Job Description
A Vacancy at Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust.
The Trust Medical Education department are seeking an experienced psychiatrist to join its teaching faculty, to deliver psychiatry teaching to medical students. This will enhance the existing Medical Education Faculty in the trust.
This is a Medical Bank position with flexibility to sign up to facilitate teaching sessions at your availability.
At Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust we combine exceptional professional development opportunities within a geography and have a network of approximately 150 members of medical staff, not including our range of foundation doctors, GP trainees, core trainees and higher trainees.
There are exciting times ahead with the Kent and Medway Medical School now open, a collaboration between Canterbury Christ Church University and the University of Kent with KMPT as one of the NHS partners, inspiring the next generation of medical professionals.
Indulge your passion for research with our internationally known and enthusiastic team, who are involved in a whole host of national and home‑grown studies that have the potential to shape future healthcare. You will be very welcome.
The post holder, in collaboration with the Trust Director of Undergraduate Medical Education, will take a lead role in delivering the in‑house teaching programme for undergraduate medical students undertaking Psychiatry placements within the Trust. This will include contributing to regular student induction days, coordinating fellow psychiatric trainees to teach students and organising and delivering clinical interview skills simulation training.
The post holder will respond to student feedback regarding the teaching programme in order to ensure an appropriate range and level of teaching topics is provided. There will be opportunities to audit aspects of undergraduate programmes.
The post will offer adult learning opportunities allowing the postholder to develop educational insight, skills and can contribute to a portfolio of work linked to a PGCert or to support AoME membership. This will include lecturing and small group work with medical undergraduates.
The post holder will have administrative and practical support from Medical Education Administrators.
The post holder will be supported to attend faculty development days.
We are Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust, providing mental health, learning disability, substance misuse and specialist services across Kent and Medway, with a population of 1.8million.
The Trust (rated Good overall by the Care Quality Commission regulator and Outstanding for care) has approximately 3,400 staff covering an area of 1,450 square miles.
You will be joining friendly, passionate colleagues from 52 nations, rich in their diversity, talents and experience, who are committed to providing excellent care to our service users and their loved ones.
We have a team of empathetic leaders inspiring their staff in an environment where everyone is valued and plays a vital role in providing an exemplary service.
Across our communities and within inpatient settings, our workforce is enhanced and strengthened by dedicated peer support workers, people with lived experience, a wonderful team of volunteers and a brigade of pets as therapy support dogs.
JOB TITLE: Clinical Tutor in Undergraduate Medical Education (Psychiatry)
BAND: SAS or Consultant. Dependent on the postholder's current experience.
DIRECTORATE: Medical Directorate
DEPARTMENT: Medical Education
HOURS OF WORK: This is a Medical Bank position. The candidate can book to attend and deliver regular teaching for Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust.
RESPONSIBLE TO: Director of Undergraduate Medical Education
ACCOUNTABLE TO: Director of Medical Education
BASE: Medical Postgraduate Centres, although this can vary.
Please refer to the attached Job Description for further information.
This advert closes on Thursday 26 Feb 2026.
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