Senior Lecturer and Academic Lead for Year 5

Kent Medway Medical School
Location: Canterbury
Salary: £53,353 to £60,027 per annum pro rata to 0.4 FTE (4PAs)
Plus, where applicable, a Market Supplement, benchmarked to the NHS pay scale appropriate to the successful candidate’s clinical discipline
Grade: Grade 9
Post Type: Part Time
Contract Type: Permanent
Release Date: Friday 17 March 2023
Closing Date: 23.59 hours BST on Sunday 16 April 2023 (unless otherwise stated)
Interview Date: Tuesday 02 May 2023
Reference: KMMS-165-23

Education, Scholarship and Professional Practice (ES&P)

This is your chance to join Kent and Medway Medical School (KMMS) in pioneering a new era of responsive, student-centred medical education.

KMMS opened to its first cohort to students in 2020 and is now teaching the first three years of the five year Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery (BM BS) programme. KMMS has been created to be a beacon for first-class medical education and research. Bringing together the resources of the University of Kent and Canterbury Christ Church University, our whole ethos is one of partnership.

We are now seeking an inspirational educator and role model for the combined roles of Academic Lead and Senior Lecturer, to play a key role in coordinating the development and delivery of teaching and assessment in Year 5 of our undergraduate medicine programme.

This is an exciting opportunity to make a major contribution to the effective delivery of the curriculum, introducing teaching innovation and providing leadership in all aspects of the fifth year of the programme.

To make your mark in this role, you will be suitably qualified with significant contemporary expertise in undergraduate clinical education in curriculum delivery and evaluation. We expect you to have a track record of excellence in teaching along with a healthy attitude to change and new challenges and a co-operative approach that matches our own. This is an exciting role for a gifted and experienced clinical educator to help lead the advancement of the clinical practice elements of our programme by engaging with a wide range of partners.

As Senior Lecturer and Academic Lead for Year 5 BM BS you will:

lead the development and organisation of the teaching of all content within Year 5 of the BM BS programme
deliver high quality undergraduate level learning and teaching activities
liaise with and support Module, Subject, Student Selected Component and Vertical Theme Leads to ensure delivery of curriculum and associated assessments to a high standard
undertake student supervision responsibilities including feedback, support and advice
To be successful in this role you will have:

a UK recognised primary medical qualification and current registration and licence to practise with the GMC
a higher degree or equivalent qualification in a related field or equivalent experience, or Membership or Fellowship of a Royal College, or equivalent
academic credibility with a track record of excellence in teaching
significant evidence of contemporary expertise and experience in curriculum and assessment design, implementation and evaluation in undergraduate clinical, healthcare or medical education
a proven ability to work co-operatively and collaboratively with colleagues and contribute to multi-disciplinary projects
Please see the links below for the full job description and to apply for this post.

You will be required to fill in the main details section of the application form as well as upload your CV and a cover letter. Your cover letter should address the requirements of the Person Specification. You should provide clear evidence and examples in your application which back-up any assertions you make in relation to each criterion. We recommend a maximum of 4 x A4 sides for this document. If you require further information regarding the application process, please contact the Human Resources team at natshr@kent.ac.uk quoting reference number: KMMS-165-23.

A secondment opportunity may be considered for current staff members of Canterbury Christ Church University.

Applications must be made via the University’s online application system; CVs or details sent directly to the department or via email cannot be considered.

KMMS values diversity and promotes equality at all levels and we are keen to ensure that our diverse student population sees their diversity reflected in the faculty of the medical school.




We particularly welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are under-represented at this level in this area
Further details: Job Description Additional Information