Undergraduate Education Lead; Clinical

Reporting directly to the Pro-Dean and serving as a core member of the Faculty Executive,the postholder will provide Faculty-wide executive leadership and strategicaccountability for clinical education across the facultys programmes.

Working in partnership with the Executive Dean, Pro-Dean, and Undergraduate Education Lead(Non-Clinical), the postholder will lead the design, delivery, and continuousenhancement of a high-quality, future-facing clinical curriculum. Thepostholder will also provide strategic oversight to clinical leads across LEPs,ensuring a consistently outstanding, equitable and supportive studentexperience in all clinical environments.

Holding executive responsibility for clinical education governance and patient safety oversight, the postholder will act as a liaison with the General Medical Council and other external bodies on matters relating to clinical training standards, inspection readiness, and compliance assurance.

This is a pivotal senior appointment requiring an experienced clinical academic leader with the authority, credibility, and strategic vision to define and advance the Facultys clinical education agenda, student experience, and external reputation.

The role holdsformal responsibility for the strategic direction, governance, quality assurance, regulatory compliance, and long-term sustainability of the clinicaleducation portfolio. This includes alignment with General Medical Councilstandards, NHS workforce priorities, and emerging models of integrated and community-based care. The postholder will develop and implement a multi-year clinical education strategy. This will align curriculum architecture,assessment, workforce demand, financial stewardship, and sustainable placement and supervision capacity, while safeguarding consistency and inclusivity in the student learning experience.

As the Facultys senior clinical academic authority for education, the postholder willlead major NHS and community partnerships at executive and Medical Director level. They will negotiate complex service education interfaces, secureresilient clinical training capacity, and direct coordinated portfolio and capacity planning in response to system pressures and transformation. Thepostholder will drive innovation in simulation and technology-enhancedlearning, advance clinical educator development, and assure high standards ofsupervision, assessment, and learner support across all clinical environments.

The University of Buckingham has a uniqueatmosphere, unlike that of any other higher educational institution. Despitebeing one of the UKs smallest universities and the only independent universityto hold a Royal Charter, Buckingham has staff from over 25 countries, making ita truly distinctive work environment. Our size enables us to foster a very personalised, supportive, inclusive and collaborative environment, with lots of opportunity for development,something which we are very proud of.

The university is keen to build on its strengths to further enhance the teaching and research culture and is looking for a candidate who shares similarknowledge and research exchange ambitions and is keen to make a notablecontribution. By joining our passionate and active team, the candidate canexpect excellent support in their teaching, research, knowledge exchange andscholarly activity.

The Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences is seeking an inspirational senior clinical academic to provide leadership for the design, delivery and continuousenhancement of Clinical Education across the Facultys undergraduateprogrammes. This is a rare opportunity to shape the next generation of medical and health science professionals within Britains first independent university,where student-centred learning is not a sloganit is the organising principleof every programme we deliver.

Key Working Relationships

Executive Dean of FMHS

Pro-Dean of FMHS

Faculty Registrar

Clinical Phase Leads

Domain and Theme Leads

Directors of Medical Education in partner clinicalplacements

NHS and community placement partners

Learning and Teaching Champions Chair and Vice-Chair

Communication

Excellent written, electronic and oral communicationconveying information clearly and accurately.

Communicate effectively about matters relating to healthcare education with clinical leaders and educators across the LEPsand the wider healthcare community

Influence and negotiate with multi-disciplinary teams and external partners to provide clinical placements.

Promote effective use of feedback to enhance learning,clinical judgement, and readiness for practice.

Contribute to the Facultys recruitment and wideningparticipation strategies, representing the faculty at open days, selectionactivities, and outreach events.

Utilise enhanced communication and facilitation skills when delivering training and development sessions to ensureeffective transfer of knowledge.

Participate in Faculty Executive meetings,contributing to cross-Faculty leadership and delivery of…