Job summary
SAS and Consultant applications only
The Royal College/Specialty Tutor for Child Health is responsible, within their defined area, for overseeing the delivery of the education programme to all postgraduate medical trainees. They should ensure a learning environment at departmental level which is challenging, supportive and, where appropriate, multi-professional. They should be appointed jointly by the Trust (Medical Director or DME) and appropriate College/Deanery representatives. They are managerially accountable to the DME, with professional responsibility to Specialty Training Programme Director and College/Specialty body.
Main duties of the job
- To ensure that the educational, pastoral & career planning needs of all trainees in your specialty department are being addressed.
- To implement, monitor and improve the specialty training programmes in the department in conjunction with the DME & the Deanery .
- Where appropriate to work with the relevant Foundation & Core Programme tutors to ensure the specialty placement fulfils the programme requirements.
- To represent their specialty area at training committees, both internally and externally, as required.
- To ensure, along with the DME, that all those involved in training and assessing trainees have received appropriate training.
- To manage trainee performance issues in line with Trust policy and in conjunction with the DME.
- To ensure, in conjunction with the Clinical Director, that trainees receive appropriate departmental induction and are competent to practice prior to starting clinical practice.
- Where appropriate to represent the College/Specialty body in the workplace and vice versa.
About us
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.
All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.
UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.
At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To ensure that the educational, pastoral & career planning needs of all trainees in your specialty department are being addressed.
- To implement, monitor and improve the specialty training programmes in the department in conjunction with the DME & the Deanery .
- Where appropriate to work with the relevant Foundation & Core Programme tutors to ensure the specialty placement fulfils the programme requirements.
- To represent their specialty area at training committees, both internally and externally, as required.
- To ensure, along with the DME, that all those involved in training and assessing trainees have received appropriate training.
- To manage trainee performance issues in line with Trust policy and in conjunction with the DME.
- To ensure, in conjunction with the Clinical Director, that trainees receive appropriate departmental induction and are competent to practice prior to starting clinical practice.
- Where appropriate to represent the College/Specialty body in the workplace and vice versa.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To ensure that the educational, pastoral & career planning needs of all trainees in your specialty department are being addressed.
- To implement, monitor and improve the specialty training programmes in the department in conjunction with the DME & the Deanery .
- Where appropriate to work with the relevant Foundation & Core Programme tutors to ensure the specialty placement fulfils the programme requirements.
- To represent their specialty area at training committees, both internally and externally, as required.
- To ensure, along with the DME, that all those involved in training and assessing trainees have received appropriate training.
- To manage trainee performance issues in line with Trust policy and in conjunction with the DME.
- To ensure, in conjunction with the Clinical Director, that trainees receive appropriate departmental induction and are competent to practice prior to starting clinical practice.
- Where appropriate to represent the College/Specialty body in the workplace and vice versa.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Holder of substantive Consultant post
- PGC/PGD Medical Education or equivalent
Clinical Experience & Training
Essential
- 3 years experience as a Consultant
- Fellow in good standing (including ad eundem or associate) of the College of Child Health
- Experience of teaching and training colleagues gained as an Educational Supervisor
Skills, ability and knowledge
Essential
- Support of Consultant colleagues and support of the local Head of School of Child Health
- Familiarity with the College's training curriculum and willingness to apply it to the developmental work in local School
- Familarity with methods of appraisal and assessment and willingness to participate in the ARCP process
Desirable
- Experience of working with the local Trust and School of Child Health as an Educational Supervisor
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Holder of substantive Consultant post
- PGC/PGD Medical Education or equivalent
Clinical Experience & Training
Essential
- 3 years experience as a Consultant
- Fellow in good standing (including ad eundem or associate) of the College of Child Health
- Experience of teaching and training colleagues gained as an Educational Supervisor
Skills, ability and knowledge
Essential
- Support of Consultant colleagues and support of the local Head of School of Child Health
- Familiarity with the College's training curriculum and willingness to apply it to the developmental work in local School
- Familarity with methods of appraisal and assessment and willingness to participate in the ARCP process
Desirable
- Experience of working with the local Trust and School of Child Health as an Educational Supervisor
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).
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust
Address
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
Newcastle Road
Stoke-on-Trent
ST4 6QG
Employer's website
https://www.uhnm.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
