Job summary
Reporting directly to the Head of Education (Academic) the Academic Course Director will lead the academic education team across all workstreams to ensure the efficient and effective delivery of the academic component of the GOSH Learning Academy (GLA).and workas a senior member of the Clinical and Professional Education (CPE) Team providing pan -Trust education expertise and leadership.
The successful candidate will act as an expert education practitioner and resource within Clinical and Professional Education and throughout the Trust pursuing excellence in research -informed teaching whilst inspiring and enabling others to do the same.
The post holder will provide leadership for the academic education team ensuring the academic work meets both internal and external standard setting in terms of development, delivery, and quality review, acting as a key link between the operational education teams, central education teams and the validating Higher Educational Institute.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will provide oversight and act as operational lead for academic education providing role modelling, professional support and leadership for module leads, students and staff across Great Ormond Street leading on the development and delivery of the academic portfolio within the GLA
The successful candidate will be responsible for quality assurance and effectiveness across the academic portfolio and will provide line management within the Clinical and Professional Education team.
Working with Heads of Education the successful candidate will ensure performance management and governance of Clinical and Professional Education ensuring arrangements in place to meet all national and local KPI. Ensuring equality of access to education across GOSH by working with module leads and education teams across the Trust and allocating education provision according to clinical need
About us
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust (GOSH) is an international centre of excellence in child healthcare. GOSH is an acute specialist paediatric hospital with a mission to provide world-class care to children and young people with rare, complex and difficult-to-treat conditions.
Together with our research partner, the UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, we form the UK's only academic Biomedical Research Centre specialising in paediatrics.
Since its formation in 1852, the hospital has been dedicated to children's healthcare and to finding new and better ways to treat childhood illnesses.
Great Ormond Street Hospital receives nearly 300,000 patient visits (inpatient admissions or outpatient appointments) every year (figures from 2016/17). Most of the children we care for are referred from other hospitals throughout the UK and overseas. There are 60 nationally recognised clinical specialities at GOSH; the UK's widest range of specialist health services for children on one site. More than half of our patients come from outside London and GOSH is the largest paediatric centre in the UK for services including paediatric intensive care and cardiac surgery.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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
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
GOSH Culture and Values
Essential
Academic/Professional qualification/Training
Essential
- Educated to Masters level
- Relevant Education Qualification or equivalent experience
- Significant and relevant education or projects experience
- Evidence of appropriate continuing professional development
Desirable
- Leadership/Management qualification or development
Experience/Knowledge
Essential
- Significant experience in postgraduate education
- Significant experience in the re-design, development, and implementation of educational curriculum.
- Significant experience of managing teams
- Current portfolio and evidence of individual performance review with achieved outcomes.
- Clear understanding of the academic process and academic pathways.
- Understanding of national healthcare educational agenda
- Good insight into current health policy developments
Desirable
- Knowledge and understanding of policy and impact of care
Skills/Abilities
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal, managerial, organisational, and influencing skills
- Excellent communication, presentation, and analytical written skills
- Effective team player, able to work within and across teams
- Ability to critically appraise research literature and apply research findings to educational practice as appropriate
- Ability to build and develop teams and maintain constructive working relationships
- Ability to contribute to the development of and implementation of the Trust strategic vision and the vision for GOSH learning academy.
- Demonstrable leadership skills within healthcare
Desirable
- Experience of influencing the national agenda
Person Specification
GOSH Culture and Values
Essential
Academic/Professional qualification/Training
Essential
- Educated to Masters level
- Relevant Education Qualification or equivalent experience
- Significant and relevant education or projects experience
- Evidence of appropriate continuing professional development
Desirable
- Leadership/Management qualification or development
Experience/Knowledge
Essential
- Significant experience in postgraduate education
- Significant experience in the re-design, development, and implementation of educational curriculum.
- Significant experience of managing teams
- Current portfolio and evidence of individual performance review with achieved outcomes.
- Clear understanding of the academic process and academic pathways.
- Understanding of national healthcare educational agenda
- Good insight into current health policy developments
Desirable
- Knowledge and understanding of policy and impact of care
Skills/Abilities
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal, managerial, organisational, and influencing skills
- Excellent communication, presentation, and analytical written skills
- Effective team player, able to work within and across teams
- Ability to critically appraise research literature and apply research findings to educational practice as appropriate
- Ability to build and develop teams and maintain constructive working relationships
- Ability to contribute to the development of and implementation of the Trust strategic vision and the vision for GOSH learning academy.
- Demonstrable leadership skills within healthcare
Desirable
- Experience of influencing the national agenda
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
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Great Ormond Street Hospital
Great Ormond Street
London
WC1N 3JH
Employer's website
https://www.gosh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
