Core Speciality Lead for Surgery - Longitiudinal - T F Years (Tooting)

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. The combined university is now one of the largest higher education destinations for London students, combining a breadth of disciplines across health, business, policy, law, creativity, communications, science and technology. Our students are at the heart of everything that we do, and we are committed to supporting them to pursue their career and personal ambitions.Our research is engaged, at the frontier of practice and has a positive impact on the world around us.City St George’s is seeking a surgical clinician-educator to provide academic oversight of surgery placements in the F Year of the MBBS programme, where students undertake sustained, placement-based learning across multiple NHS sites. The role ensures consistent, high-quality learning, alignment with assessment and GMC Outcomes for Graduates, and an equitable student experience across diverse clinical environments. Supported by the MBBS leadership and Quality teams, You will:Take academic responsibility for the surgery placement pages on the Virtual Learning Environment (Canvas), including annual review and in-year updatesRepresent the specialty, respond to curriculum development queries, and ensure a cohesive approach across learning, assessment and feedbackAct as a point of contact for placement leads at partner providers, and serve as an academic conduit supporting a welcoming, high-quality learning environmentSupport the MBBS Quality Team with placement concerns, contribute to assessment, and engage with Canvas and curriculum-management training To be successful in your application:You will be a registered medical practitioner with current or very recent experience as a relevant placement lead at a partner NHS provider.Knowledge of surgery and the relevant specialist area, and familiarity with the City St George’s MBBS curriculumExperience of undergraduate teaching within the relevant specialtyWillingness to engage with the virtual learning environment and to build relationships with placement leads at partner providersTeamworking, networking, delegation and project-planning skills, and commitment to equality, diversity and inclusionInformal EnquiriesInformal enquiries may be directed to:Dr Hamed Khan, Divisional Lead for Medical Education. Email: hkhan@citystgeorges.ac.ukClosing date for applications: 20th September 2026Interviews are scheduled to take place on or around 17th July 2026The 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.The University of business, practice and the professions

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