City St George's, University of London
Lecturer in Communication Skills - (Tooting) (Internal Applicants Only)
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City St George’s, University of London is the University of business, practice and the professions and brings together the expertise and excellence of City, University of London and St George’s, University of London into one institution. The combined university is now one of the largest higher education destinations for London students, combining a breadth of disciplines across health, business, policy, law, creativity, communications, science and technology. Our students are at the heart of everything that we do, and we are committed to supporting them to pursue their career and personal ambitions.
Our research is engaged, at the frontier of practice and has a positive impact on the world around us.
Communication skills are a fundamental pillar of undergraduate Medical Education and central to preparing safe, effective, inclusive and compassionate future doctors.
We are seeking an enthusiastic educator to contribute to the design, delivery, assessment and quality assurance of communication skills teaching across the MBBS programme. Working within the Division of Medical Education. You will support students in developing patient-centred communication, consultation skills, shared decision-making, professionalism, empathy, inclusive practice, interprofessional communication, safe handover and the ability to manage complex or sensitive conversations.
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Responsibilities
- Deliver high-quality teaching in communication skills across the MBBS programme, including small-group, simulated patient and scenario-based teaching
- Teach consultation skills, shared decision-making, professionalism, and sensitive or complex conversations, and promote inclusive, patient-centred communication
- Contribute to the design, review and updating of teaching materials, ensuring alignment with programme outcomes, GMC expectations and assessment requirements
- Contribute to communication skills assessment, including CCAs, station writing, examiner activity, marking and standard setting
- Provide constructive, developmental feedback to students, including those requiring targeted support or remediation
- Support the recruitment, induction, training and development of communication skills tutors and simulated patients
- Act as a personal tutor and contribute to student support and academic development activities
- Engage with evaluation, quality assurance, scholarship and continuous improvement of communication skills teaching and assessment
Requirements
To be successful in your application you will be an academic, clinical academic or consultant with relevant expertise in communication skills education, experience of teaching and assessment in healthcare professional education, and a commitment to inclusive, student-centred practice.
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Informal enquiries may be directed to Dr Hamed Khan, Divisional Lead for Medical Education: hkhan@citystgeorges.ac.uk
Application Deadline
Closing date for applications: Sunday 2nd August 2026 at 23:55pm
Interviews are scheduled to take place on or around 17th August 2026
The selection process will involve an interview and an assessment/exercise/presentation. Further details will be confirmed at the interview stage.
Benefits
City St George’s offers a sector-leading salary, pension scheme and benefits including a comprehensive package of staff training and development.
City St George’s, University of London is committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion in all its activities, processes, and culture for our whole community, including staff, students and visitors.
We welcome applications regardless of age, caring responsibilities, disability, gender identity, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, pregnancy, race and ethnic origin, religion and belief, sex, sexual orientation and socio-economic background. City St George’s operates a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants.
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