Deputy Academy Dean Gloucester

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Academy Medical Dean (AMD) is responsible for ensuring that each student attached to their academy receives high quality learning and teaching experiences by working with year and clerkship co-ordinators, tutors and teachers to satisfy standards and requirements laid down by the GMC and the University of Bristol according to the curriculum approved by its Programme Management Committee. In order to achieve this the AMD will need to work with organisations to whom clinical care and teaching is subcontracted by the Trust.

The AMD, or deputy, will meet all students who are placed in their clinical academy on their arrival, and will advise times as to their availability in accordance with the MB ChB Programme Open Door Policy.

The AMD is responsible for ensuring that all students who are placed in their academy have access to and know how to access pastoral support.

The AMD will arrange for a suitable deputy during periods of absence.

The AMD is expected to take part in Objective Structured Clinical Examinations at the end of years 3 and 4 and in workplace-based assessments. They are expected to support the recruitment of examiners in their own academy.

The AMD is responsible for ensuring local arrangements and personnel are in place to deliver assessments as determined by the University.

The AMD is responsible for encouraging feedback from students about clinical attachments in accordance with Faculty requirements. The AMD will provide an annual written report for quality assurance purposes.

The AMD is responsible for identifying both areas of excellence and areas of unsatisfactory learning and teaching from student feedback locally and will be informed of problem areas from central analysis of student feedback. They should report these findings locally and address any failure to deliver the curriculum.

The AMD is responsible for building close working relationships with leaders and staff of other education and training programmes in the Trusts, to encourage and foster opportunities for inter-professional education and training.

The AMD will be available to advise students who have personal problems that impair their ability to attend and engage with clinical learning opportunities. The AMD will be granted access to the student support plans and the e-portfolio for each student at the academy.

The AMD will liaise with our Senior Tutor(s), where appropriate, when a student has significant health and/or welfare issues normally with a students consent. During an out of hours emergency the AMD will be able to contact the University of Bristols Security services on0117 331 1223. The AMD may be asked to supervise closely a medical student with specific problems and arrange remedial teaching, support or counselling if required.

The AMD will provide an effective source of information for students and teaching staff regarding the implementation of the medical undergraduate curriculum.

The AMD will be informed of Medical Undergraduate Tariff (MUT) funding paid to the Trusts in total and is responsible for its distribution to the different specialties involvedin the delivery of medical undergraduate teaching.When the Medical School holds an inspection visit, they will be expected to present data demonstrating how much of the MUT funding is used to pay relevant co-ordinators and tutors within the academy.

The AMD will be expected to have representation on the Trust Board, via a nominated director with whom the AMD should meet regularly. They will form a close working relationship with the Trusts executive directors to foster the partnership with the University of Bristol.

The Deputy Academy Dean will be expected to assist the Dean with these roles and deputise in their absence.

Person Specification

Experience, Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Considerable enthusiasm for the teaching and welfare of medical students
• Experience of teaching undergraduate medical students
• Excellent leadership and managerial skills
• Ability to write clear concise reports

Desirable

• Good understanding of the MB ChB programme at Bristol
• Budgetary management experience

Qualifications

Essential

• Primary medical qualification
• Membership/Fellowship of relevant Royal College

Desirable

• Postgraduate teaching qualification e.g. Cert Med Ed, PGCE or successful completion (or studying towards) of the University's CREATE programme

Communication and Interpersonal Skills

Essential

• An ability to demonstrate and encourage excellent partnership working between University and Trust employees in clinical and professional services roles
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Ability to negotiate with and influence senior colleagues in the relevant NHS Trust.
• Commitment to working flexibly with colleagues

additional critera

Essential

• Willingness to work with other Academy Deans to share good practice
• Must have sufficient capacity within the current NHS job plan to be able to undertake role. Current Specialty Lead will need to confirm that this role can be accommodated within Job Plan.
• Must commit to working within the Academy office on at least one of the sessions per week to foster good relationships with the Academy staff.

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

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Great Western Road

Gloucester/Cheltenham

GL53 7AN

Employer's website

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