Kent and Medway Medical School (KMMS) invite applications for this significant leadership post within the School. As Head of Assessment you will have day to day oversight for all formative and summative assessments for the undergraduate medical and the Masters in Clinical Education programmes.
Kent and Medway Medical School opened in 2020 and gained full GMC accreditation in 2025. We are a new and ambitious school, committed to widening participation, delivering excellent medical education, and improving health outcomes in our region.
You will lead a team of academics and professional services staff to design deliver and develop clinical exams (including the Medical Licencing Assessment Clinical and Professional Skills Assessment), written knowledge papers (including the MLA Applied Knowledge Test) and have oversight of the electronic portfolio. You will also have strategic oversight of academic support within our programmes to ensure students are well prepared for their assessments.
You will also work in close collaboration with the teaching and learning for all UG and PGT programmes to ensure constructive alignment of assessments. You will report directly to the Dean of Education and will work closely with Deputy Dean of Medical Education, PGT course leads and the Senior Faculty Leadership team.
This role will be benchmarked to an appropriate NHS Clinical pay scale where applicable depending on the successful candidate.
We are seeking an inspirational clinician-educator to lead all aspects of assessment at KMMS.
You will be involved in:
- Providing strategic leadership of assessment across our programmes.
- Ensuring assessments are valid, fair, inclusive, and GMC-compliant.
- Leading our assessment committees and quality assurance processes.
- Supporting students to succeed, combining rigour with pastoral sensitivity.
- Driving innovation, including digital tools and psychometric analysis.
- Contributing to teaching, research, and the wider life of KMMS.
About You
We are looking for someone with:
- A primary medical qualification, GMC registration, and current clinical practice. Or equivalence in a healthcare professionFellowship/Membership of a Royal College.
- Significant experience leading assessment in medical or healthcare education.
- A track record of teaching excellence and academic leadership.
- Strong communication skills and a commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion.
A doctorate, HEA/AoME Fellowship, or national profile in assessment would be an advantage.
For more information about what you can look forward to if you join us, visit our dedicated webpage: Working at Kent
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-304-25.
We particularly welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are under-represented at this level in this area
*Occasionally we may need to close a vacancy before the published deadline due to a high number of applications being received, therefore we strongly advise you to submit your application as soon as possible. (All vacancies will be open for at least one week.)
PLEASE NOTE: 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.
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