Head of Undergraduate Medical Education

Applications are invited for the post of Head of the Undergraduate Medical Education Section within the Education Division of the Office of the School of Clinical Medicine. The post holder will be based at the Clinical School, on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus.

This is an exciting opportunity to lead the School's Undergraduate Education administration, with responsibility for the organization and delivery of the clinical components of the University's three medical course, a six-year Standard Clinical Course (admitting approximately 270 students per year, with the clinical component mainly comprising Years 3-6), a nine-year MB/PhD Programme (admitting approximately 5 10 students a year, in which students intercalate a PhD between Years 4 and 5 of the medical course) and a four-year Cambridge Graduate Course (admitting approximately 40 graduate students a year). The post holder will also be responsible for maintaining excellent relationships and communication with administrative and teaching staff both on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus, and across the numerous Trusts and GP practices across the region which are involved in teaching Cambridge medical students. 

The successful candidate will have a degree and will be an experienced administrator, preferably in a Higher Education context, and preferably in the area of medical education. They will have excellent management and team leadership skills, as well as change and project management skills. They will have very strong communication skills (both written and verbal), an ability to communicate clearly and effectively, and to form strong professional relationships with both internal and external stakeholders, at all levels of seniority. Ideally, they will also have an understanding of assessment procedures. They will also be able to work independently and flexibly, and will have the ability to rapidly assimilate new information and knowledge and to meet challenging deadlines.

If you have any questions about this vacancy or the application process, please contact CS HR Staff Hub cshrstaffhub@admin.cam.ac.uk

Informal enquiries about the role are welcomed and should be directed to: Dr Litsa Biggs

(FacultySec@medschl.cam.ac.uk)

To apply online for this vacancy and to view further information about the role, please click the 'Apply' byutton above. 

Please ensure that you upload a covering letter and CV in the Upload section of the online application. The covering letter should outline how you match the criteria for the post and why you are applying for this role. If you upload any additional documents which have not been requested, we will not be able to consider these as part of your application.

Please include details of your referees, including email address and phone number, one of which must be your most recent line manager.

Closing date: 11th January 2026

Interview date: 29th January 2026

Please quote reference RA48271 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.

The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.

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