Job summary
With its close proximity to the Cotswolds and the Forest of Dean, its excellent cultural and recreational facilities, superb housing and schools, you will find Gloucestershire a highly desirable place to live and work.At Gloucestershire Hospitals we put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone's contribution in supporting the best care for everyone.We are one of the largest hospital Trusts in the South-West, committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment ,and this can be seen in our growing community of staff networks and engagement projects. We want you to thrive, we encourage a culture of learning and innovation through our Quality Improvement Academy and offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development.Successful applicants will be supported and encouraged to develop all-round capabilities in Medical Education whilst gaining experience in one or two medical specialties and acute medicine on call. You will be key to enhancing the training of Foundation Doctors, Internal Medical Trainees, Physician Associates and Advanced Nurse Practitioners.
Main duties of the job
The Associate Director of Medical Education (ADME) will be responsible for strategic development of postgraduate medical education (PGME) within Gloucestershire Hospitals, with a focus on training quality. The ADME will have an additional role as PGME link with one of the divisions, and will work in close partnership and under the direction of the Director of Medical Education (DME) in pursuit of demonstrating excellence within PGME.
About us
We are a large organisation providing acute services from Gloucestershire Royal Hospital in Gloucester and Cheltenham General Hospital to a population of 652,475* in Gloucestershire as well as caring for patients from surrounding counties and beyond.
Our workforce is almost 8,000 strong and our caring and dedicated staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred, high-quality emergency, elective and specialist care across a range of clinical areas.
We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision of providing Best Care for Everyone and our success depends on the commitment and dedication of our staff, many of whom are World Leaders in Healthcare, Teaching and Research. You could make a real difference to our patients' lives by joining our team.
We value our differences, champion kindness and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger. Valuing your health and well-being, we support our staff with a dedicated 2020 Hub, flexible working and a number of programmes. We are passionate about providing Safe and Compassionate Care, and we will fully support you on your Career Journey.
Job description
Job responsibilities
* In close partnership with the Director of Medical Education, to demonstrate excellence within PGME* Supporting change where training problems arise, developing local quality management processes, linking with regional quality processes through the HEE southwest quality team.*Delivering the educational agenda as specified in the learning development agreement, GMC standards and HEE multi-professional quality framework;*Supporting and developing faculty, including training and appraisal.*Taking the lead on one of the 5-PGME Strategy Streams.The post-holder will lead quality management; share training-the-trainers work; attend Trust Education Committees, relevant ARCPs, Quality Panels, appointment committees; and support NHSE senior leader and GMC visits.
Job description
Job responsibilities
* In close partnership with the Director of Medical Education, to demonstrate excellence within PGME* Supporting change where training problems arise, developing local quality management processes, linking with regional quality processes through the HEE southwest quality team.*Delivering the educational agenda as specified in the learning development agreement, GMC standards and HEE multi-professional quality framework;*Supporting and developing faculty, including training and appraisal.*Taking the lead on one of the 5-PGME Strategy Streams.The post-holder will lead quality management; share training-the-trainers work; attend Trust Education Committees, relevant ARCPs, Quality Panels, appointment committees; and support NHSE senior leader and GMC visits.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oGMC Full Registration
- oConsultant or Associate Specialist
Desirable
- oMedical education qualification
- o5 years' post-CCT/CESR experience
Experience
Essential
- oBroad experience in medical education e.g. training and educational supervision of postgraduate trainees, medical students and other healthcare professionals
- oUnderstanding of assessment methods
Desirable
- oExperience in an education leadership or management position, eg TPD, clinical tutor, CSAC member
Teamwork
Essential
- oProven ability to build, maintain and develop effective multidisciplinary teams
- oPositive approach to multi- and inter-professional working and learning
Communication
Essential
- oExcellent verbal and written communication skills
- oStrong interpersonal skills including the ability to deal effectively with difficult people and situations
- oEvidence of supporting trainees and trainers
- oWilling and professionally proficient in working with colleagues in other specialities, professions and roles, to ensure the delivery of a high quality, safe and reliable service.
Desirable
Management
Essential
- oEvidence of service development and management of change
- oAbility to identify and manage risk
- oAbility to cope with change
- oAn understanding of educational governance in medical education (HEE, GMC)
- oEvidence of good organisational and leadership skills
- oLeading on one of the 5-PGME Strategy Streams
Desirable
- oAble to manage and lead change internally and within multi-agency settings
Teaching
Essential
- oRange of skills in training and teaching, including medical trainees, students and allied healthcare professionals.
Desirable
- oEvidence of effective teaching practice
Personal
Essential
- oEvidence of personal continuing professional development.
- oA willingness to accept responsibility and provide robust caring leadership.
- oWillingness to travel if necessary to undertake the duties of the post
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oGMC Full Registration
- oConsultant or Associate Specialist
Desirable
- oMedical education qualification
- o5 years' post-CCT/CESR experience
Experience
Essential
- oBroad experience in medical education e.g. training and educational supervision of postgraduate trainees, medical students and other healthcare professionals
- oUnderstanding of assessment methods
Desirable
- oExperience in an education leadership or management position, eg TPD, clinical tutor, CSAC member
Teamwork
Essential
- oProven ability to build, maintain and develop effective multidisciplinary teams
- oPositive approach to multi- and inter-professional working and learning
Communication
Essential
- oExcellent verbal and written communication skills
- oStrong interpersonal skills including the ability to deal effectively with difficult people and situations
- oEvidence of supporting trainees and trainers
- oWilling and professionally proficient in working with colleagues in other specialities, professions and roles, to ensure the delivery of a high quality, safe and reliable service.
Desirable
Management
Essential
- oEvidence of service development and management of change
- oAbility to identify and manage risk
- oAbility to cope with change
- oAn understanding of educational governance in medical education (HEE, GMC)
- oEvidence of good organisational and leadership skills
- oLeading on one of the 5-PGME Strategy Streams
Desirable
- oAble to manage and lead change internally and within multi-agency settings
Teaching
Essential
- oRange of skills in training and teaching, including medical trainees, students and allied healthcare professionals.
Desirable
- oEvidence of effective teaching practice
Personal
Essential
- oEvidence of personal continuing professional development.
- oA willingness to accept responsibility and provide robust caring leadership.
- oWillingness to travel if necessary to undertake the duties of the post
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).
