Core Speciality Lead for Medicine

Vacancy Core Speciality Lead for Medicine - ( )

Employer

Employer City, University Of London

Vacancy type

Vacancy type Fixed Term Contract

Form of employment

Form of employment Part Time

Salary / Rate

Salary / Rate Not specified

Hours

Hours Not specified

Published

Published 16/09/2026

Closing date 11/10/2026

Description

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.

This is a key academic leadership role within the clinical practice phase of the curriculum, providing specialty-level oversight of placement-based learning. The role has been developed to strengthen academic leadership across clinical placements, enhance consistency of student experience across partner NHS sites, and support high-quality delivery aligned with GMC Outcomes for Graduates.

Duties

• Provide academic oversight of Medicine placements within F-year, ensuring alignment with curriculum outcomes and assessment requirements
• Lead on the development, quality, and annual review of placement content on the Virtual Learning Environment (Canvas)
• Act as a key point of contact for specialty-specific queries from placement leads, academic teams, and the MBBS programme
• Work collaboratively with partner NHS providers to support consistency and equity of student learning experience across sites
• Support quality assurance processes, including identifying and escalating placement-related concerns where appropriate
• Facilitate communication between university and clinical teams to support delivery of high-quality placement-based education
• Contribute to curriculum development and enhancement within the specialty
• Engage with assessment processes, including supporting question writing and examining where appropriate
• Work closely with MBBS leadership, Quality teams, and administrative colleagues to support effective programme delivery

Essential criteria

Not specified

Desirable criteria

Not specified

Additional information

Closing date for applications: Sunday 11 October 2026 at 23:59pm. TBCThe selection process will involve an interview and an assessment/exercise/presentation. Further details will be confirmed at the interview stage.

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.

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