Primary Care Lead

Tees; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 51,000 - 58,000; Part time

Job summary

Teesside University invites applications for a part-time Primary Care Lead within the School of Health & Life Sciences. The post provides strategic, academic and clinical leadership for primary care and community-based medical education across the MBBS programme.

The successful candidate will develop high quality primary care learning opportunities, integrate general practice across the curriculum, and work with NHS partners to enhance teaching, assessment, and student support.

Qualifications

• Experience in medical education or academic leadership is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic, academic and clinical leadership for primary care learning across the MBBS programme.
• Lead the development of high-quality, sustainable primary care learning opportunities.
• Collaborate with primary care providers and NHS partners to integrate care into the curriculum.
• Deliver teaching, facilitation, clinical skills education and student support.

Job description

Location School of Health & Life Sciences

Job profile for Primary Care Lead

Primary Care Lead

Location School of Health & Life Sciences 19/11/2026 Primary Care Lead

The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.

Job details

• Salary £51,258 - £57,666 (pro rata)
• Contractual hours 14.8
• Basis Part time
• Package Permanent
• Date posted 26/10/2026
• Job reference T03096
• Attachments Person Specification - T03096.pdf
• Attachments Academic Terms & Conditions.pdf
• Attachments Job Description - T03096.pdf

Job description

Every member of our University is part of the inspiring, supportive, and caring community known as Team Teesside. To learn more about Team Teesside click here. The Primary Care Lead will provide strategic, academic and clinical leadership for primary care and community-based medical education across the MBBS programme.

The postholder will lead the development of high-quality, sustainable primary care learning opportunities, ensuring that general practice and community-based care are integrated throughout the curriculum and reflect the needs of patients, communities and the contemporary healthcare workforce.

Working collaboratively with academic colleagues, primary care providers, NHS partners and clinical educators, the postholder will support the development of a strong network of primary care learning environments and educators. They will provide leadership for the quality and development of primary care placements, contribute to clinical educator development, and support the Medical School in meeting relevant educational, quality and regulatory requirements.

The postholder will make an active contribution to delivery of the MBBS programme through teaching, facilitation, clinical skills education, assessment and student support. They will provide students with appropriate clinical insight and role modelling, ensuring that teaching is informed by contemporary primary care practice and promotes person-centred, holistic and integrated care.

The Primary Care Lead will work across the Medical School to ensure that primary care contributes fully to students' developing clinical reasoning, consultation and communication skills, professionalism, prevention and population health, management of long-term and complex conditions, and multidisciplinary and interprofessional working.

Through educational leadership, direct teaching and partnership working, the postholder will champion the contribution of primary care to undergraduate medical education and help establish a distinctive, high-quality primary care experience for Teesside medical students.

The position we are filling is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and a satisfactory DBS disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service is required as part of our clearance procedures.

Please be advised that due to the minimum salary thresholds imposed by the UKVI, this post will not qualify for University sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route.

If you are shortlisted, your interview will take place in person.

Please note that the University may ask you to participate in a number of selection activities as part of the recruitment process for this vacancy.

Interview date - Friday 11 December 2026

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