Deputy Director of Medical Education - Trust UGME Lead

Job summary

We're seeking an Associate Director to lead Undergraduate Medical Education (UGME) at our Trust!

In this pivotal role, you'll set the UGME strategy and lead the delivery of undergraduate medical curricula in partnership with the University of Southampton, University of Portsmouth, St George's University, and Grenada. You will oversee UGME governance, ensuring educational standards are maintained and continuously enhanced.

You'll also manage the UGME budget and provide strong leadership to the UGME team, driving effective coordination and high-quality medical education across the Trust.

If you're passionate about shaping the future of medical education and delivering excellence at every stage, apply now to make a lasting impact!

Main duties of the job

• Work with the DME to devise the Trust UGME Strategy, collaborate with Universities, Trust faculty including tutors, UGME Admin manager, clinical directors to ensure divisional sign-up to Trust learning environment for medical students
• Chair Trust TUEC/TUMEC (Trust UG Education Committee and Trust UG Medical Education Committee to include physical and mental health UGME). This is to ensure educational governance i.e. performance monitoring processes including QI, audit, feedback; students in difficulty, set strategy for students having health concerns and other issues adversely affecting their education; ensure the department meets internal and external quality reviews (University, GMC, CQC)
• Coach, mentor, supervise Lead UG Tutors, contribute to their educational PDPs; deal sensitively with staff failing to meet minimum competency requirements
• Budget-holder for UGME (reporting to the DME); with responsibilities for Service Increment for Teaching (SIFT) budget, meetings with finance and UGME Estate responsibilities
• Faculty development of range of teaching, monitoring, assessment methods
• Trust level UG induction where relevant
• Regular meetings with curriculum leads across Universities
• Regular meetings with deputy deans of Universities, UGME DMEs e.g. Southampton and Portsmouth Associate Deans, St George's University, Grenada DMEs.

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.

Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.

Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working.

Employer details

Employer name

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Tatchbury Mount

Calmore

Southampton

Hampshire

SO40 2RZ

Employer's website

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

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Employer details

Employer name

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Tatchbury Mount

Calmore

Southampton

Hampshire

SO40 2RZ

Employer's website

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

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