Core Speciality Lead for Medicine - Final Year

Islington Working; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive package of staff training and development

Sector-leading salary and pension scheme

Job summary

Islington Working seeks a Core Specialty Lead for Medicine for the final year of the MBBS programme. This key academic leadership role involves providing oversight and enhancing the quality of placement-based learning across NHS sites. Responsibilities include curriculum development, quality assurance, and communication support between university and clinical teams.

The position requires collaboration with NHS providers to ensure a consistent student learning experience and demands excellent leadership and academic oversight skills.

Applications are welcomed regardless of background, with an emphasis on equality, diversity, and inclusion.

Responsibilities

• Provide academic oversight of Medicine placements within F-year.
• Lead development and review of placement content on the Virtual Learning Environment.
• Act as a contact for specialty-specific queries.
• Work collaboratively with partner NHS providers.
• Support quality assurance processes.
• Facilitate communication between university and clinical teams.
• Contribute to curriculum development.
• Engage with assessment processes.
• Support effective programme delivery.

Job description

Vacancy Core Speciality Lead for Medicine - Final Year

Employer

Employer City, University Of London

Vacancy type

Vacancy type Fixed Term Contract

Reference number

Reference number Cor10582

Form of employment

Form of employment Part Time

Salary / Rate

Salary / Rate Not specified

Hours

Hours Not specified

Published

Published 26/06/2026

Closing date 19/07/2026

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. City St George’s is seeking an outstanding clinician-educator to take on the role of Core Specialty Lead in Medicine for the F-year of the MBBS programme.

This is a key academic leadership role within the clinical practice phase of the curriculum, providing specialty-level oversight of placement-based learning. The role has been developed to strengthen academic leadership across clinical placements, enhance consistency of student experience across partner NHS sites, and support high-quality delivery aligned with GMC Outcomes for Graduates.

Duties

In this role you will:

• Provide academic oversight of Medicine placements within F-year, ensuring alignment with curriculum outcomes and assessment requirements
• Lead on the development, quality, and annual review of placement content on the Virtual Learning Environment (Canvas)
• Act as a key point of contact for specialty-specific queries from placement leads, academic teams, and the MBBS programme
• Work collaboratively with partner NHS providers to support consistency and equity of student learning experience across sites
• Support quality assurance processes, including identifying and escalating placement-related concerns where appropriate
• Facilitate communication between university and clinical teams to support delivery of high-quality placement-based education
• Contribute to curriculum development and enhancement within the specialty
• Engage with assessment processes, including supporting question writing and examining where appropriate
• Work closely with MBBS leadership, Quality teams, and administrative colleagues to support effective programme delivery

Informal EnquiriesInformal enquiries may be directed to:Dr Sarah KrishnanandanProgramme Director for MBBS. Email: [e-mail]

Closing date for applications: Sunday 19th July 2026 at 23:55pm.Interviews are scheduled to take place on or around 27th - 31st July 2026.The selection process will involve an interview and an assessment/exercise/presentation. Further details will be confirmed at the interview stage.

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.