Revalidation Support Coordinator

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Executive Medical Director's Directorate within the Medical Revalidation Team.

The Revalidation Support Coordinator is key to the successful running of the medical appraisal system for non-training doctors. They coordinate the revalidation and appraisal process and provide support to doctors during this process as necessary.

The post holder requires excellent organisational skills, and demands the ability to work independently, frequently exercising tact, discretion, initiative and judgement. The post holder will support medical staff by dealing with enquiries from appraisers and appraisees in relation to all aspects of revalidation. Some situations may be difficult and sensitive and there may be no procedural guidance.

The post holder must project a professional and dignified image at all times.

As part of a job sharing arrangement for this role, excellent communication, collaboration and cooperation is critical to the smooth and effective running of the revalidation office.

Main duties of the job

• First point of contact for enquiries to the Revalidation Office
• Support the Responsible Officer to raise the profile of revalidation within the Trust
• Maintain information systems and processes to support revalidation and reporting requirements
• Coordinate Revalidation Group meetings, tracking the resolution of issues and following up on actions
• Provide assistance to appraisees and appraisers regarding appraisal software and processes
• Attend regional revalidation meetings to keep up to date with regional and national developments and training
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with the Exec Medical Director, Responsible Officer for Revalidation; Associate Medical Director; medical staff; medical appraisers; revalidation support team; General Medical Council; relevant committees (including Effective Committee and Local Negotiating Committee); and Royal Colleges.
• Work with system suppliers in relation to the ongoing development of the revalidation and medical appraisal database.
• Support appraisers by gathering and collating patient feedback and requesting and summarising colleague feedback.
• Assist in the revalidation annual report for the Board of Directors
• Adhere to all relevant information governance policies in relation to the revalidation database, which contains sensitive and complex information regarding medical staff
• Provide quality and performance data to clinicians when appropriate
• Arrange on-going training for appraisers and appraises

About us

DBTH is one of Yorkshire's Leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000. Our services are based over three main hospital sites and several additional services employing over 7,000 colleagues.

At DBTH we have a comprehensive framework of behaviours that guide us in our daily working lives, these form the DBTH Way. We pride ourselves on our commitment to the values of We Care and now the DBTH Way builds upon these foundations, providing further clarity on what it means to embody these values in our everyday interactions.

As an organisation that supports flexible working, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.

We offer a range of benefits to support our people including:o Extensive range of learning opportunitieso NHS Pension Schemeo Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditionso Comprehensive health and wellbeing supporto NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice schemeo Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers.