Lecturer in Physician Associate Studies (Maternity Cover)
Location: Swansea, Wales
Pay: £39,355 to £45,413 per year, together with USS pension benefits
Contract type: Contract
Hours: Full time
Disability confident: No
Closing Date: 17/04/2026
About this job
This is a maternity cover position until May 2027 working full-time.
We are seeking to appoint a Lecturer in Physician Associate Studies to join the team delivering the Masters in Physician Associate Studies (MPAS) at Swansea University Medical School (https://www.swansea.ac.uk/postgraduate/taught/medicine/physician-associate-studies-mpas/). As a lecturer on the MPAS programme you will be required to teach across the programme, in the delivery of communication and clinical skills and on the Foundation in Clinical Medicine (FCM) module.
You will also be required to assist in the organisation of the teaching and preparation for the sessions.
In addition, the postholder will be expected to contribute to assessments (writing and assessing), act as a personal tutor and participate in admissions interviews.
This is a fixed term contract to provide maternity cover.
Swansea University’s Physician Associate (PA) Studies programme was established in 2016 and has a successful track record of teaching, student support, progression, and success at the PA national exam.
The MPAS programme runs over two years, with student spending roughly half of their time in university and the other half on placement.
The programme has several modules, and content taught is based on the PA National Curriculum (FPA 2022) and the PA and AA generic and shared leaning outcomes (GMC, 2022). There is a mixture of staff on the programme from various healthcare professions which adds to the richness and diversity of the teaching and experiences we can offer to students.
The role provides an exciting opportunity to join Swansea University Medical School, one of the UK’s leading Medical Schools.
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