Taking a year out before FY1 - or reconsidering it altogether? This role was built with you in mind.
MyUCAT is the UK's largest medical-student-run admissions organisation, and we're hiring our first dedicated schools outreach lead. It's a part-time contractor role (roughly 1.5 days a week) designed to sit cleanly alongside USMLE prep, a startup, job applications, or whatever else you're building right now. You'll own something real, work autonomously, and leave with a CV line that actually means something - having expanded a schools programme from scratch.
OPEN TO CANDIDACY FROM
a) UK medical graduate who is thinking of turning down FP
b) FY3/LTFT medical trainee with med-ed experience
c) Experienced teacher in UK school
AND
Passionate about medical education
This role requires lived experience of the UK school system and UK medical application process - familiarity with A-levels, UCAS, and the NHS foundation pathway is essential.
The Role
This is a part-time, flexible contractor position (~1.5 days/week) combining outreach, events, and local tutor coordination. You'll be the face of MyUCAT in schools - building relationships with heads of sixth form and UCAS coordinators, running talks and events, and making sure students know what support is available to them.
No two weeks will look the same, but your core responsibilities will include:
* Identifying and reaching out to sixth forms, colleges, and schools
* Building and managing relationships with key contacts (heads of sixth form, biology/chemistry leads, UCAS coordinators)
* Organising and attending school visits, talks, and events - both in person and online
* Running and growing a school-facing mailing list covering UCAT dates, events, and preparation tips
* Coordinating local MyUCAT tutors to support school-based activity
* Following up consistently - this role lives and dies on relationship management
There's no single right background for this role. What matters most is:
* A genuine connection to the medical admissions journey - ideally you've been through it yourself, recently enough that it feels real
* Confidence walking into a school and presenting to staff or students
* Strong organisational habits: you follow up, you keep records, you don't let things fall through the cracks
* Self-motivation: this is a largely autonomous role with light-touch management
What We Offer
* £1000-1200/month base retainer + bonuses for the pilot period
(1.5 days a week; i.e. £40-48k FTE equivalent, potential for further upside)
This is designed to cover your rent while you build. The more interesting part is the upside.
Performance bonuses- uncapped:
• £50 per school talk delivered
• £150 per new school paid partnership established
A high performer in this role could realistically earn £1,800–2,000/month within six months based on a modest number of talks and conversions.
If the schools programme becomes a standalone revenue stream, the person who built it will be first in line to run it/profit share/expanded hours.
Everything else:
• Flexible working
• Designed to sit alongside other commitments - i.e. USMLE prep, a startup, finance applications
• Direct access to AI workflow tools and support in building these into your practice
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