Post Foundation Speciality Manager

Job description

Job responsibilities

1. Management of Core and Specialty Training Programmes

To provide guidance and support to Training Programme Directors in the management of post foundation training and to keep up to date with any changes in programmes and their curriculums.

Keep up to date with the recruitment process for Core and Specialty Training Programmes.

To support and guide Educational Leads to ensure Local Faculty Group Meetings are scheduled regularly throughout the year and to ensure a copy of the minutes is kept by PGMDE for any quality actions required for NHSE.

Should any administrative support be required for the LFG meetings to provide this and record the actions of this meeting.

To work with the PGMDE Quality Manager in providing any evidence to complete any quality action following the National Trainee Survey (NTS) or any Quality visits.

To support, manage and coordinate any regional training days with the speciality Training Programme Directors (TPDs).

Work withTPDs to implement any changes in the curriculum delivery.

To ensure information is circulated to all leads and Education Supervisors to participate in central ARCPs and meet the target set by NHSE for Kings

Analyse data and make recommendations for improvements, or develop solutions for problems.

Assist the PGMDE team with the Trust Medical Induction for Junior Doctors and Consultants Induction and the KCL OSCEs as and when required.

2. Support for LED & SAS Doctors

To work closely with the LED Tutor and SAS Advocate & Tutor to provide support and guidance in the management of these Locally Employed Doctors

To create and maintain a programme of courses and simulation that will support their career delivery

To provide any portfolio support

To attend any relevant courses or meetings for the development of this group

To support any locally employed doctors along with the tutors in their career development

3. Trainee Representative Management

To manage at the start of each speciality rotation year that a representative is in place and is added to the PGMDE database

To work with the Director of Medical Education and Senior Medical Education Manager to set up regular developmental meetings

To invite the reps to any relevant meetings

At the end of the year provide any reps with a certificate or letter of their term

To attend any relevant meetings and keep an action tracker

To work with the Guardian of Safe Working to share the list of reps and promote the Resident Doctor Forum Meetings

4. Quality Management and Educational Governance

Working closely with Senior PGMDE management ensure that there are robust quality assurance arrangements in place for the training programmes.

Ensure effective communications between the TPDs, Supervisors and individual trainees are maintained.

• Assist with the planning, preparation and reporting for quality reviews, planned specialty quality visits (internal and external).

In liaison with TPDs oversee formal Interim ARCP Panels and informal trainee reviews.

Working with TPDs, Supervisors, and PGMDE team to ensure adequate support for Trainees in Difficulty. Provide pastoral support to trainees.

5. Service Delivery

Responsibility for developing and implementing localpolicies, procedures and protocols.

Deputise for the PGMDE Quality Manager in their absence, as appropriate.

6. Project Management

To carry out research and undertake specific projects which support service developments.

Responsible for identifying areas of income generation and savings to support service developments.

To support TPDs on any bids which are in collaboration with NHSE and to provide regular reports as required.

Person Specification

Education

Essential

• First Degree or relevant experience

Desirable

• oPostgraduate qualification in management or equivalent specialist areas of knowledge

Experience

Essential

• Experience in an educational setting or Medical Education

Desirable

• Previous working experience within NHS

Communication & Relationship skills

Essential

• Ability to relate and communicate with a wide range of staff.
• Able to demonstrate tact and diplomacy

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Denmark Hill

Camberwell

SE5 9RS

Employer's website

https://www.kch.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)