Job summary
Job Title: Director of Medical Education (DME)
Hours per week: Part Time - 3 sessions per week (flexible according to service needs and external meetings)
Perm/Fixed Term: Fixed Term - 3 years (renewable for a second term subject to meeting objectives and a satisfactory annual performance review)
Salary: £105,504 - £139,882 Consultant/SAS pro rata 3 PA on current salary scale
Closing Date: 16th January 2025
Interview Date: 29th January 2025
**This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly. **
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Main duties of the job
- Responsible for ensuring that all medical learners at the George Eliot Hospital (GEH) NHS Trust have a positive, rewarding and meaningful educational experience. The DME's role is to empower and enable the wider education team, clinical and non-clinical, to support our learners to have the best educational experience possible.
- Provide leadership, strategic direction and vision for the assurance, management and delivery of postgraduate and undergraduate medical education in GEH.
- Responsible for the quality of the learning environment provided by the LEP for medical learners defined within their role. The DME works with the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) and the Chief People Officer (CPO) to develop effective medical workforce plans.
About us
Here at George Eliot our vision to'excel at patient care' takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do. Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:
Effective Open Communication
excellence and safety in everything we do
Challenge but support
Expect respect and dignity
Local health that inspires confidence
Benefits: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, in house training and development, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You can find the duties and responsibilities detailed within the attached Job Description including responsibilities for strategic and corporate communication, quality assurance, finance, staff development, learner and educator support and personal development.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You can find the duties and responsibilities detailed within the attached Job Description including responsibilities for strategic and corporate communication, quality assurance, finance, staff development, learner and educator support and personal development.
Person Specification
Appointments/ Qualifications
Essential
- Full registration with a licence to practice with the GMC
- Appointment as a consultant/SAS/ GP/Dentist (min. 5PA clinical contract)
- Recognised as a GMC educational supervisor
Desirable
- Experience in the current appointment
- Postgraduate qualification in medical education, leadership or management
- Experience in a senior education role e.g. specialty tutor, TPD, dept. educational lead
Experience
Essential
- Experience in a medical education role, either at postgraduate or undergraduate level
Desirable
- Experience in medical leadership or management.
- Experience as a medical appraiser
Teamwork
Essential
- Leading diverse teams and taking responsibility to deliver results
Desirable
- Team or service-based Quality Improvement work as a project or part of a programme
Communication
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to deal with difficult situations
- Evidence of supporting junior staff and colleagues
Desirable
- Evidence of relevant audit, research and/or publications in education
Management
Essential
- Experience of providing pastoral support to medical learners
- Evidence of good organisational and leadership skills
- Evidence of contribution to quality improvement and service development
Desirable
- Evidence of experience at strategic level of national and/or international education organisations
- Experience of line management of medical and non-medical staff
- Experience of managing a budget
Teaching
Essential
- Experience of teaching and training e.g. medical learners, healthcare disciplines and allied health professionals
Personal
Essential
- Evidence of personal development
Desirable
- Evidence of continued learning and personal development in medical education
Person Specification
Appointments/ Qualifications
Essential
- Full registration with a licence to practice with the GMC
- Appointment as a consultant/SAS/ GP/Dentist (min. 5PA clinical contract)
- Recognised as a GMC educational supervisor
Desirable
- Experience in the current appointment
- Postgraduate qualification in medical education, leadership or management
- Experience in a senior education role e.g. specialty tutor, TPD, dept. educational lead
Experience
Essential
- Experience in a medical education role, either at postgraduate or undergraduate level
Desirable
- Experience in medical leadership or management.
- Experience as a medical appraiser
Teamwork
Essential
- Leading diverse teams and taking responsibility to deliver results
Desirable
- Team or service-based Quality Improvement work as a project or part of a programme
Communication
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to deal with difficult situations
- Evidence of supporting junior staff and colleagues
Desirable
- Evidence of relevant audit, research and/or publications in education
Management
Essential
- Experience of providing pastoral support to medical learners
- Evidence of good organisational and leadership skills
- Evidence of contribution to quality improvement and service development
Desirable
- Evidence of experience at strategic level of national and/or international education organisations
- Experience of line management of medical and non-medical staff
- Experience of managing a budget
Teaching
Essential
- Experience of teaching and training e.g. medical learners, healthcare disciplines and allied health professionals
Personal
Essential
- Evidence of personal development
Desirable
- Evidence of continued learning and personal development in medical education
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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
George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust
Address
Medical Education, George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust
College Street
Nuneaton
CV10 7DJ
Employer's website
http://www.geh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
