Head of Clinical Medicine and Phase 2

St Marys University, Twickenham; Twickenham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading university in Twickenham is seeking a Head of Phase 2 and Clinical Medicine to manage and deliver clinical education across its MBBS program. The successful candidate will lead curriculum development, oversee clinical placements, and ensure compliance with regulatory standards. Candidates should possess substantial experience in higher education and clinical teaching, alongside a medical background. This role offers an opportunity to shape the next generation of medical students and contribute significantly to educational leadership.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Substantial experience in higher education and clinical medicine.
• Experience in managing medical education and curriculum design.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and delivery of clinical curriculum and placements.
• Oversee the recruitment of clinical staff and support educators.
• Ensure alignment with GMC OfG and MLA requirements.

Skills

Clinical teaching experience

Pedagogic design

Leadership

Education

Medical degree and relevant qualifications

Job description

The key responsibilities of the Head of Phase 2 and Clinical Medicine will be a) the management and delivery of Phase 2 and b) oversight of clinical medicine across the 5 years of the MBBS programme in accordance with the GMC Outcomes for Graduates (OfG) and Medical Licensing Assessment (MLA), University requirements, and the SoM contingent partner (University of Lancashire). The role includes oversight of delivery of teaching, simulation, assessment, student support and evaluation for clinical medicine across the 5 years with a particular focus on Phase 2. The post holder will work closely with the SoM leadership team and will have line management responsibility for staff delivering clinical teaching and will co‑line manage the Module leads alongside the Head of Phase 1. They will lead on curriculum and placement design, ensuring alignment with the GMCs OfG and MLA content map. They will work closely with the SoM Academic Heads, Professional Service Heads and Executive Dean to ensure continuity and alignment of clinical medicine across the programme. The postholder will be a clinically active in the NHS, and an experienced secondary care medical educational leader with substantial experience in all aspects of higher education and pedagogic design. The postholder would draw upon their extensive clinical and academic experience to carry out research, scholarship, enterprise and engagement, teaching, leadership and management within the SoM.

Main duties of the job

• Lead on development and delivery of the clinical curriculum and placements in Years 3-5 of the MBBS Programme, co‑ordinating the lectures, workshops, simulation, placements, work‑based and formative and summative assessments.
• Lead, develop and evaluate the clinical placements and related teaching content and support educators and students in delivering the course and fulfilling MLA and OfG requirements and alignment with contingent partner.
• Work with the Head of Partnerships to secure sufficient Phase 2 placement capacity with a wide range of opportunities for MBBS students.
• Work with Head of Phase 1, Module Leads and estates to ensure adequate teaching delivery and spaces are available for students throughout the MBBS programme, and with Head of Partnerships to ensure the quality assurance of Phase 2 Placements.
• Work with Head of Phase 1, Head of Professional Practice and Development and Head of Partnerships where patient safety concerns are raised or ant concerns relating to students or educators on Phase 2 placements.
• Oversee the recruitment and line management of supporting Training Fellows and sessional clinical staff where needed.
• Work with Head of Phase 1 to jointly line manage the three Module Leads as above (IASCM, MedSoc, CPP).
• Contribute to the development, delivery and review of all aspects of the clinical medicine content of the MBBS Programme.

St Mary’s is committed to providing our students with a transformational experience. The University’s Vision 2030 outlines our approach and guides our supporting strategies, operating plans, and team and individual targets for achieving this. This includes extending our impact through growth to ensure future sustainability. We are focused on delivering outstanding teaching and pastoral support to our student population, as well as expanding and internationalising our academic portfolio of programmes.

The St Mary’s University School of Medicine (SoM) aims to become an internationally recognised centre with established expertise and resources. At both undergraduate and postgraduate level, we are committed to offering vocationally relevant programmes of study with the highest academic standards.

The SoM is aligning its MBBS curriculum to its contingent partner (ULAN), which is developed on a spiral curriculum, of three modules: Integrated and Applied Science and Clinical Medicine – IASCM, Medicine & Society – Med Soc and Clinical and Professional Practice – CPP. The MBBS programme is arranged across two Phases, Phase 1 (Years 1–2) and Phase 2 (Years 3–5). The St Mary’s curriculum has been developed on the University of Lancashire’s Curriculum acting as our contingent partner.