MBChB Assessment Lead - Chester Medical School

University of Chester - Applied Medicine

Location:	Chester
Salary:	£58,225 to £61,759 per annum
Hours:	Full Time
Contract Type:	Permanent

Placed On: 20th February 2026
Closes: 6th March 2026
Job Ref: 0652-26

The Chester Medical School (CMS) MBChB curriculum is a 4-year graduate entry medicine programme. This post reflects the substantial increase in teaching and research staff as the Chester Medical School develops. As Assessment Lead you will oversee the planning, resourcing, delivery, and evaluation of all assessments of student performance in the MBChB programme. This includes direct responsibility for assessments on the University campus and the oversight and coordination of work based and professionalism assessments in our partner local education providers.

As MBChB Academic Lead, you will be responsible for ensuring the curriculum gives sufficient opportunities for students to be assessed against the learning outcomes and competencies required by the General Medical Council (GMC) as set out in "Outcomes for Graduates" and supplementary guidance. You will oversee the setting and marking of written, practical, and procedural clinical assessments, including OSCEs, work-based assessments and professionalism assessments, and overseeing the provision of feedback to students and responses to student feedback from faculty. You will also oversee other staff working on assessment.

Reporting to the Dean of the Chester Medical School, as Assessment Lead you will be a member of the MBChB Programme Team. You will work closely with the senior team in CMS, and wider faculty and professional services staff in the School, Faculty and University. Warwick Medical School is the contingency Medical School for CMS and during the contingency period, you will work closely with their counterpart in Warwick Medical School.

For an informal conversation, please contact either Professor Simon Watmough, CMS Head of Applied Medicine, or Professor Nicola Eardley, CMS Dean.

This post can be offered as either a direct employment or employer secondment opportunity (please refer to Terms & Conditions page in the Job Description).

Interview Date: Provisionally set for 17th March 2026.

Further Details:
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