Clinical Skills Examination Model

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1085803


University of Warwick


21/11/2024


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Smart Casual

Pay


£12.00


£1.45

Description

Role
You will act as a clinical skills examination model for teaching medical students examination sequences. The aim of these sessions is to allow the team to demonstrate the examinations and also to allow the students to practise themselves. There will usually be one to two clinical skills tutors in the room overseeing the session and also approx. 15 students per session. The examinations will be demonstrated on you by a member of the Clinical Skills team.  This is so that observing students can learn the correct examination techniques.  The observing students will then practice these examinations on you. This will involve exposing the arms, lower legs and upper body from the waist upwards. It will involve looking, feeling, moving, tapping or listening with a stethoscope over various parts of the body as described in the following sequences Examination could include: 

General Examination
Vital Signs and BMI 
Abdominal examination
Thyroid (neck) examination  
Respiratory (lung) examination  
Cardiovascular (heart) examination

Duties and responsibilities
Wear a loose-fitting top that can be easily removed (sports bra or vest top with thin straps can be worn underneath) and loose-fitting trousers/ tracksuit bottoms that can be rolled up to examine the ankles/shins. This is essential and we may not be able to use models who don’t follow this dress code. 

 
Hours & days of work - 
9.00am-12.15 and 2.00-5.00pm
Thursday 28th November & Friday 29th November - Cardiovascular History and Examination (MALES ONLY)
Thursday 5th December and Friday 6th December – Revision

Skills and experience
There are no key skills required for this role. 

Location
Beehive Building, University of Warwick, Westwood Way, Westwood Business Park, Coventry CV4 8JE

Additional information

  • Advert closing date: 24/11/24, we will be contacting successful candidates on 25/11/24
  • Please specify your availability in your covering letter and if you are happy to be a reserve (this means we may contact you last minute if we get any drop outs). 
  • Priority will be given to candidates who have worked this role or similar before.

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