Widening Participation and Outreach Champion (2 posts)

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Lincoln Medical School – Universities of Nottingham and Lincoln
Location:  

Lincoln

Please note, these posts are fixed term for 36 months, and part time at 0.1 FTE (1 PA).

Closing Date:  

Tuesday 07 May 2024

Interview Date:  

Thursday 23 May 2024

Reference:  

CHS106

The University of Lincoln is seeking to appoint two Widening Participation and Outreach Champions (each 1 PA/week) to the team tasked with marketing and recruitment to the Medicine and Medicine with a Gateway Year programmes at Lincoln Medical School.

The Widening Participation and Outreach Champions will report to the Associate Dean of Medicine and will work closely with each other and with other academic and professional services staff to support the recruitment to medicine of school children to whom a career in medicine may seem unobtainable. The post holders will develop key relationships with the University's schools and colleges liaison and recruitment teams and play an important role in the medical school’s strategy for widening participation.

The posts will be based at the University of Lincoln Campus, but travel to schools and colleges across Greater Lincolnshire will be required. Travel expenses will be paid.

Candidates must have a medical degree and hold full registration and licence to practise with the GMC and be a member of a medical royal college or equivalent. The posts are suitable for doctors at specialist trainee level or above who are interested in developing and consolidating a career in Medical Education.

Informal enquiries may be addressed to Professor Danny McLaughlin, Associate Dean of Medicine, at ([email protected] ).

Please note that these posts require an Enhanced DBS check.

Further details:

You can find out more about working at Lincoln, and everything that we have to offer, at: 

https://www.lincoln.ac.uk/jobopportunities/

We strive for a diverse workforce with the very best employees and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all. The University encourages applications from underrepresented groups inclusive of Black, Asian and other minoritised/marginalised ethnic groups, all gender identities and expressions from the LGBTQIA+ community, candidates with a disability, and those that practise different faiths and beliefs, to enhance our One Community where we strive to be kind, patient, and supportive of each other.

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