Course Director (ECCE)
Newcastle University - School of Medicine
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne
Salary: £113,565 to £150,569 per annum pro rata
Hours: Part Time
Contract Type: Fixed-Term/Contract
Placed On: 7th August 2026
Closes: 23rd August 2026
Job Ref: 29616
Company description
We are a world class research-intensive university. We deliver teaching and learning of the highest quality. We play a leading role in economic, social and cultural development of the North East of England. Attracting and retaining high-calibre people is fundamental to our continued success.
Job description
The Role
Accountable to the Board of Medical Studies, through the Office of the Director or Deputy Director of Medical Studies, to manage the delivery and assessment of the Early Clinical and Community Experience (ECCE) and Transition to Clinically Based Learning (TCBL) courses of the MBBS curriculum in order to integrate students' early clinical training. There is currently a review taking place of students' early clinical experiences to ensure that the early years of the degree programme have a refreshed clinical focus.
The postholder will work closely with local education providers (LEP) within the regional medical school and NUMed, and will ensure the quality of teaching, learning and assessment for all students undertaking this clinical placement. The postholder will work closely with the Year Leads, alongside primary and secondary care colleagues delivering the courses. They will be directly accountable to Dr James Fisher, Head of Admissions/ Clinical Development.
The University has developed a Teaching and Scholarship Role Profiles document which summarises the range of activities that colleagues may be expected to perform.
Informal enquiries may be made to Dr James Fisher, Head of Admissions/ Clinical Development: james.fisher@ncl.ac.uk and Dr Andrea Myers, Deputy Director of Studies/ Director of Education (Clinical): andrea.myers@ncl.ac.uk
School of Medicine please visit: https://www.ncl.ac.uk/medicine/
For more information about the Faculty of Medical Sciences please visit: https://www.ncl.ac.uk/medical-sciences
The role is for a fixed term of 3 years (FTE 0.15).
