KMMS-199-23-R2 - Senior Lecturer: Module Lead for Senior Rotation

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Kent and Medway Medical School
Location:  Canterbury
Salary:  £53,353 to £60,027 per annum pro rata
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
Hours per Week:  7
Contract Type: Permanent
Release Date:  Wednesday 13 December 2023
Closing Date:  23.59 hours GMT on Monday 08 January 2024  (unless otherwise stated)
Interview Date:  Tuesday 30 January 2024
Reference:  KMMS-199-23-R2

This is your chance to join Kent and Medway Medical School (KMMS) in pioneering a new era of responsive, student-centred medical education.  We are seeking an inspirational educator and role model to contribute to teaching, design, delivery and the quality assurance of clinical placements across year five of the School’s undergraduate medicine programme.   

KMMS opened to it first cohort to students in 2020 and is now teaching the first four 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.  

The post holder will work with the Head of Year 5 and manage a team of Specialty Leads to ensure that our Year 5 placements give our students the opportunity to meet all the Learning Outcomes required by our programme and the General Medical Council’s Outcomes for Graduates (2018). They will also be expected to undertake additional leadership roles within the school subject to individual area of expertise and workload planning discussions.  

To make your mark in this role, you will be suitably qualified with a specific interest and background in undergraduate clinical, healthcare and/or medical education. We expect you to have a track record of excellence in teaching and a healthy attitude to change and new challenges and a co-operative approach that matches our own. 

To be successful in this role you will have/be: 

• a UK recognised primary medical qualification and current registration and licence to practise with the GMC 
• demonstrable knowledge and experience in one or more of the specialisms listed above 
• experience of teaching undergraduate or postgraduate students in a clinical or academic setting 
• a proven ability to work co-operatively and collaboratively with colleagues and contribute to multi-disciplinary projects 

The role will involve working on the campus sites of both the partner universities in Canterbury and Medway and conducting extensive liaison work with all our clinical placement providers based across Kent and Medway.  

We encourage all applicants currently working in NHS Trusts in Kent and Medway to discuss the role with their Clinical Director before making an application.  

For informal enquiries: Please contact Clive Lawson, Senior Lecturer and Academic Lead for Year 5 on: [email protected]  

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 essential requirements of the Person Specification that are due to be assessed at application stage. 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 [email protected]  quoting reference number: KMMS-199-23

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

Please note that we prioritise applications from current University of Kent redeployees. We will let you know if this post is to be filled by a redeployee as, in this instance, your application will unfortunately not be taken forward.

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.

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