Job summary
Medical Professional Standards advisor
Based: Canary Wharf (working across all sites is required)
Barts Health is one of the largest trusts in the NHS, comprising 5 hospitals - Royal London, St Bartholomew's, Newham, Mile End and Whipps Cross.Our vision at Barts Health is to be a high performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation and providing safe and compassionate care to 2.5 m people in East London and beyond.
We are committed to recruiting staff that will help us meet our Vision for Changing Lives and demonstrate the behaviours we believe make Barts Health a great place for patients, their families and friends, the public and staff.
Main duties of the job
A fantastic opportunity has arisen to work within the Medical Professional Standards team to undertake appraisal/ revalidation and job planning support for the Medical and Dental workforce.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
In this role you will report to the Medical Professional Standards Manager. The Barts Health Group is a breath-taking organisation in terms of scale and services with a medical and dental workforce to match which comprises of circa 5000 Doctors and Dentists across the group. In the main working with the Consultants, SAS and Locally Employed Doctors who account for approximately 2200 Doctors within the total number.We are seeking an enthusiastic, hardworking, diligent team player with initiative and knowledge of Medical and Dental terms and conditions of service.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Job description
Job responsibilities
In this role you will report to the Medical Professional Standards Manager. The Barts Health Group is a breath-taking organisation in terms of scale and services with a medical and dental workforce to match which comprises of circa 5000 Doctors and Dentists across the group. In the main working with the Consultants, SAS and Locally Employed Doctors who account for approximately 2200 Doctors within the total number.We are seeking an enthusiastic, hardworking, diligent team player with initiative and knowledge of Medical and Dental terms and conditions of service.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Advanced Excel
- Microsoft 365 full functionality
- ECDL
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within a Medical staffing function
- Knowledge of Consultant/ SAS contract/ terms and conditions
- Have the ability to articulate and present detailed information to stakeholders.
Desirable
- Knowledge of job planning and appraisals/ revalidation
- Operational experience in working with Allocate, Consultant / SAS E-Job Plan
- Operational experience in delivering job planning training to both consultants and managers.
- Experience in working with appraisals for Medics.
- Experience with working external bodies including General Medical Council.
Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent knowledge of Microsoft applications including excel (pivot tables and VLOOKUP), how to compile powerpoint presenations and MS Teams
Desirable
- ESR knowledge/ experience
Skills
Essential
- Innovative approach to problem solving.
- Demonstratable team working skills.
- Ability to prioritise work effectively within specified deadlines given.
- Ability to use own inititiave to resolve problems.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
- Excellent IT skills (advanced Excel)
- Ability to plan, organise and escalate tasks.
- Ability to work to tight timescales.
- Ability to develop effective working relationships with operational managers and work effectively with a diverse workforce.
- Ability to work in changing environments
- Attention to detail.
- Professional
Other
Desirable
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Advanced Excel
- Microsoft 365 full functionality
- ECDL
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within a Medical staffing function
- Knowledge of Consultant/ SAS contract/ terms and conditions
- Have the ability to articulate and present detailed information to stakeholders.
Desirable
- Knowledge of job planning and appraisals/ revalidation
- Operational experience in working with Allocate, Consultant / SAS E-Job Plan
- Operational experience in delivering job planning training to both consultants and managers.
- Experience in working with appraisals for Medics.
- Experience with working external bodies including General Medical Council.
Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent knowledge of Microsoft applications including excel (pivot tables and VLOOKUP), how to compile powerpoint presenations and MS Teams
Desirable
- ESR knowledge/ experience
Skills
Essential
- Innovative approach to problem solving.
- Demonstratable team working skills.
- Ability to prioritise work effectively within specified deadlines given.
- Ability to use own inititiave to resolve problems.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
- Excellent IT skills (advanced Excel)
- Ability to plan, organise and escalate tasks.
- Ability to work to tight timescales.
- Ability to develop effective working relationships with operational managers and work effectively with a diverse workforce.
- Ability to work in changing environments
- Attention to detail.
- Professional
Other
Desirable
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).
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).
