Senior Lecturer in Clinical Education

King's College London; Greater London; On-site; GBP 66,000 - 74,000; Full time

Job summary

King’s College London is seeking a Senior Lecturer in Clinical Education to contribute to teaching, leadership, and scholarship within the Centre for Education in the Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine. You will support MA Clinical Education, the blended MSc in Health Professions Education, and related programmes, while advancing education research and scholarly activity.

The role includes module leadership, supervision of master’s dissertations, and participation in PhD guidance, with a

Qualifications

• PhD in a subject relevant to health professions education.
• SFHEA or relevant teaching qualification.
• Knowledge of curriculum design and assessment.
• Evidence of pedagogical scholarship and research published in peer‑reviewed journals.
• Experience teaching learning theory and practice to interprofessional postgraduate groups.
• Ability to develop learning materials with colleagues and supervise learners.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, deliver and assess the Centre’s postgraduate Clinical Education modules.
• Take module leadership and responsibility for teaching and assessment.
• Deputise for programme director and chair assessment sub‑board when needed.
• Act as personal tutor for master’s students and coordinate tutors.
• Supervise and assess master’s dissertations and support PhD students.
• Monitor student progress and engage in programme enhancement and development.

Skills

PhD in health professions education

SFHEA or teaching qualification

Curriculum design

Educational scholarship

Interprofessional teaching

Assessment and feedback

Education

PhD in health professions education

Job description

Senior Lecturer in Clinical EducationDepartment : Bioscience Education

About Us

The Centre for Education in the Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine at King’s College London is a centre of excellence for research and scholarship in learning in the health professions.

About The Role

The successful candidate will contribute to the teaching and learning activities, assessment, leadership, development, and continued success of the thriving MA in Clinical Education programme, a new blended MSc in Health Professions Education, and other associated programmes, while also contributing to the culture of educational scholarship and research in medical and health professions education.

The post holder will be accountable for maintaining the quality of their teaching and will contribute to the peer support of others to sustain and develop high quality education. Academic citizenship through academic-related activities that underpin excellence in education is expected. Successful candidates will be appointed to our Academic Education Pathway (AEP) that allows career progression to Professor based upon an internationally recognised contribution to education and scholarship. Staff on the AEP have an indicative 20% of time available to engage in education-focused scholarship.

Teaching

• Contribute to the strategic design, development, delivery and assessment of the Centre’s flourishing postgraduate programme in Clinical Education, as well as a new executive blended online MSc in Health Professions Education.
• Take module leadership and assume primary teaching and assessment responsibility for postgraduate modules.
• Deputise for programme director and act in assessment sub-board chair role.
• Serve as a personal tutor for master’s students in Clinical Education and Health Professions Education and coordinate activities of other academic colleagues (e.g. small group tutors, master’s dissertation supervisors).
• Supervise and assess master’s dissertations.
• Participate in PhD student support, supervision, and training.
• Monitor student progress and engagement and participate in programme enhancement and development activities.

Research and Scholarship

• Engage in high-quality educational scholarship aligned to the strategic aims of the Centre for Education.
• Support the development of scholarship in clinical education practice, especially across the Centre for Education.
• Contribute to a culture of evidence-informed practice across the College, and especially within clinical education.

Administration

• To carry out any administrative duties assigned by the Programme Director and expected by the University.

Engagement with the School / Faculty

• Work within a team and provide mutual support and encouragement, participating in and delivering to the team contribution in terms of results.
• Stay up to date with the current curriculum and changes that occur.
• Remain up to date with all required training and development.
• Remain up to date with student feedback training.
• Undertake annual educational appraisal.

There are a number of duties and responsibilities that we ask all employees to be familiar with and adhere to.

• Positively contributes to an environment at King’s that truly represents Our Principles in Action and where every individual feels safe, secure and supported.
• Always complies with the requirements of health and safety regulations to ensure their own wellbeing and that of their colleagues.
• Has an understanding of sustainability, including its impact on the University and the work we do, and engages in sustainable practices in the workplace.
• Ensures they are working in a safe environment, where they comply with our Health and Safety regulations and ensure confidentiality, only releasing confidential information obtained during the course of employment to those acting in an official capacity.
• Complies with King’s protocols on the appropriate use of telephone, email and internet facilities.

About You

Essential criteria

• PhD in a subject relevant to health professions education.
• SFHEA or relevant teaching qualification.
• Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of health professions education, including curriculum design, design and delivery of teaching and learning activities, and high-quality assessment and feedback.
• Evidence of pedagogical scholarship and research, publishing in peer-reviewed journals and presenting one’s research to appropriate groups.
• Evidence of experience in teaching learning theory and practice to interprofessional groups of healthcare professionals at postgraduate level.
• Experience supporting the reflective development of healthcare professionals improving their teaching skills.
• Ability to work with a wide range of clinical and academic colleagues to facilitate the preparation of learning and assessment material.
• Good organisational skills.

Desirable criteria

• Experience designing, delivering, assessing, and supporting learning in blended online settings for health professions educators.
• Experience working with a team of clinicians, scientists, and educationalists to support healthcare professionals learning to teach.

Downloading a copy of our Job Description. Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the page.

This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.

Further Information

At King’s, we believe that the diversity of our community and a culture that is welcoming, open, inclusive and collaborative, are great strengths of the university. The Equality Act of 2010 protects the rights of our students and staff and provides a framework to fulfil our duties to eliminate unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation and in addition, to advance equality of opportunity and foster good relations between those who share a protected characteristic and those who do not.

At times, this will include balancing rights and beliefs that can feel in tension. We are committed to free speech and to academic freedom, believing that our foundational purpose as a university, is to create spaces where a wide range of ideas, including ideas that are controversial, can be discussed and debated, and where members of our community can express lawful views without fear of intimidation, harassment or discrimination. When engaging in the robust exchange of ideas, we ask that our community is mindful of our Dignity at King’s guidance.

Grade and Salary : £66,290

• £73,942 per annum, inclusive of London Weighting Allowance
• Contact Person : Deborah Reed / Simon Iygo-Baker
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