Medical Education Manager - Princess Royal Hospital

Job description

Job responsibilities

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Responsible for the overall coordination of the medical education programmes at the site, including postgraduate and faculty development. To manage the local delivery of the medical education programmes ensuring that the resources available are fully utilised in the provision of the medical education programmes. Responsible for a key lead Trust-wide workstream.

To manage and maintain systems and processes for effective, efficient and accurate record keeping for all areas of responsibility and to capture measurable activity which is in line with the commissioners/regulators requirements. To ensure processes are in place to capture records of attendance, and evaluation, and reporting into the appropriate educational governance structures. Collate and produce reports on areas of responsibility as required by the Director of Medical Education and Medical Education and Integrated Education teams.

Working closely with the Director and Site Director of Medical Education (DME/Site DME), the Foundation Training Programme Directors (FTPD), GP Specialty Training Programme Directors (TPD) and the wider Integrated Education Department to ensure trainees and students are supported during their time with the Trust and they are aware of the Medical Education Team and the services provided.

To review, interpret and implement policies, procedures and protocols to ensure good practice for the delivery of medical education; provide specialist knowledge to the Site team and wider faculty. Assist in work streams and project implementation including monitoring, evaluation and adjustment of protocols and procedures and as directed.

Work closely with the other site MEMs, sharing good practice and lessons learned to develop Medical Education across the Trust. To develop networks with other MEMs, external to the Trust, to seek ideas for innovation, overcome challenges and share good practice.

To take a pan-Trust lead on GP trainees, SAS and LED doctors and study leave processes.

To manage the relationships with internal personnel associated with the training of postgraduate doctors; this includes the College Tutors/LFG leads, Divisional Managers, Educational Supervisors and Clinical Supervisors and Clinical Leads.

To manage the relationships with external personnel associated with the training of postgraduate doctors; this includes the Commissioners, the Foundation School, Royal Colleges, the GMC and the providers of commissioned programmes.

To manage appropriate points of contact and support for postgraduate doctors which are clearly signposted. To deal with sensitive and confidential information and queries/issues in a timely and effective manner to improve situations that impact the trainees/students' learning.

The post holder will need to respond in a professional, and timely manner, to requests which come from the Medical Education leads and the Integrated Education leads.

Person Specification

Experience/qualifications

Essential

• Degree-level education or equivalent training and experience.
• Proven track record of administrative and management experience in a complex environment.
• Supervision and line management of staff
• Experience working with internal and external commissioners of programmes
• Data collection and spreadsheet management experience
• Ability to streamline processes and initiate and implement change and improvements

Desirable

• Worked within medical education or integrated education
• Worked for NHS or healthcare setting
• Experience working with clinical/management/administration systems within the NHS.
• Project management experience

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

Essential

• Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role).
• Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues

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

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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

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)

Address

Princess Royal Hospital

Lewes Road

Haywards Heath

RH16 4EX

Employer's website

https://www.uhsussex.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)