NHS Scotland
ScotGEM Generalist Clinical Mentor (GCM) (LW)

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Location
University of St Andrews and a Fife GP practice to be confirmed.
Salary
- Pro-rata Associate Adviser Scale for academic sessions (0.4 WTE)
- GP Salaried Scale for clinical sessions (0.2 WTE)
Employment Type
- Post 1: Permanent
- Post 2: Temporary to 16th June 2028
ARE YOU A GP WITH AN INTEREST IN MEDICAL EDUCATION?
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Our Generalist Clinical Mentors are based in beautiful Fife which lies between Edinburgh, Perth and Dundee. They provide first class teaching from a position of experienced generalism to our graduate entry medical students on the ScotGEM programme. Teaching takes place in the University of St Andrews and within a host general practice in Fife.
We are looking for two enthusiastic educators for this role involving 4 educational sessions of face-to-face teaching/preparation and 2 sessions of clinical general practice in a Fife GP Practice. The role will focus on year one of the programme in the first instance, with the potential to progress into year 2, following the student group. Teaching follows a case-based approach and the students have the experience of being taught for 2 sessions in primary care, with patient exposure. Full training prior to delivery would be supported by the current team.
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If you are interested in discussing this exciting opportunity to join our team, please contact:
Dr Zoe McElhinney, Academic Lead GCM, zcm1@st-andrews.ac.uk
Working in the United Kingdom
To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigration Service.
As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK website.
It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsored BEFORE submitting your application form.
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We offer flexible working and family-friendly policies and fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.


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