Job summary
This post sits within the Medical Director Directorate and is accountable to the Executive via the Medical Director. Among the important tasks for this role are:
To provide leadership and clinical expertise in the design, development and delivery of local processes to meet the standards for the GMC Approval of Trainers.
Responsible for the delivery of the NHS England Trainer Accreditation Policy.
To provide clinical leadership and oversight of Library and Knowledge Services.
To provide supervision for Future Leader trainees.
To incorporate all available modalities of learning as appropriate.
Work with the relevant lead clinicians to ensure the training meets local and national requirements.
The role will be supported by the Medical Education Manager and any other clerical support required by the postholder will be provided from within the Medical Education Department.
Main duties of the job
General Management
The Deputy Director of Medical Education will be expected to:
Act as a champion for the Medical Education and Library & Knowledge Service departments, influencing key opinion leaders and stakeholders.
Act as the lead for service development in their department.
Attend regular departmental meetings and represent the departments at Trust meetings as required.
Help with, and be involved in, developing both departmental and Divisional business plans and strategy.
Help to deliver a high quality, cohesive service ensuring the department works collaboratively within the hospital and with associated health and social care and other partner organisations.
Promote positive communication both internal and external to the Division to facilitate and develop strong partnership working.
Finance and Physical Resources
The Deputy Director of Medical Education will be responsible for helping deliver the financial performance of their department including:
Income and expenditure.
Achieving operating costs which are equal to or below national reference costs.
Working within their designated budget.
Work with the department and Medical Education Manager to identify and deliver Cost Improvement Programmes (CIPs) in line with trust policy.
About us
The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust is a combined acute and community provider delivering a range of health care services to people in Rotherham and across South Yorkshire.
We are ambitious about our future and the part we will play in meeting the health and social care needs of the local community and the wider region. Our innovative and forward thinking approach means we are at the forefront of care delivery for people at home, in the community and in hospital.
At the heart of the Trust are more than 4,500 members of staff who are working out of the main Rotherham Hospital site and a number of community locations. A range of specialist services are delivered across the South Yorkshire region and nationally.
The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust is committed to diversity and inclusion and welcomes applications from everyone. The Trust seeks to establish a workforce as diverse as the population it serves. We will consider applications to work flexibly. If you are disabled and require reasonable adjustments to the application process, please contact the Medical Recruitment Team to discuss.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This post sits within the Medical Director Directorate and is accountable to the Executive via the Medical Director. Among the important tasks for this role are:
To provide leadership and clinical expertise in the design, development and delivery of local processes to meet the standards for the GMC Approval of Trainers.
Responsible for the delivery of the NHS England Trainer Accreditation Policy.
To provide clinical leadership and oversight of Library and Knowledge Services.
To provide supervision for Future Leader trainees.
To incorporate all available modalities of learning as appropriate.
Work with the relevant lead clinicians to ensure the training meets local and national requirements.
The role will be supported by the Medical Education Manager and any other clerical support required by the postholder will be provided from within the Medical Education Department.
Accountability
The Deputy Director of Medical Education will be responsible and accountable to the Associate Medical Director Medical Education.
The Deputy Director of Medical Education will help ensure the Trust provide and maintain a comprehensive range of high quality training services.
Collaborate with the AMD - Medical Education in the development of a Trust-wide process for the accreditation of Clinical and Educational Supervisors and facilitate its delivery.
General Management
The Deputy Director of Medical Education will be expected to:
Act as a champion for the Medical Education and Library & Knowledge Service departments, influencing key opinion leaders and stakeholders.
Act as the lead for service development in their department.
Attend regular departmental meetings and represent the departments at Trust meetings as required.
Help with, and be involved in, developing both departmental and Divisional business plans and strategy.
Help to deliver a high quality, cohesive service ensuring the department works collaboratively within the hospital and with associated health and social care and other partner organisations.
Promote positive communication both internal and external to the Division to facilitate and develop strong partnership working.
Finance and Physical Resources
The Deputy Director of Medical Education will be responsible for helping deliver the financial performance of their department including:
Income and expenditure.
Achieving operating costs which are equal to or below national reference costs.
Working within their designated budget.
Work with the department and Medical Education Manager to identify and deliver Cost Improvement Programmes (CIPs) in line with trust policy.
Human Resources
The Deputy Director of Medical Education will:
Lead by example in building on, and sustaining, a culture of openness, empowerment and involvement for all staff across the Division.
Be directly involved in recruitment for the department and help ensure staffing is adequate to safely deliver required care.
Operational Duties
The Deputy Director of Medical Education will:
To oversee the implementation of the strategy.
To ensure all training meets the requirements of the Learning and Development Agreement (LDA) and relevant regulatory bodies.
To provide all specialist knowledge, advice and guidance on matters relating to accreditation of Educational and Clinical Supervisors to all staff.
To support the ongoing professional development of trainers.
To ensure quality assurance of training is occurring and review and respond to the information collated.
To ensure excellent communication with all relevant staff groups but most particularly with clinical teams.
To attend Medical Education Committee as Deputy Chair.
To act as Chair for the Library and Knowledge Services meetings.
To manage poor performance in Clinical/Educational Supervisors, developing remedial strategies where appropriate, to ensure the highest quality supervision is provided for doctors in training.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This post sits within the Medical Director Directorate and is accountable to the Executive via the Medical Director. Among the important tasks for this role are:
To provide leadership and clinical expertise in the design, development and delivery of local processes to meet the standards for the GMC Approval of Trainers.
Responsible for the delivery of the NHS England Trainer Accreditation Policy.
To provide clinical leadership and oversight of Library and Knowledge Services.
To provide supervision for Future Leader trainees.
To incorporate all available modalities of learning as appropriate.
Work with the relevant lead clinicians to ensure the training meets local and national requirements.
The role will be supported by the Medical Education Manager and any other clerical support required by the postholder will be provided from within the Medical Education Department.
Accountability
The Deputy Director of Medical Education will be responsible and accountable to the Associate Medical Director Medical Education.
The Deputy Director of Medical Education will help ensure the Trust provide and maintain a comprehensive range of high quality training services.
Collaborate with the AMD - Medical Education in the development of a Trust-wide process for the accreditation of Clinical and Educational Supervisors and facilitate its delivery.
General Management
The Deputy Director of Medical Education will be expected to:
Act as a champion for the Medical Education and Library & Knowledge Service departments, influencing key opinion leaders and stakeholders.
Act as the lead for service development in their department.
Attend regular departmental meetings and represent the departments at Trust meetings as required.
Help with, and be involved in, developing both departmental and Divisional business plans and strategy.
Help to deliver a high quality, cohesive service ensuring the department works collaboratively within the hospital and with associated health and social care and other partner organisations.
Promote positive communication both internal and external to the Division to facilitate and develop strong partnership working.
Finance and Physical Resources
The Deputy Director of Medical Education will be responsible for helping deliver the financial performance of their department including:
Income and expenditure.
Achieving operating costs which are equal to or below national reference costs.
Working within their designated budget.
Work with the department and Medical Education Manager to identify and deliver Cost Improvement Programmes (CIPs) in line with trust policy.
Human Resources
The Deputy Director of Medical Education will:
Lead by example in building on, and sustaining, a culture of openness, empowerment and involvement for all staff across the Division.
Be directly involved in recruitment for the department and help ensure staffing is adequate to safely deliver required care.
Operational Duties
The Deputy Director of Medical Education will:
To oversee the implementation of the strategy.
To ensure all training meets the requirements of the Learning and Development Agreement (LDA) and relevant regulatory bodies.
To provide all specialist knowledge, advice and guidance on matters relating to accreditation of Educational and Clinical Supervisors to all staff.
To support the ongoing professional development of trainers.
To ensure quality assurance of training is occurring and review and respond to the information collated.
To ensure excellent communication with all relevant staff groups but most particularly with clinical teams.
To attend Medical Education Committee as Deputy Chair.
To act as Chair for the Library and Knowledge Services meetings.
To manage poor performance in Clinical/Educational Supervisors, developing remedial strategies where appropriate, to ensure the highest quality supervision is provided for doctors in training.
Person Specification
Communication and Teamwork
Essential
- Strong interpersonal skills demonstrating the ability to communicate in difficult situations with empathy and professionalism.
- Ability to work effectively and efficiently within own team and also closely with people in other disciplines.
- Ability to work as part of a team and organise a fluctuating workload around competing priorities and numerous interruptions.
- Highly developed communication skills (written and oral), including the ability to summarise clearly and accurately, and the ability to persuade and influence clinical colleagues.
- Able to adapt behaviour to meet the needs of the group and in the light of feedback.
- Looks for collective success, listens and learns from the contribution of others.
- Good working relationships and credibility with professional colleagues and relevant stakeholders.
Desirable
- Well-developed motivation, influencing and negotiating skills.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Proactive, enthusiastic, and self-motivated positive role model with a flexible working approach.
- Excellent personal integrity, personal effectiveness and self-awareness.
- Sustains professional integrity and independence at all times, particularly where there is the potential for a conflict of interest.
- Significant commitment to on-going personal education and development.
- Values diversity and difference.
- Operates with integrity and openness.
- Able to manage own workload, work independently and autonomously, and make timely and informed decisions.
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC registration with a Licence to Practice
- Please confirm your GMC Registration number
- Full GDC registration
- Please confirm your GDC Registration number
Experience
Essential
- Practicing clinician with an established track record of achievement in clinical practice and senior clinical management experience.
- A commitment to life-long learning and undertaking personal development opportunities.
- IT skills including use of email and commonly used software.
- Ability to manage and comply with sensitive information under tight timescales with a proportionate approach.
- Proven leadership skills, including networking skills.
- Ability to identify and disseminate examples of good practice amongst relevant colleagues.
- Demonstrates a commitment to and focus on quality.
- Promotes high standards to consistently improve patient outcomes.
- Uses evidence to make improvements.
- Knowledge of management and governance structures in medical education and training and awareness of recent changes in the delivery of medical education and training nationally and locally.
- Interest and enthusiasm for improving delivery of medical education and training and of continuing professional development.
Desirable
- Understand strategies for supporting trainees and trainers
Person Specification
Communication and Teamwork
Essential
- Strong interpersonal skills demonstrating the ability to communicate in difficult situations with empathy and professionalism.
- Ability to work effectively and efficiently within own team and also closely with people in other disciplines.
- Ability to work as part of a team and organise a fluctuating workload around competing priorities and numerous interruptions.
- Highly developed communication skills (written and oral), including the ability to summarise clearly and accurately, and the ability to persuade and influence clinical colleagues.
- Able to adapt behaviour to meet the needs of the group and in the light of feedback.
- Looks for collective success, listens and learns from the contribution of others.
- Good working relationships and credibility with professional colleagues and relevant stakeholders.
Desirable
- Well-developed motivation, influencing and negotiating skills.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Proactive, enthusiastic, and self-motivated positive role model with a flexible working approach.
- Excellent personal integrity, personal effectiveness and self-awareness.
- Sustains professional integrity and independence at all times, particularly where there is the potential for a conflict of interest.
- Significant commitment to on-going personal education and development.
- Values diversity and difference.
- Operates with integrity and openness.
- Able to manage own workload, work independently and autonomously, and make timely and informed decisions.
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC registration with a Licence to Practice
- Please confirm your GMC Registration number
- Full GDC registration
- Please confirm your GDC Registration number
Experience
Essential
- Practicing clinician with an established track record of achievement in clinical practice and senior clinical management experience.
- A commitment to life-long learning and undertaking personal development opportunities.
- IT skills including use of email and commonly used software.
- Ability to manage and comply with sensitive information under tight timescales with a proportionate approach.
- Proven leadership skills, including networking skills.
- Ability to identify and disseminate examples of good practice amongst relevant colleagues.
- Demonstrates a commitment to and focus on quality.
- Promotes high standards to consistently improve patient outcomes.
- Uses evidence to make improvements.
- Knowledge of management and governance structures in medical education and training and awareness of recent changes in the delivery of medical education and training nationally and locally.
- Interest and enthusiasm for improving delivery of medical education and training and of continuing professional development.
Desirable
- Understand strategies for supporting trainees and trainers
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
