Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust

Assistant Education Officer

The closing date is 04 June 2025

Job summary

This role will provide strong administration support to the senior education team in the coordination and delivery of PGME programmes. This will include organising teaching events, booking venues, arranging catering and delegate bookings and publicising new events. The role will also involve providing administration support to programme management groups and will include creation and distribution of agendas, minute taking, action tracking.

The post holder will also be responsible for the marketing of education programmes internally and via social media.

Main duties of the job

The postholder will ensure efficient day-to-day management of Medical and Dental Education Programmes under the direction of the Head of PGME. This may include programmes in:

o Undergraduate Medical Education

o Postgraduate Medical Education

o Postgraduate Dental Education

The postholder will be expected to provide operational input into the design, delivery and evaluation of internal systems and processes, to ensure all Medical and Dental Education Training Programmes operate effectively.

They will have a responsibility for accurate collecting, recording, analysing, and reporting of data to allow the department to meet its internal and external compliance and reporting requirements. This role will provide strong administration support to the senior education team in the coordination and delivery of PGME programmes. This may include organising teaching events, booking venues, arranging catering and delegate bookings and publicising new events.

The role will also involve providing administration support to programme management groups and will include creation and distribution of agendas, minute taking, action tracking.

The post holder will also be responsible for the marketing of education programmes internally and via social media.

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.

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.

We believe our people are the head, the heart, the hands and the face of GOSH. Being part of our team is incredibly rewarding and you will be doing something extraordinary to the lives of the children and young people we care for.

GOSH is a challenging, complex and inspiring place to work. Each and every day our people come together to support each other to deliver excellent patient care, often working to help our patients and their families navigate through demanding processes and difficult decisions.

Details

Date posted

21 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£30,039 to £31,088 a year per annum inclusive

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

271-PGME-7093788

Job locations

Great Ormond Street Hospital

Great Ormond Street

London

WC1N 3JH


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

  • Our Always values

Skills/Abilities

Essential

  • Advanced computer skills including the use of word processing, spreadsheets, PowerPoint presentation, email, and the use of NHS computer systems
  • Excellent electronic diary management skills
  • Ability to communicate with staff in a multidisciplinary setting
  • Ability to work on own initiative, identifying and actively resolving problems, involving other teams as required.
  • Able to manage and analyse large amount of data and must have attention to detail
  • Customer service skills
  • Able to work independently and as part of a team

Academic/Professional qualification/Training

Essential

  • Educated to degree level or equivalent
  • Evidence of continuing professional and personal development

Desirable

  • Completion of a minute taking course (or willingness to undertake)

Experience/Knowledge

Essential

  • Experience of working in an NHS setting and representing a service within a Trust setting.
  • Experience of organising meetings and events
  • Excellent time management skills, able to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines

Desirable

  • Experience of committee support and minute taking
  • Understanding of the applications of e-learning technologies - Microsoft, team, Zoom etc
Person Specification

GOSH Culture and Values

Essential

  • Our Always values

Skills/Abilities

Essential

  • Advanced computer skills including the use of word processing, spreadsheets, PowerPoint presentation, email, and the use of NHS computer systems
  • Excellent electronic diary management skills
  • Ability to communicate with staff in a multidisciplinary setting
  • Ability to work on own initiative, identifying and actively resolving problems, involving other teams as required.
  • Able to manage and analyse large amount of data and must have attention to detail
  • Customer service skills
  • Able to work independently and as part of a team

Academic/Professional qualification/Training

Essential

  • Educated to degree level or equivalent
  • Evidence of continuing professional and personal development

Desirable

  • Completion of a minute taking course (or willingness to undertake)

Experience/Knowledge

Essential

  • Experience of working in an NHS setting and representing a service within a Trust setting.
  • Experience of organising meetings and events
  • Excellent time management skills, able to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines

Desirable

  • Experience of committee support and minute taking
  • Understanding of the applications of e-learning technologies - Microsoft, team, Zoom etc

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

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)

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)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

PGME Business Manager

Farhana Khanom

farhana.khanom@gosh.nhs.uk

02074059200

Details

Date posted

21 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£30,039 to £31,088 a year per annum inclusive

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

271-PGME-7093788

Job locations

Great Ormond Street Hospital

Great Ormond Street

London

WC1N 3JH


Supporting documents

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