Education Fellow (Assessment)

Hours per Week: 21

Do you have experience and/or interest in assessment within medical education? Are you interested in flexible working in a new medical school?

We are pleased to share with you an exciting opportunity for an Education Fellow in Assessment within KMMS, a role that involves quality-assuring assessment material including Applied knowledge tests (AKT) and OSCE questions. Education Fellows will also actively contribute to multiple mini-interviews (MMIs), and wider assessment work such as question writing, marking, standard setting and OSCE examination. Training and support are provided for all aspects of the job.

As an Education Fellow in Assessment you can expect to be involved in:

• Support the quality assurance processes of the Applied Knowledge Test (AKT) assessments to support the production of the AKT exams across the programme.
• Support the quality assurance processes of the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) assessments to support the production of the OSCE exams across the programme. 
• Liaise closely with line manager, educators and lecturers to deliver assessment material.

What will you bring to the role?

• A Medical/Healthcare degree, or a closely related subject area such as Human Anatomy, Physiology or Biochemistry, or equivalent
• A demonstrable interest in assessment or teaching and learning in undergraduate or postgraduate medical education or a closely related discipline (bioscience or health)
• Ability to give clear and constructive feedback to staff and students
• Accuracy and attention to detail 

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 will enjoy a range of great staff benefits including:

• Hybrid working options allowing a flexible blend of office and home working (to be agreed in line with business needs) 
• 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

For more information about what you can look forward to if you join us, visit our dedicated webpage: Working at Kent

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and welcome applicants who support the core values of KMMS.

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Please see the 'Apply' link above 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-267-25-R

Further details:

*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.)

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.

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