Associate Dean - KSS | NHS England

We are looking to recruit 2 Associate Deans in Kent, Surrey & Sussex.

Each role is for 4 sessions (16hrs) per week.

The role of the Associate Dean (AD) in England has evolved over a number of years as a result of changes in healthcare education and training, the quality framework, and changes in workforce.

The role of the AD helps support the Postgraduate Dean in embracing corporate, statutory and non-statutory functions, aligning with the NHSE mandate. The role is focused firmly upon improving patient and learner safety and experience and ensuring effective educational outcomes.

The exact balance of this role, and how it co-ordinates with other Associate Deans will be considered through the recruitment process.

The AD is professionally and managerially accountable to the Postgraduate Dean and their deputies.

See job description for full details.

NHS England has a wide range of statutory functions, responsibilities and regulatory powers. These are focused on supporting the wider NHS to deliver high quality care, as well as doing those things that are best done once for the whole NHS.

Our staff bring expertise across clinical, operational, commissioning, technology, data science, cyber security, software engineering, education, and commercial specialisms — enabling us to design and deliver high-quality NHS services.

In March 2025,the Government announcedthat NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care will increasingly merge functions, ultimately leading to NHS England being fully integrated into the department.

If you currently work within the NHS and if successful at interview, we will initiate an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR). This retrieves key data from your current or previous NHS employer to support onboarding, including competency status, Continuous Service Dates (CSD), and annual leave entitlement. You may opt out at any stage of the process.

Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in our offices.

We cannot offer visa sponsorship for any vacancies.

You can find further details about the role, including key responsibilities and accountabilities, alongside the organisational structure and person

specification in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.

Secondments

Applicants from within the NHS will be offered on a secondment basis only, agreement should be obtained from their employer prior to submitting the application.

This advert closes on Tuesday 16 Jun 2026