Course Tutor – Medicine & Clinical Skills

Job Title: Course Tutor – Medicine & Clinical Skills

About OSP

The Oxford Scholars Programme (OSP) is a prestigious summer school designed for high-achieving students aged 14–18 years from around the world. Our mission is to provide an intellectually stimulating academic experience that fosters personal growth, critical thinking, and lifelong skills.

We are seeking a high-caliber academic to lead our Medicine & Clinical Skills course. This role is about more than teaching; it is about immersing students in the realities of clinical practice and giving them the tools to navigate medicine’s most complex and consequential decisions.

The Role

As the Medicine & Clinical Skills Tutor, you own the intellectual journey of your students. You are responsible for bringing modern medicine to life — guiding students through the full arc of clinical thinking, from taking a patient history to making high-stakes diagnostic and ethical decisions. The course culminates in a clinical simulation lab, which you will orchestrate and lead, challenging students to perform under real pressure and think like the doctors they aspire to become.

What You Will Own

Morning Classes: Delivering 9 days of interactive morning classes within this 14-day programme. You take our core handbook (80%) and infuse it with your own 20% “expert’s edge” – bringing real clinical cases, emerging research, and the human complexity of modern medicine into the room.
The “Tutorial” Experience: Managing a high-impact learning environment with a maximum of 15-20 students. This small class size allows you to provide the personalised mentorship and academic rigour characteristic of the Oxford tutorial system. You are responsible for fostering clinical reasoning, structured thinking, and the confidence to engage with medicine’s most complex human and scientific questions.
The Clinical Simulation Lab: Facilitating afternoon workshops where students transition from theory to practice. You will guide them through an evolving patient case — building skills in history-taking, diagnosis, investigation planning, treatment decisions, and ethical reasoning — culminating in a high-stakes simulation that puts everything to the test.
Your Teaching Team: Teaching Assistants will be present across both morning classes and afternoon workshops to support you and your students. You are responsible for briefing them on each session’s objectives, bringing them up to speed on the material, and ensuring they are equipped to support students effectively throughout the programme.
Assessment & Feedback: Owning 5 hours of dedicated marking time to provide students with the high-level academic feedback required to sharpen their clinical thinking, deepen their scientific understanding, and elevate the quality of their written work.
Material Design: While OSP provides the syllabus outline, you own the creation of all session materials. This includes designing professional slides, case-study packs, clinical scenario handouts, and workshop resources to ensure seamless, high-quality delivery across every session.
Safeguarding & Wellbeing: Maintain awareness of student welfare throughout the programme and escalate any concerns promptly in line with OSP’s safeguarding policies.

Compensation

Teaching: Approximately 31.5 teaching hours, paid £40–£50 per hour (dependent on expertise).
Preparation Time: 8 hours paid prep at £25 per hour.
Training: Paid induction at £25 per hour (typically 2–3 hours total).
Marking time: 5 hours of paid marking time at £25 per hour
Total Estimated Compensation: : £1,635 – £1,975 (includes teaching, preparation, marking time, and mandatory training)

Daily Format

Teaching typically follows the below format:

The course runs for 9 teaching days within a 14-day programme.

Candidate Profile

You are a clinically grounded academic with a genuine passion for medicine and the ability to make complex science feel urgent, relevant, and alive. You have the expertise to lead students through the full spectrum of modern medicine — from bedside reasoning to cutting-edge research — and the interpersonal skill to mentor a room of gifted, ambitious international students.

Essential Criteria

Current PhD candidate or above at Oxford, in Medicine, Biomedical Sciences, or a closely related discipline
Prior teaching experience, preferably in tutorial or clinical settings at Oxford or a similar institution
Proven expertise in designing and delivering academic content for young learners
Ability to teach across a wide range of topics within medicine and clinical skills

Desirable Criteria

Experience teaching non-native English speakers
Previous experience in residential summer schools or clinical simulation environments
Background in or exposure to medical research, genetics, AI in healthcare, or drug discovery

Application Process

Interested candidates should complete our application form and attach a current CV.

Shortlisted applicants will be invited to an online interview
Successful candidates will undergo an enhanced DBS check and provide right-to-work documentation
Personal data will be handled in accordance with GDPR regulations.

Application Deadline: 20th March 2026

(Interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis, and the position may be filled as soon as a suitable candidate is found.)

OSP is committed to safeguarding and protecting children. All staff members undergo enhanced DBS checks. Only candidates who are successful in their application will be contacted. This advertisement is inclusive and does not discriminate based on gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability, or sexual orientation. Applicants are evaluated solely on their skills, qualifications, and suitability for the role. Requests for reasonable adjustments—such as accessible documents or interview accommodations—are welcomed and should be shared with the recruitment team.