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We are seeking an inspiring and committed Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Clinical Education to join our friendly and forward-thinking team within the School of Nursing, Midwifery, Allied and Public Health

Our new Innovative Interprofessional PgCert/MSc/Intercalating MSc in Clinical Education has been designed in collaboration with Kent and Medway Medical School (KMMS). You will contribute primarily to teaching, assessment, and provide module leadership for our MSc in Clinical Education, as well as other allocated post graduate modules. This new interprofessional MSc in Clinical Education has been designed for Doctors, Dentists, Nurses, Midwives, Allied Health Professionals and 3rd & 4th Year Intercalating Medical Students who want to develop theoretical knowledge and professional skills in delivering clinical education. The course offers a flexible approach, across 1 to 3 years, offering face to face and online modules which use different modalities of teaching and learning. The PgCert has been accredited by the Academy of Medical Educators for accreditation plus membership as well as Advance HE Fellowship and is viewed as a formal teaching qualification. The course has a variety of assessment methods which the successful applicant will be involved in marking, assessing and moderating.

Working alongside experienced educators, our NHS partners, Primary Care Networks and Medical Deaneries, you will play an important role in shaping the next generation of interprofessional clinical educators, equipping them to meet the challenges of contemporary clinical education practice and make a real difference in providing clinical learning and teaching for medical and health care professionals.

You will be a medical doctor, registered nurse, or allied health professional (registered with GMC, NMC, HCPC or GPhC depending on your profession) with recent clinical education experience. You will have a strong understanding of current learning and teaching theories, best practice, and professional standards in delivering clinical education and its assessment.

You will bring enthusiasm for education and a genuine commitment to supporting postgraduate and intercalating medical students to reach their potential. Experience of teaching or facilitating learning, either in clinical or academic settings, is essential as is an interest in developing your academic and scholarly profile.


Essential requirements include:

Primary Medical Qualification, Registered Nurse or Allied Health Profession qualification (registration with GMC, NMC, HCPC or GPhC or equivalent)
Undergraduate Honours Degree in subject relevant to Profession
MSc in clinically relevant topic (or higher)
Postgraduate teaching qualification
Evidence of providing different teaching and learning methods in clinical education
Understanding theoretical principals of pedagogy, andragogy and heutagogy

Desirable attributes:

Fellowship of Advance HE (or willingness to work towards or higher)
Membership of Academy of Medical Educators (or willingness to work towards)
Experience of delivering online teaching and using virtual learning platforms
Experience in curriculum delivery, assessment, or practice education
Interest in immersive simulation, research, quality improvement, or innovation in interprofessional education
Module leadership experience


How will you work?

We are committed to supporting flexible methods of working wherever possible and this role is Flexible and connected. This will involve teaching and learning being delivered online through a virtual learning platform.

Campus attendance will vary on a day-to-day basis and across the year but must purposefully align to the service being delivered and to the needs of our students, staff, and stakeholders. It is expected that the majority of your working time will be spent on campus.


How to apply

Start date for applications: 13th March 2026
Closing date for applications: 17th April 2026
Interviews are to be held: 30th April 2026

If you require further information regarding the post please feel free to contact Dr Tim Collins, Course Director for MSc Clinical Education email tim.collins@kmms.ac.uk or Dr Alison Gallagher, Head of Lifelong Learning email alison.gallagher@canterbury.ac.uk (strictly no agencies, thank you) quoting reference number REQ06073

Please note, Canterbury Christ Church University reserve the right to bring the closing date of this position forward where a high volume of applications is received.


Additional Information

Canterbury Christ Church University truly welcomes fresh perspectives and new voices. We want you to bring the real you to work, so we are committed to building a genuinely inclusive working environment where everyone is welcomed and where everyone can have a true sense of belonging. Our spirit of community will help us to eliminate discrimination and will enable us all to thrive in a culture that is underpinned by fairness and justice. We therefore seek people to join us who will proactively support and shape this aim and contribute in their own unique way. If this is you, then we are waiting to hear from you. #yourCCCU

Our University is deeply committed to shaping sustainable futures as a key part of its mission and values. If you share this passion, we encourage you to join us in making CCCU a more socially and environmentally conscious, sustainable place to study and work

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Please ensure you include contact details of two employment referees in your application, one of which must be your current/ most recent line manager.

Please note applications must be made online via the University website; details sent directly via email cannot be considered.

Prior consideration will be given to applicants in the University’s redeployment pool. No agencies, thank you.