Academic Lead - T Year (MBBS Programme)

City st georges; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff training and development

Pension scheme

Equality, diversity and inclusion

Job summary

City St George’s, University of London seeks an outstanding clinician-educator to take on the role of Academic Lead for T Year of the MBBS programme. This key academic leadership role oversees teaching, placement learning and assessment as students transition into clinical medicine.

The post holder will ensure high-quality delivery, student support and coherence with programme outcomes, with involvement in governance and annual programme evaluation.

Qualifications

• Experience in undergraduate medical education.
• Strong understanding of clinical placement learning, student support and assessment.
• Interest in academic leadership within the MBBS programme.

Responsibilities

• Provide academic leadership of T Year, ensuring high-quality deliver across teaching, clinical attachments and placement learning.
• Chair the T Year Committee and the exceptional circumstances panel for T Year, and contribute to governance structures.
• Oversee coordination and quality assurance of T Year teaching and clinical placement learning.
• Ensure students are supported to move safely and effectively from clinical sciences learning into the clinical practice environment.
• Support students to develop confidence in clinical environments, apply clinical knowledge to patient care contexts, and develop clinical reasoning and professional behaviours.
• Support and manage students in difficulty, working with the professionalism team and relevant staff.
• Contribute to assessment and progression processes, including attendance at examination boards.
• Engage with T Year student representatives and attend the Student Support Committee.
• Lead continuous quality improvement of T Year through evaluation and national reports.

Skills

Undergraduate medical education

Clinical teaching

Academic leadership

Education

MBBS or equivalent

Job description

City St George’s, University of London is the University of business, practice and the professions and brings together the expertise and excellence of City, University of London and St George’s, University of London into one institution. The combined university is now one of the largest higher education destinations for London students, combining a breadth of disciplines across health, business, policy, law, creativity, communications, science and technology. Our students are at the heart of everything that we do, and we are committed to supporting them to pursue their career and personal ambitions.

Our research is engaged, at the frontier of practice and has a positive impact on the world around us.

Background - City St George’s is seeking an outstanding clinician-educator to take on the role of Academic Lead for T Year of the MBBS programme

This is a key academic leadership role within the clinical practice phase of the curriculum. T Year is the first clinical practice year of the MBBS programme and represents a critical transition point as students move from the clinical sciences years into sustained clinical placement learning. The year is pivotal in helping students apply their knowledge, clinical skills, communication skills and professional behaviours within real clinical environments, while continuing to develop the foundations required for safe and effective clinical practice. The postholder will ensure that students experience a safe, structured and supportive transition into clinical medicine and that teaching, placement learning, assessment, student support and quality assurance are coherent, high quality and aligned with programme outcomes.

Responsibilities

Provide academic leadership of T Year, ensuring high-quality delivery across teaching, clinical attachments and placement learning

• Chair the T Year Committee and the exceptional circumstances panel for T Year, and contribute to relevant governance structures
• Oversee coordination and quality assurance of T Year teaching and clinical placement learning, working closely with clinical attachment leads, module leads and teaching teams
• Ensure students are supported to move safely and effectively from clinical sciences learning into the clinical practice environment
• Support students to develop confidence in clinical environments, apply clinical knowledge to patient care contexts, and develop clinical reasoning and professional behaviours appropriate to their stage of training
• Support and manage students in difficulty, working with the professionalism team, Programme Director and relevant support services where appropriate
• Contribute to assessment and progression processes, including attendance at examination boards for main and resit examinations
• Engage with T Year student representatives, maintain oversight of student experience and feedback, and attend the Student Support Committee where relevant
• Lead continuous quality improvement of T Year through review of student feedback, placement evaluations and educational outcomes, and contribute to annual programme evaluation and national reports as required
• Attend or provide reports to relevant programme committees, including Course Committee, and work collaboratively with the MBBS Programme Director, Quality Assurance Lead, Deputy Academic Lead for T Year, clinical attachment leads, assessment colleagues and the MBBS administrative team

Person Specification

The role would suit an academic or clinical academic with experience of undergraduate medical education, a strong understanding of clinical placement learning, student support and assessment, and an interest in academic leadership within the MBBS programme. Applicants should have experience of clinical teaching and a clear understanding of the needs of students entering the clinical practice phase.

Closing date for applications: 15th November 2026 at 11:59pm

City St George’s offers a sector-leading salary, pension scheme and benefits including a comprehensive package of staff training and development.

City St George’s, University of London is committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion in all its activities, processes, and culture for our whole community, including staff, students and visitors.

We welcome applications regardless of age, caring responsibilities, disability, gender identity, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, pregnancy, race and ethnic origin, religion and belief, sex, sexual orientation and socio-economic background. City St George’s operates a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants.

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