Job responsibilities
This post is part of the KSS Deanery BSMS Leadership and Education Fellowship (LEF) Programme and is jointly funded by NHS England working across Kent, Surrey and Sussex (KSS Deanery), Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS) and Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust.
JOB PURPOSE:
The focus of this Higher Specialty Resident Doctor level fellowship post is to improve the local education and experience of the medical workforce by supporting the Director of Medical Education with Leadership Projects relating to Mental Health Education and Training, particularly for core trainees. The post holder will carry out a range of leadership and education tasks and take the lead on project(s) as agreed with the local sponsor to achieve this.
The role also has a key focus on developing the postholders own leadership and education capability. This will be achieved through the work-based project(s) and a bespoke development programme including the Post Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Leadership and Commissioning at BSMS. This will be achieved through 0.6 full-time equivalent from this posting.
The role includes a clinical component to enable the postholder to maintain and develop their clinical skills.
KEY RESULT AREAS:
1. Lead and contribute to agreed project(s)
Leadership is a key part of doctors professional work regardless of speciality and setting. It is already a requirement of all doctors as laid out in the General Medical Councils (GMC) publications Good Medical Practice, Tomorrows Doctors and also Management for Doctors. While the primary focus for doctors is on their professional practice, all doctors work in systems and within organisations. It is a vitally important fact that doctors have a direct and far-reaching impact on patient experience and outcomes. Doctors have a legal duty broader than any other health professional and therefore have an intrinsic leadership role within healthcare services. They have a responsibility to contribute to the effective running of the organisation in which they work and to its future direction. The development of leadership competence needs to be an integral part of a doctors training and learning.
The Leadership fellow will:Support the Director of Medical Education with projects specifically relating to Medical Education in Mental Health, in turn trying to build on some of the Leadership headings based on the NHS Leadership and Medical Leadership Competency Frameworks below during their fellowship.
Demonstrate Personal Qualities
Develop Self Awareness
Managing them self
Continuing Personal Development
Acting with Integrity
Working with Others
Developing Networks
Building & Maintaining Relationships
Encouraging Contribution
Working within Teams
Supporting with Managing Services
Planning
Managing Resources
Managing People
Managing Performance
Improving Services
Ensuring Patient Safety
Critically Evaluating
Encouraging Improvement and Innovation
Facilitating Transformation
Setting Direction
Identifying the Contexts for Change
Applying Knowledge and Evidence
Making Decisions
Evaluating Impact
1.1. To identify and scope project(s) work to deliver benefits in an agreed area based on investigation and diagnosis of need in collaboration with key stakeholders.
1.2. To provide leadership to the project(s) including: initiating, delivering, coordinating, communicating, engaging stakeholders, monitoring and reporting on progress.
1.3. To provide support and leadership to colleagues involved in the project work.
1.4. To lead, co-ordinate and participate in relevant meetings related to the project(s) and other agreed elements of the role.
2. Build awareness of and actively participate in wider system related to project and development goals
2.1. To develop an understanding of and engagement with relevant decision-making and other processes related to the fellowship project, leadership, education, and change in the organisation and local system in order to be able to progress project work, increase its impact and enhance skills in working across traditional boundaries.
2.2. To attend BSMS, regional and national educational and other relevant meetings and liaise with the BSMS Programme Team and the local office of NHS England Workforce, Training and Education Directorate as required.
3. Development and dissemination of learning
3.1. To complete the Post Graduate academic studies pathway (PG Cert in Healthcare Leadership and Commissioning) as agreed with BSMS.
3.2. To participate in learning events and other educational activities related to the programme.
3.3. To actively pursue options for sharing knowledge and learning arising from the project work and programme. As a minimum, to present a poster for sharing learning with programme sponsors and stakeholders at the end of the year.
Clinical duties
Within the Medical Education department, the candidate will be part of an enthusiastic and dynamic multi-professional team including Consultants, trainees and other clinicians. There will be exposure to clinical activity to maintain clinical skills (e.g. Older Adults patients and Psychiatric Inpatient wards). Specialist clinics can be accommodated depending on the candidates requirements. Contribution to the on-call rota will be considered
Contribution to an out of hours tier 2 on-call rota will be expected for section 12 approved doctors.
(Note: clinical activities should not adversely impact on academic studies attendance and participation in development programme i.e. release for module attendance and other required events must be enabled)
RESPONSIBILITY:
The post holder will be part of the Medical Education team and will carry out various projects / roles to support the education, training and improved experience of our junior doctors / specific fellowship focus as agreed in Leadership Projects relating to Mental Health and LD & Education and Training.
The role may include:
leading work to improve educational delivery or experience in an identified area
participating in LFGs and organising and co-ordinating meetings.
leading work to improve junior doctor experience and well-being
leading or participating in work to support differential attainment
support with delivering education and training for trainees, medical students or multi-professional groups
developing training with a focus on patient safety including lessons learned and debrief for clinical incidents and near misses
co-ordinating senior and junior leadership projects
developing leadership programmes
providing mentorship and assisting trainees with their quality improvement projects
The role also provides the opportunity to gain insight into medical education processes and infrastructure at Trust and KSS Deanery level.
ENVIRONMENT:
- The post requires frequent and high levels of concentration for checking documents and analysing statistics which includes paying close attention to reports and other data with relation to leadership projects.
- Driving licence essential: The post holder is required to be flexible and to travel where necessary across KMPT sites. The post holder may be required to work cross site when required across Kent.
JOB PLAN
Three days non-clinical (60% full time) for leadership and education fellowship work leading specified project work and participating in the development programme, including attendance at BSMS for the academic modules, Learning Network attendance and personal study. The days for module attendance vary, but it is asked that Fridays are one of the non-clinical days, so that all Fellows are available on those days for contact.
EMPLOYMENT DETAILS
Department - Medical Education Department
Trust - Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust
Teaching and Postgraduate Education:
Weekly 1 hour Journal clubs
Weekly 1 hour HST balint group
Monthly 3 hour HST Teaching Programme
Face to face trainee events which include HST Calman Days and Trainee Conference.
Resources
All KMPT Trainee doctors have access to an onsite Doctors resource room with PCs, AV and literature available. All trainees will be provided with details on how to register to our linked NHS library services. Details are provided in induction packs.
Study leave funding is attached for all Locally Employed Doctors in KMPT.
COMMUNICATIONS AND WORKING RELATIONSHIPS:
The post holder will be supervised by the Director of Medical Education
Plan for meetings/ Reviews To meet with the Director of Medical Education for regular supervision to review workstreams and Leadership projects. To support with identify where we can improve a current practice and what we can do to make things better which will help to support with Trust growth.
Main contacts in the trust:
Director of Medical Education: Dr Rachel Daly
Deputy Chief Medical Officer (Workforce) - Dr Mohan Bhat
Deputy Directors of Medical Education Dr Rhian Bradley and Dr Tonye Ajiteru
locality Tutors: Dr Abubaker Isaac-Momoh, Dr Saravana Kumar Perumal, Dr Ivana Pristicova
Medical Education Manager: Angela Pendleton
Deputy Medical Education Manager: Luke Maczka, Tracy Mara
Administrators: Medical Education Team
Trust junior doctors and Medical students
