Senior Undergraduate Co-ordinator

Job summary

The post holder will be part of the Medical and Dental Education Department at UHMBT. Supported by the undergraduate medical education manager and clinical leads, they will provide site-based leadership for theundergraduate medical education programme, facilities and team across the Trust.

The post holder will work in conjunction with partner medical schools and the undergraduate team at UHMBT to support the implementation of the evolving undergraduate medical curriculum at UHMBT.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will lead in the co-ordination of clinical placements for medical learners across the Trust, ensuring that supervisors', students' and partner medical schools needs are fully met, having regard to course and modular constructs.

They will also manage the Undergraduate Co-ordinator's and Undergraduate Secretaries, work to deadlines, set standards and act autonomously to make decisions independently within defined parameters. They will also represent the Trust at meetings on a local and external basis.

About us

We operatefrom three main hospitals-Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, andUlverstonCommunity Health Centre.

FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.

WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.

All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies,daycase and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.

Our community services for adults are provided in people's homes, community centres, clinics, GP Practices, community hospitals and our main hospitals. Our aim is to work with people to help them remain independent, improve their health and manage their conditions through high quality care, advice and support.