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Deputy Dean: Student Affairs and Academic Staffing

Kent and Medway Medical School

Location:  Canterbury
Salary:  £66,857 to £70,918 per annum
Plus a Market Supplement, benchmarked to the NHS pay scale appropriate to the successful candidate’s clinical discipline and grade if in clinical practice.
Grade:  Grade 10
Post Type:  Full Time
Contract Type: Permanent
Release Date:  Tuesday 30 July 2024
Closing Date:  23.59 hours BST on Monday 26 August 2024  (unless otherwise stated)
Reference:  KMMS-237-24

Are you a senior leader in medical education, with experience in strategy and staff development and want to lead in an ambitious academic and research-led context? If so, we would welcome an application from you.

We are seeking an inspirational educational leader and role model to contribute to the delivery, mission and objectives of the Medical School and support our academic ambitions. The role will make a major contribution to the delivery of the KMMS vision and mission and support the academic vision for an excellent student experience and taught portfolio in the School. The successful candidate will have the proven leadership skills to make this happen.

Applications to work less than full time (0.6 FTE and above) will be considered.

As Deputy Dean you can expect to be involved in:

  • Teach and lead on the design, development, and evaluation of high-quality, demand-driven, and student-centred taught programmes for undergraduate and postgraduate students
  • Contribute to the development and delivery of academic strategy and operational matters for the School.
  • Lead on all matters pertaining to the career development and support of academic staff, ensuring that their workload allocation reflects the ambitions, constraints, priorities and expectations of the School and collaborating universities.

What will you bring to the role?

  • Current qualification, registration and licence to practise in medicine 
  • Postgraduate qualification or a professional qualification in a field allied to medical education 
  • Strong experience in leadership, management and partnership working in an academic context 
  • Sustained external recognition in their field of research or scholarship and academia 

What we can offer in return:

As a member of our team, you can expect a friendly, open and collaborative working environment and support in your development and wellbeing. You'll enjoy a range of great staff benefits including:

  • 43 days' leave per year (personal leave, bank holidays and additional days allocated for the Christmas period, pro rata for part-time staff)
  • excellent pension scheme with generous employer contributions
  • corporate employee-funded healthcare plan, in partnership with Benenden Health
  • retailer and wellbeing discounts via Edenred
  • on campus cinema/theatre, sports facilities, library, nursery (Canterbury) and food outlets 
  • study while you work discounts, cycle to work scheme, local business discounts
  • support in your development and wellbeing at all stages of employment, including an Employee Assistance Programme
  • training and development opportunities at all levels
  • on-site parking

We are ambitious for our people, our communities and the region we serve – join us in making the world a better place. Visit our website for more on who we are: http://www.kent.ac.uk/about/

Please see the links below to view the full job description and to apply for this post. For further information regarding the application process, please contact peopleserviceshr@kent.ac.uk quoting reference number KMMS-237-24.


We particularly welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are under-represented at this level in this area
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Please note that we prioritise applications from current University of Kent redeployees. We will let you know if this post is to be filled by a redeployee as, in this instance, your application will unfortunately not be taken forward.

Applications must be made via the University’s online application system; CVs or details sent directly to the department or via email cannot be considered.

The University of Kent values diversity and promotes equality at all levels.