Head of Undergraduate Medicine

Permanent campus based role. Academic Manager or Clinical Academic Manager contract

We’re here to create and harness knowledge, to deliver opportunity for everyone.

About the role

This post provides an exciting opportunity to make a major contribution to the Edge Hill University Medical School at an exciting time in its development.

The Head of Undergraduate Medicine is a key position with responsibility for all provision within the Department. This includes the MBChB, MBChB with Foundation year, the MSc Physician Associate Studies as well as programmes in nutrition and public health. You will be responsible for all aspects of the development, delivery, and quality assurance of these programmes and will drive forward further development of provision within the department. Liaison with professional bodies and external organisations will be a key part of the role. Ensuring that relevant provision meets the requirements of the GMC and will develop strong external partnerships and to represent the University externally.

You will work closely with the Director of the Medical School and the Head of Postgraduate Medical Education to drive forward strategy, support staff and grow provision across the school. You will be expected to work closely with leaders across the Faculty to maximize opportunities for interprofessional learning and development.

The Head of Undergraduate Medicine is supported by Associate Heads of Undergraduate Medicine aligned to different areas of the School’s portfolio and by Senior Academic Leads for Admissions and Selection, Teaching and Learning, Clinical Education, Assessment, Professionalism and Conduct, Support and Wellbeing.

A Professorial title will be awarded for appropriately qualified candidates.

For informal enquiries about this vacancy, you may wish to contact: Professor Mini Singh, Director of the Medical School minal.singh@edgehill.ac.uk.

About you

As Head of Undergraduate Medicine, you will:

• Be inspirational leader with a background in undergraduate medical education, demonstrating the talent to lead forward the Department.
• Hold extensive experience of operational, strategic, and professional management and leadership.
• Ability to successfully lead change in a complex environment
• Extensive knowledge of undergraduate medical education and of the external drivers and considerations
• You will hold a national profile
• You will have excellent leadership skills, including highly effective communication and people skills with excellent emotional intelligence

We will consider applications from both medically and non-medically qualified individuals who have held significant leadership roles in other medical schools. For clinical academic appointments, this will be a joint appointment, in tandem with clinical duties, between the University and a clinical employer. In line with Follett principles or another similar model, it is anticipated that clinical and academic PAs will be combined as part of a jointly agreed job description / annualised job plan. In such circumstances, any offer of appointment will be dependent on the ability to arrange an appropriate joint clinical academic contract.

It is important to note that the successful applicant may be required to undertake an enhanced disclosure for you from the Disclosure and Barring Service and that this will form part of the conditions of offer of employment.

At Edge Hill University we value the benefits a rich and diverse workforce brings to our community and therefore welcome applications from all sections of society.

Rewards & Benefits

• A minimum of 48 days annual leave per annum, pro rata (inclusive of bank holiday and University closure days)
• Access to a range of CPD to support your career development
• Free foreign language, and Sign Language evening classes
• Employee assistance programme with access to free confidential counselling sessions, legal & financial advice, and as health & wellbeing resources.
• Discounted membership to our onsite state-of-the-art sport and leisure facilities
• Beautiful award-winning on-campus working environment.
• Staff benefits scheme, which provides you with discounts across the high street, supermarket shopping, cinema tickets, dining out and more.
• Automatic enrolment into the Teacher’s Pension Scheme with our employer contribution of 23.68% or enrolment into the NHS Pension Scheme or USS scheme if you are a current active contributing member of either scheme.

About us

At Edge Hill University we believe in the life changing opportunities knowledge can create. Since 1885, we’ve been creating access to knowledge for those who may not have had the opportunity to before.

Today, the effect we have has a far-reaching impact, not just for those who come to study here but for those who work, invest in, and live in our local communities too. So, if you’ve ever wondered if one person can make a difference, simply speak to our alumni, students, and award-winning staff.

Because for us education isn’t about how much you take in. It’s about what you take out into the world.

Inspiring minds and changing futures since 1885, Edge Hill University is “A great success story… an institution that improves and impresses year after year” – Times Higher Education.