Foundation Programme Director

Job responsibilities

To ensure the participation of the Trust in the Foundation Programme Recruitment process

To manage and quality control Gloucestershires Foundation training programmes:

To work with local lead educators (director of medical education, clinical tutors, course organisers and college tutors) to ensure that the training programmes meet the requirements of the deanery educational contracts for foundation training.

To work with lead educators, educational and clinical supervisors and human resources to ensure each programme and its placements have a current work schedule that meets the requirements of HEE educational contracts for foundation training

To work with lead educators to ensure that each programme meets the educational aims specified for the programme.

To work with lead educators to ensure that each placement in the programme meets the educational aims specified for the placement

To monitor the attendance and performance of each foundation doctor at regular intervals and initiate remedial support for any doctor in difficulty

To collect evidence about attendance and performance to corroborate content of individual foundation doctors portfolio and enable decisions about recommendations for registration and certification.

To provide annual reports for the Foundation School and Gloucestershires Department of Post Graduate Medical Education

To ensure that all foundation doctors in the programme have access to training:

To ensure that all foundation doctors in the programme have access to suitable induction coordinated generic teaching that is linked to the foundation curriculum and educational supervision

To ensure that all foundation doctors in the programme have access to clinical supervision and trained assessors

To maintain a database of foundation doctors within the programme including details of supervisors, assessment results, teaching attendance and study leave

To work with the Trust to ensure the effective development of a local faculty of educators capable of delivering foundation training

• To work with local educators to ensure that they are adequately trained to assess foundation doctors.
• To maintain local educators including their potential to contribute to the generic professional programme and their preparation for the role.

To work with the Head of the Foundation School and faculty to ensure that foundation training benefits form a co-ordinated approach

To liaise regularly with the Head of the foundation school, manager and other foundation programme directors to ensure best practices are shared and there is a co-ordinated approach to the development and management of foundation training programmes

To attend Foundation School Committee meetings

To attend (or send a suitably qualified deputy) to any foundation sub-committees or working groups established by the Foundation School

To participate in programme quality improvement by, for example, sharing best practice at regional and national meetings

Contribute to the overall development of the Foundation School

• To attend development programmes for clinical educators and maintain skills in medical education.

To lead development projects by mutual agreement and share the results

Qualifications

Essential

• GMC Full Registration
• Consultant or Associate Specialist

Desirable

• Medical education qualification
• 5 years' post-CCT/CESR experience

Experience

Essential

• Broad experience in medical education e.g. training and educational supervision of postgraduate trainees, medical students and other healthcare professionals
• Understanding of assessment methods

Desirable

• Experience in an education leadership or management position, eg TPD, clinical tutor, CSAC member

Teamwork

Essential

• Proven ability to build, maintain and develop effective multidisciplinary teams
• Positive approach to multi- and inter-professional working and learning

Communication

Essential

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills including the ability to deal effectively with difficult people and situations
• Evidence of supporting trainees and trainers
• Willing 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

• Experience in coaching

Management

Essential

• Evidence of service development and management of change
• Ability to identify and manage risk
• Ability to cope with change
• An understanding of educational governance in medical education (HEE, GMC)
• Evidence of good organisational and leadership skills
• Leading on one of the 5-PGME Strategy Streams

Desirable

• Able to manage and lead change internally and within multi-agency settings

Teaching

Essential

• Range of skills in training and teaching, including medical trainees, students and allied healthcare professionals.

Desirable

• Evidence of effective teaching practice

Personal

Essential

• Evidence of personal continuing professional development.
• A willingness to accept responsibility and provide robust caring leadership.
• Willingness 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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).