Lecturer

NORTH-WEST UNIVERSITY (POTCHEFSTROOM CAMPUS)

FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES - DESMOND TUTU SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

POSITION NUMBER: NEW

VACANCY: LECTURER/SENIOR LECTURER - MEDICAL OFFICER

PEROMNES GRADE: A8/A7

EMPLOYMENT TYPE: PERMANENT APPOINTMENT

PURPOSE OF THE POSITION

To facilitate the clinical skills of MBChB students in the foundational and intermediate phases, through the delivery of clinical skills teaching, simulation-based education and assessment within the clinical skills and simulation laboratory and the Clinical Training Platform. This position involves integrating theory into clinical practice and the coherent integration of clinical skills across all themes in the MBChB programme. This position requires embedding medical clinical skills and competence in the MBChB curriculum, including the planning and equipping of the clinical skills and simulation unit, and coordinating clinical skills teaching and training in the clinical training platform as follows: year 1 in households and communities, year 2 in Primary Health Care facilities and year 3 in Potchefstroom Hospital. Therefore, this position is also responsible for engaging with the Clinical Training Platform, training stakeholders on the Platform, and ensuring the appropriate assessment of clinical skills in the foundational and intermediate phases.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• A Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB) or equivalent (NQF level 8).
• Certification in Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) or equivalent recognised by the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA).
• Registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Practitioner in Independent Practice.
• Eligibility to practice clinically in South Africa as a medical practitioner.
• Minimum of 1 - 2 years clinical practice experience - independent clinical practice as a general practitioner in primary care.
• Minimum of 1 - 2 years health system experience - understanding the public health system and patient care pathways across primary care, district and regional levels in the JB Marks Municipality.

ADDED ADVANTAGES:

• 1 - 2 years clinical teaching experience - teaching and mentoring medical students and interns.
• 1 - 2 years simulation-based education experience - participation in simulation-based training activities.
• 1 - 2 years student assessment experience - participation in OSCEs, workplace-based assessments.
• Ability to start with a research career in/or clinical medicine or record of research activities.

JOB DESCRIPTION

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Teaching and Learning

• Facilitate clinical skills training for undergraduate medical students using simulation equipment and authentic patients.

Simulation-based education

• Develop and deliver simulation scenarios that support clinical reasoning, teamwork and patient safety training.

Student Assessment

• Conduct OSCE and OSPE assessments and other types of assessments of clinical competence.

Clinical skills curriculum support

• Support the curriculum development and integration of clinical skills across the first three years of the MBChB programme.
• Mentor students in professionalism, communication and patient-centred care.

Research and Innovation

• Activation of a research career related to clinical medicine and/or scholarship of teaching-learning (SoTL) research, by performing own research, research dissemination, study supervision and/or enrollment for further higher degrees.

Ad hoc clinical work

• Supports the Desmond Tutu School of Medicine in ad hoc clinical work.

KEY FUNCTIONAL/ TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES:

• Comprehensive knowledge of general medical practice, including common acute and chronic conditions, patient assessment and management relevant to undergraduate clinical training.
• Ability to teach and demonstrate core clinical skills, including patient history taking, physical examination, procedural techniques, diagnostic reasoning and clinical decision-making.
• Ability to facilitate simulation exercises using clinical mannequins, task trainers and standardised patients to support experiential learning.
• Knowledge of structured assessment methods, including OSCEs, workplace-based assessments and formative clinical skills evaluations.
• Competence in teaching basic clinical procedures such as venepuncture, intravenous cannulation, airway management, suturing, wound care, and basic emergency interventions.
• Ability to facilitate small-group teaching sessions, provide const