Director of Postgraduate Medical Education

Job description

Job responsibilities

Strategic and Corporate

Communicate effectively about matters relating to all aspects of postgraduate medical education with board members, directors, senior managers and clinical leaders across the LEPs and the wider healthcare community

Develop and deliver a LEP framework and strategy for postgraduate medical education consistent with the LEPs plans and Health Education England (NHSE WTE) strategic needs

Deliver strong and effective governance of postgraduate medical education across both LEPs

Develop and maintain excellent external working relationships with key stakeholders including Health Education England, the GMC, Royal Colleges and Faculties, and Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) including Universities

Use innovative approaches to continually improve the postgraduate medical education offering to all learners

Oversee the running of the education centres, alongside the Deputy Directors of Postgraduate Medical Education and Postgraduate Medical Education Managers

Embody the values of the LEPs

Develop and champion the role of the SAS and Locally Employed Doctors to support career progression

Develop and champion the development of Physician Associates within the organisation, working collaboratively with the Lead Physician Associate to achieve

Quality Assurance

Assure the respective LEP board that postgraduate medical education is supporting a high-quality training experience to all medical learners

Assure the quality of the organisations learning environments to ensure issues are identified and managed (including suitable liaison with NHSE WTE Quality Management Team, Heads of School, and Training Programme Directors (TPDs))

Lead and assure the effectiveness of the LEPs response and actions following internal quality reviews, external feedback/surveys and educational visits ensuring this is coordinated and timely and support the LEPs Deputy Directors of Postgraduate Medical Education in managing the quality assurance and educational governance processes

Keep up to date with changes in medical education ensuring the LEPs and local Deputy Directors of Postgraduate Medical Education have awareness of, and responds to, these changes

Identify best practice across the LEPs and deliver quality improvement and cost efficiencies

Financial

Ensure effective and responsible use of all educational tariff the LEPs receive, following the Department of Health tariff guidance on its expenditure

Staff Development

Lead a coherent, co-ordinated and inclusive postgraduate medical education faculty covering all postgraduate medical learners

Lead and support Deputy Directors of Postgraduate Medical Education, Foundation Programme Directors, SAS Tutor, LED Tutors, Specialty Tutors and Educational Supervisors, ensuring their role is maximised to support medical learners, deliver the medical education strategy and create an effective learning environment

Assure there is a robust system in place for supporting postgraduate medical trainees requiring additional support

Support multi-professional education in the LEPs alongside the relevant educational leads

Enhance learning together and opportunities for postgraduate medical trainees

Undertake education appraisals for those in senior postgraduate medical leadership roles

Personal Development

Assure own personal and professional development (including CPD)

Be an active member of Medical Education Leaders UK including attending MEDICAL EDUCATION LEADERS UK medical education leadership development courses, and raising concerns and proposals for improving education through the regional Medical Education Leaders Council representatives

Remain up to date with modern concepts of healthcare educational leadership and innovations in medical education, undertaking training to meet any learning needs identified

Key Relationships:

Maintain good working relations with:

Chief Medical Officer and Deputy Directors of Postgraduate Medical Education

Director of People and Culture/Chief People Officer

Director of Education & Training

Associate Director of Medical Education

Postgraduate Medical Education Managers

Organisational Educational Leads/Specialty/College Tutors

SAS and LED Tutors

Postgraduate Dean / Deputy Postgraduate Dean

Training Programme Directors

NHSE WTE local office teams (including quality and revalidation), Heads of School and training programme directors (TPDs)

Royal Colleges and Faculties

HEIs including Universities

General Medical Council

Support

Ensure all postgraduate medical learners have an effective organisational/trust and departmental induction before starting work, and a named and trained Educational and Clinical Supervisor

Oversee the management of medical learners who are involved in serious incidents (SI), complaints, conduct and capability investigations to ensure there are appropriate support mechanisms in place and there is an effective reporting structure to inform the learners responsible officer as appropriate

Assure there is a robust system in place for supporting postgraduate medical trainees requiring additional support and signposting them to local and regional support mechanisms

Assure there is an effective mechanism in place for postgraduate medical learners to access study leave time and funds

Support multi-professional education in the LEP alongside the relevant educational leads

Support for the role

To undertake the role effectively the LEP must provide the postholder with a private office and appropriate IT hardware and software. There should be Postgraduate Medical Education Managers in place who are professionally responsible to the Deputy Directors of Postgraduate Medical Education.

The postholder will be supported with professional leave and expenses to cover the additional costs incurred in attending regional and national meetings whilst undertaking this role

Person Specification

previous experience in strategic leadership role

Essential

• 4 years experience as an educator

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).

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

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust

Address

New Cross Hospital

Wolverhampton

WV10 0QP

Employer's website

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