Core Speciality Lead - Surgery - F Year (Tooting)

LGBT Jobs; Tooting; Remote; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Staff training and development

Job summary

City St George's, University of London is seeking a surgical clinician-educator to provide academic oversight of surgery placements in the F Year MBBS programme, spanning multiple NHS sites. This role ensures consistent, high-quality learning, alignment with GMC Outcomes for Graduates, and an equitable student experience.

You will manage the Canvas placement pages, respond to curriculum development queries, and act as a conduit supporting a cohesive approach to learning, assessment and feedback

Qualifications

• Registered medical practitioner with GMC registration and relevant placement-lead experience.
• Knowledge of surgery and MBBS curriculum.
• Experience in undergraduate teaching in the relevant specialty.
• Willingness to engage with virtual learning environments and partner NHS providers.
• Teamworking, networking, delegation and project-planning skills.
• Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.

Responsibilities

• Take academic responsibility for surgery placement pages on Canvas, including annual review and updates.
• Represent the specialty and coordinate curriculum development across learning, assessment and feedback.
• Serve as a point of contact for placement leads at partner providers and support a high-quality learning environment.
• Support MBBS Quality Team with placement concerns and engage with curriculum-management training.

Education

MBBS degree

GMC registration

Tools

Canvas LMS

Job description

Core Speciality Lead - Surgery - F Year (Tooting)

Location: Tooting

Job Type: Contract, Part-time

Pay: 0 salary type

Highlighted points for this job

• surgical clinician-educator role
• academic oversight of surgery placements
• sector-leading salary and benefits
• commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion

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 a surgical clinician-educator to provide academic oversight of surgery placements in the F Year of the MBBS programme, where students undertake sustained, placement-based learning across multiple NHS sites. The role ensures consistent, high-quality learning, alignment with assessment and GMC Outcomes for Graduates, and an equitable student experience across diverse clinical environments.

Responsibilities – Supported by the MBBS leadership and Quality teams, You will:

• Take academic responsibility for the surgery placement pages on the Virtual Learning Environment (Canvas), including annual review and in-year updates
• Represent the specialty, respond to curriculum development queries, and ensure a cohesive approach across learning, assessment and feedback
• Act as a point of contact for placement leads at partner providers, and serve as an academic conduit supporting a welcoming, high-quality learning environment
• Support the MBBS Quality Team with placement concerns, contribute to assessment, and engage with Canvas and curriculum-management training

Person Specification – To be successful in your application:

• You will be a registered medical practitioner with current or very recent experience as a relevant placement lead at a partner NHS provider.
• Knowledge of surgery and the relevant specialist area, and familiarity with the City St George's MBBS curriculum
• Experience of undergraduate teaching within the relevant specialty
• Willingness to engage with the virtual learning environment and to build relationships with placement leads at partner providers
• Teamworking, networking, delegation and project-planning skills, and commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion

Closing date for applications: 15 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.

The University of business, practice and the professions