Director of Clinical Studies

This exciting senior role in Leicester Medical School is for a highly motivated clinician with a passion for undergraduate medical education to lead delivery of the clinical phase (phase 2: years 3-5) of our recently transformed undergraduate medical course. You will work closely with the Head and Deputy Head of School and the Director of Phase 1 (our pre-clinical phase), whilst managing our Heads of Year (years 3-5), and clinical block leads to deliver our exciting clinical curriculum for our growing Medical School. 

You will have responsibility for developing and delivering the curriculum of the clinical years, its quality assurance and have a desire to continuously enhance it. You will work closely with our Assessment team to provide high quality formative and summative assessments across the full range of modalities from knowledge, to clinical practice as well as our students’ professional performance. As an experienced clinical educator you will provide guidance and support to clinical students whilst also taking a key role in our Health and Conduct Committee which handles those students struggling to manage, or engage with, our course. 

You will be responsible for ensuring our curriculum is up-to-date and meets all regulatory requirements set by the GMC, our university and other relevant organisations, whilst also seeking to forge a course that is innovative and inspiring so that we produce genuinely excellent doctors.