of the Skills Lab. Once the Clinical Director is appointed an Advisory Committee for the Skills Lab will be established, which the Clinical Director will chair. There is huge scope for innovation and development in the facility and in the processes of continued skills acquisition and maintenance for qualified staff as well as students. A major part of the role will be working with the School and the Faculty to develop a coherent Clinical Skills learning programme for undergraduate medical students. A Clinical Skills Director for the redeveloped 2 nd and 3 rd year curriculum has just been appointed by the Faculty. Duties and Responsibilities Please see attached job description. Date of Appointment Applicants are asked to indicate the date they would expect to be available to take up the appointment. Salary The appointee will either be employed on the University Medical/Dental academic scale at the appropriate level, or as a Professional Practice Fellow. Salary details on these scales will be available at interview. Contact Person Specific enquiries may be directed to Dr John Adams, Dean, Dunedin School of Medicine, Tel , john.adams@stonebow.otago.ac.nz Offer of the Position Should the University wish to offer you the position, a formal, written letter of offer will follow any verbal discussions that might be held with you. It is recommended that you do not resign from your current employment until you have received our written offer. The contents of this formal letter of offer and its attachments will constitute the entire agreement between the employee and the employer, and will supersede all previous representations, negotiations, commitments and communications, either written or oral between the parties. Any agreements will only be binding on the employer where they have been formally offered by the Human Resources Division and accepted by the employee.

4 Applications The application procedure is set out in the accompanying General Information Statement. Applications quoting reference number A07/46 close with the Recruitment Consultant, Human Resources Division on Thursday 19 April University of Otago PO Box 56 Dunedin NEW ZEALAND Tel Fax job.applications@otago.ac.nz While this position is open to applications from outside of New Zealand, unless otherwise stated relocation assistance will not be available should the successful applicant currently reside elsewhere in the world.

5 A07/46 UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO Te Whare Wananga o Otago JOB DESCRIPTION JOB TITLE: DEPARTMENT: DIVISION: Skills Laboratory Clinical Director / DSM Undergraduate Medicine Clinical Skills Director 0.4 FTE Dunedin School of Medicine Health Sciences PRIME FUNCTION Reporting to the Dean of the Dunedin School of Medicine (DSM) and the Otago District Health Board (ODHB) Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) and working in partnership with the Knowledge Centre Manager (KCM) the Skills Laboratory (SL) Medical Clinical Director (CD) will assist in ensuring the provision of efficient, effective and safe SL facilities and programmes. The SL CD will provide educational and strategic leadership to maintain high standards of undergraduate and postgraduate clinical skills acquisition and practice development, provided by the SL, to support best health outcomes. The SL CD will also act as the DSM Clinical Skills Director, providing educational direction and advice and liaising with academic staff and students within DSM and the Faculty of Medicine to help develop and provide coherent clinical skills learning for undergraduate medical students. MAIN OBJECTIVES Together with the KCM and in collaboration with the SL Advisory Committee set and implement the strategic plan for the SL. Advise the SL Advisory Committee and individual members on clinical education issues. Provide clinical educational leadership and co-ordination for programmes provided by the SL. Liaise with ODHB clinical staff, DSM, Otago School of Medical Sciences (OSMS), Rural Hospital trusts and Primary Health Organisations (PHO s) staff to identify the ongoing needs and future practice development facilities and programmes requirements that are best provided by the SL. Together with the Knowledge Centre staff develop and implement practice development programmes provided by the SL. To work with the DSM MEG, DSM HODs and attachment convenors, the 2 nd and 3 rd Year Faculty Clinical Skills Convenor, and the Clinical Skills Directors in the Christchurch and Wellington Schools to develop the learning of clinical skills as an identifiable and coherent part of the undergraduate medical curriculum. To provide advice to the DSM Dean on undergraduate medical clinical skills issues. To promote and be an advocate for clinical skills learning. KEY TASKS To chair the SL Advisory Committee. To help supply the SL Advisory Committee with information to support its decision making. Together with the KCM oversee the activities that implement the strategic directions of the SL ensuring they are within allowances of available resources.

6 To maintain an up to date appreciation of the international literature and developments in SL functioning and uses. To maintain contact with other Skills Labs in New Zealand. To meet regularly with the SL Operations Manager to plan the running of the SL together with that person. To meet with the Dean DSM and the CNO to discuss progress with the SL. To attend DSM MEG meetings. To maintain an overview of the budgetary position of the SL. To liaise as necessary with outside organisations to assist the KCM to secure sponsorship and market the SL thereby maximising revenue generation. To develop and promote the use of the skills lab for continuing skills development of clinical staff. To be a member of and report to the Joint Educational Committee. To attend meetings of a Faculty of Medicine clinical skills convenors group chaired by the 2 nd and 3 rd Year Faculty Clinical Skills Convenor. To attend DSM Heads of Department meetings. To liaise with DSM teaching staff, including teachers in Invercargill and community and rural settings about the clinical skills curriculum. To co-ordinate and participate as appropriate in direct clinical skills teaching of medical undergraduates in years 4 to 6. RELATIONSHIPS Directly responsible to: Supervision of: Functional relationships with: Dean DSM and CNO ODHB. N/A. KCM. SL Operations Manager. MEG Director DSM. Intern supervisors ODHB. 2 nd and 3 rd year Faculty Clinical Skills Convenor. DSM, Heads of Department and attachment convenors. EXPECTED OUTCOMES Increased relevance, use of and development of the Skills Lab. Increased profile of, attention to, and coherence in clinical skills teaching in the undergraduate medical curriculum. PERSON SPECIFICATION Senior Medical Clinician. Experience and or qualification in undergraduate and postgraduate education. Interest in Clinical Skills teaching. Good communication and chairing skills.