Practice Education Lead for MBBS (Redeployment List Candidates Only)

City, University of London; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent educational institution in Greater London is seeking a consultant clinician to supervise medical students and oversee clinical practice placements. The successful candidate will expand practice learning opportunities and ensure adherence to educational standards. This role demands extensive experience in clinical education and governance while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams. Ideal for individuals passionate about enhancing medical education and improving student support.

Qualifications

• Significant experience supervising medical students.
• Strong understanding of clinical education governance.
• Ability to work with multidisciplinary partners.

Responsibilities

• Identify opportunities to expand practice learning capacity.
• Work with staff to sustain placement provision for the MBBS programme.
• Liaise with clinical colleagues regarding practice education issues.

Skills

Supervising medical students

Clinical education governance

Liaising with multidisciplinary partners

Education

Medical degree

Job description

Background

The post holder will work closely with the Programme Director, MBBS Quality Lead, Associate Dean for Partnerships and Placements, Head of Department, and Strategic Practice Leads to ensure that all students have a high-quality, supportive and professionally credible practice learning experience.

Responsibilities

This role would suit a consultant clinician with significant experience supervising medical students, working with multidisciplinary partners, and contributing to clinical education governance. Key Responsibilities The successful candidate will :

• Identify new opportunities to expand practice learning capacity across all MBBS placement environments.
• Work with ADPs and school staff to build and sustain placement provision for the MBBS programme.
• Liaise with Link Lecturers and clinical colleagues regarding practice education issues, student support, and escalation concerns.
• Ensure policies and processes relating to Raising and Escalating Concerns are consistently followed.
• Contribute to incident review, reporting and collation for ADPs, escalating where appropriate.
• Engage with Student–Staff Liaison Committees on clinical issues.
• Ensure completion and quality of Educational Audits / Reviews of practice areas, meeting PSRB requirements.
• Support training and updates for supervisors.
• Coordinate the updating of placement-related information for students and clinical partners.
• Liaise closely with placements and academic teams on student allocation and mapping.
• Support evaluation, review and continuous quality monitoring of practice placements.
• Act as coordinator for students requiring reasonable adjustments.
• Serve as a point of advice and support for Link Lecturers.
• Contribute to Practice Education Committee activity and policy development.
• Work with the MBBS Senior Leadership Team on placement feedback and action planning.