Job summary
We are recruiting for aMedical Education Managerwho shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients
An exciting opportunity has arisen within The Lister Undergraduate and Postgraduate Medical Education department.
You will enjoy working in a challenging and fast paced environment and have a breadth of knowledge and experience across a range of medical education programmes in the NHS. You will enjoy building a strong and committed team of people; administrators and tutors, whilst working closely with a range of directors, senior doctors and medical students/trainees. You will also be familiar with and confident liaising with external organisations across the Integrated Care System, NHS England - East of England and Medical Schools.
This is an excellent opportunity for anyone wishing to further their career in a business function and with a keen interest in supporting the development of our future doctors, ensuring the highest quality learning experiences for our medical students and trainees.
Our Values are Include, Respect and Improve. It is important that you understand and refer to our values during your recruitment process and beyond!
Main duties of the job
In collaboration with the Director of Medical Education (DME) and College Tutors, the post holder will implement NHS England, University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine (UCSCM) and the University College London (UCL) initiatives into operational performance within the Trust to enhance education and training.
The post encompasses lead responsibility for the quality assurance, innovation and governance for the Department of Medical Education against the Education Contract (previously Learning and Development Agreement (LDA)) with NHS England and the Undergraduate agreements with UCSCM and UCL. You will therefore act as the main link between NHS England - East of England and the Trust and be responsible for the monitoring and achievement of GMC, NHSE, UCSCM and UCL and Trust targets.
In this role this will involve financial management responsibilities associated with the Education Contract, including business planning, departmental policy and service development.
You will be required to represent the department on behalf of the DME both within the Trust and at meetings with external organisations (Foundation School, National Association Clinical Tutor, NHSE - East of England and Postgraduate Medical and Dental Education forums and at times deputising for the DME / Associate Medical Director for Education and Training.
About us
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
- The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
- New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
- Hertford County, Hertford
- Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification information pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification information pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to master's level or equivalent professional qualification
- Further management qualification
Desirable
- Membership of a relevant professional body (e.g., NAMEM)
Previous Experience
Essential
- Significant experience within a role in a complex organisation, where there is a requirement to demonstrate strong leadership and management skills
- Experience of managing multiple complex budgets and funding streams
- Experience of quality assurance and audit
- Experience of recruiting, motivating, training and managing staff
Desirable
- Experience of NHS HR Policies
- Experience of supporting staff through change management
- Management of regulatory body inspection visits
Skills
Essential
- Ability to deliver positive and practical outcomes across conflicting priorities
- Ability to constructively handle and manage conflict within the workplace
- Excellent communication and listening skills.
- Ability to communicate effectively with people from a variety of backgrounds ensuring positive and constructive relationships with staff at all levels
- Ability to communicate, present and facilitate complex information Trust wide in a variety of context and levels.
- Counselling and coaching skills
Knowledge
Essential
- Highly developed specialist knowledge of medical education and training
- Ability to allocate necessary resources to meet educational needs
- Ability to work autonomously, guided by principles, broad policies and regulations and initiate, devise and lead medical education solutions that contribute to NHSE strategies
- Able to provide information, advice and guidance to supervising consultants and trainers
- Understanding of HR issues in relation to Doctors
- Developed understanding of professional education and training
Desirable
- Knowledge of GMC framework and statutory regulations
- An interest in the uses of technologies in teaching and learning
Other Requirements
Essential
- Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity
- Role model our Trust values every day
- Adaptable and flexible - ability to multitask and manage change
- Proactive, motivated, dynamic and innovative
- Problem solving with the ability to solve problems creatively within a complex and unique environment
- High level of accuracy and attention to detail
- Ability to work on own initiative in pursuit of team objectives
- Ability to work as part of an established team
- Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships and credibility at all levels
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to master's level or equivalent professional qualification
- Further management qualification
Desirable
- Membership of a relevant professional body (e.g., NAMEM)
Previous Experience
Essential
- Significant experience within a role in a complex organisation, where there is a requirement to demonstrate strong leadership and management skills
- Experience of managing multiple complex budgets and funding streams
- Experience of quality assurance and audit
- Experience of recruiting, motivating, training and managing staff
Desirable
- Experience of NHS HR Policies
- Experience of supporting staff through change management
- Management of regulatory body inspection visits
Skills
Essential
- Ability to deliver positive and practical outcomes across conflicting priorities
- Ability to constructively handle and manage conflict within the workplace
- Excellent communication and listening skills.
- Ability to communicate effectively with people from a variety of backgrounds ensuring positive and constructive relationships with staff at all levels
- Ability to communicate, present and facilitate complex information Trust wide in a variety of context and levels.
- Counselling and coaching skills
Knowledge
Essential
- Highly developed specialist knowledge of medical education and training
- Ability to allocate necessary resources to meet educational needs
- Ability to work autonomously, guided by principles, broad policies and regulations and initiate, devise and lead medical education solutions that contribute to NHSE strategies
- Able to provide information, advice and guidance to supervising consultants and trainers
- Understanding of HR issues in relation to Doctors
- Developed understanding of professional education and training
Desirable
- Knowledge of GMC framework and statutory regulations
- An interest in the uses of technologies in teaching and learning
Other Requirements
Essential
- Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity
- Role model our Trust values every day
- Adaptable and flexible - ability to multitask and manage change
- Proactive, motivated, dynamic and innovative
- Problem solving with the ability to solve problems creatively within a complex and unique environment
- High level of accuracy and attention to detail
- Ability to work on own initiative in pursuit of team objectives
- Ability to work as part of an established team
- Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships and credibility at all levels
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.
