Job summary
Maudsley Health
Head of Education and Training, Al Amal Psychiatric Hospital, Dubai
Equivalent of Band C
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) is working with MACANI, a highly respected Abu Dhabi based organisation with a mission to develop and extend high quality mental health care across the United Arab Emirates. The service has been operating in the UAE for nine years and since March 2018 the Service has been working with Emirates Health Services (EHS) to support the development of Al Amal Psychiatric Hospital into a Centre of Excellence.
The service requires a Head of Education and Training, based within what is currently the Region's only Hospital dedicated to psychiatric care. It is a truly exciting and unique opportunity to be part of a senior and experienced team working to support the further development of existing services and influence and shape new services in great facilities. You would be working closely with experienced senior staff from Maudsley Health and the in house leadership team at the Al Amal Psychiatric Hospital. The Hospital has JCI Accreditation.
Mental Health services are still developing in the Region and the ability to use initiative a degree of flexibility and creativity will be required together with an appreciation of relevant cultural issues. Of greatest importance is the ambition to deliver high quality, evidence based services.
The ability to speak Arabic is an advantage but is not essential.
Main duties of the job
Working closely with the Senior Management Team, to initiate, deliver and embed programmes of education and development to enhance the safety, experience and outcomes of people using services, and to improve the skill and satisfaction of staff delivering care. This will be achieved by the provision of:
- Meaningful mandatory training
- Postgraduate training in mental health nursing
- Advanced clinical training for all professionals
- Leadership and management development
- Research and development opportunities
- Implementation of a credible weekly training programme
- Supervision and appraisal
- Supportive work placements for staff on secondment and rotation from UK, UAE and elsewhere
Close collaboration with the quality team in order to ensure JCIA compliance and achieve further accreditations in the field of mental health.
This role is to support the development of a Centre of Excellence, working closely with the Senior Management Team at Al Amal Psychiatric Hospital.
The postholder should enhance the reputation of Maudsley Health, Al Amal Psychiatric Hospital and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust.
About us
Maudsley Health is the brand name for the collaboration between South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM)and MACANI, the local partner. It was formed in 2015 to support the development of high-quality mental health services within the Middle East. Ambitious development plans are being progressed and the service is growing geographically and clinically in a planned way.
The service provides evidence-based assessments and treatments on an out-patient basis for all age ranges and presentations from wellbeing and prevention through to the most complex of presentations. The service adopts a multi-disciplinary approach. Training, development, consultation and advice is offered and collaborative working with other professionals, families and patients is encouraged within a supportive environment.
A specialist Perinatal service and a specialist Trauma service are in place and additional specialist services are planned.An Academic Department is currently being formed to encourage and support research research and education.
In 2025 a Maudsley Health Hospital will open in Abu Dhabi.
In Dubai, Maudsley Health works under a contractual arrangement with Emirates Health Services (EHS) to support the development of Al Amal Psychiatric Hospital, currently the Region's only Hospital dedicated to psychiatric care.
The post of Head of Education and Training, Al Amal Psychiatric Hospital is based in Dubai.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The postholder is expected to achieve the following outcomes in key result areas:
Achieving Professional Excellence
- Provide meaningful mandatory training based on assessed needs, reviewed annually and after significant events.
- Ensure staff understand their authority, accountability, and responsibilities to the Professional Code.
- Oversee Clinical Resource Nurses and deliver training, including simulation and experiential learning.
Workforce Development
- Develop and report an annual workforce development plan with relevant professional heads.
- Ensure staff access clinical and leadership training aligned with service delivery plans.
- Support managers in identifying learning needs and developing training plans.
- Contribute to workforce planning, and produce regular accurate compliance training registers to be shared with services.
Professional Leadership
- Encourage staff engagement and participation in satisfaction surveys.
- Ensure staff have resources to evaluate their practice and access expert advice.
- Promote access to best practice examples and escalate serious breaches of the professional code.
- Although not essential, a clinical post-holder should role-model excellent care and professional boundaries.
Service Development, Promotion, Research, and Evaluation
- Develop a Continuous Development Programme, liaising with internal and external clinical experts.
- Ensure events attract CME points and promote innovative care practices.
- Empower staff to monitor care delivery and contribute to decision-making.
- In conjunction with the Academic Director and Senior Discipline Leads, support clinical staff in audits, evaluations, and research, integrating evidence into practice.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The postholder is expected to achieve the following outcomes in key result areas:
Achieving Professional Excellence
- Provide meaningful mandatory training based on assessed needs, reviewed annually and after significant events.
- Ensure staff understand their authority, accountability, and responsibilities to the Professional Code.
- Oversee Clinical Resource Nurses and deliver training, including simulation and experiential learning.
Workforce Development
- Develop and report an annual workforce development plan with relevant professional heads.
- Ensure staff access clinical and leadership training aligned with service delivery plans.
- Support managers in identifying learning needs and developing training plans.
- Contribute to workforce planning, and produce regular accurate compliance training registers to be shared with services.
Professional Leadership
- Encourage staff engagement and participation in satisfaction surveys.
- Ensure staff have resources to evaluate their practice and access expert advice.
- Promote access to best practice examples and escalate serious breaches of the professional code.
- Although not essential, a clinical post-holder should role-model excellent care and professional boundaries.
Service Development, Promotion, Research, and Evaluation
- Develop a Continuous Development Programme, liaising with internal and external clinical experts.
- Ensure events attract CME points and promote innovative care practices.
- Empower staff to monitor care delivery and contribute to decision-making.
- In conjunction with the Academic Director and Senior Discipline Leads, support clinical staff in audits, evaluations, and research, integrating evidence into practice.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- oExperience of working at a mid to senior level including managing change and introducing new ways of working.
- oExperience of working with mental health professionals
- oExperience of developing and implementing organisational strategies and policies.
- oDelivering high quality presentations to a mixed audience.
- oPartnership working with other statutory and voluntary organisations.
- oExperience of working in a multi-cultural environment and knowledge of methods to develop culturally sensitive clinical practice management experience.
- oDeveloping audit tool/ conducting audits
Desirable
- oExperience of research, publication and presentations.
- oKnowledge of the current policy context and the implications for mental health practice.
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- oBachelor's degree in relevant subject (or significant experience of UK education and training systems)
- oEvidence of CPD
Desirable
- oRegistered Nurse (Mental Health)
- oRegistered clinician (mental health)
Knowledge
Essential
- oKnowledge of UK mental health services.
- oUnderstanding of the need for confidentiality
- oAn awareness of equality issues affecting a wide range of individuals and groups.
Desirable
- oKnowledge of pre and post registration professional curricula.
- oAn understanding of relevant UAE legislation.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- oAbility to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing, presenting ideas with clarity in a persuasive and influential style, for a variety of audiences.
- oAble to develop training needs analysis and training plan.
- oAble to monitor and measure effectiveness of educational programmes.
- oAbility to monitor and measure the effectiveness of care and practice.
- oAble to manage change and develop innovative ways of working.
- oAbility to maintain a high profile with clinical staff and senior management
- oAble to work without constant supervision and accountable for delivering expert advice and guidance
- oCredibility as a leader by a range of individuals
- oBasic IT and and word processing skills
- oAble to maintain positive and professional relationships.
- oProject management skills and able to complete work to agreed timescales
Desirable
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- oExperience of working at a mid to senior level including managing change and introducing new ways of working.
- oExperience of working with mental health professionals
- oExperience of developing and implementing organisational strategies and policies.
- oDelivering high quality presentations to a mixed audience.
- oPartnership working with other statutory and voluntary organisations.
- oExperience of working in a multi-cultural environment and knowledge of methods to develop culturally sensitive clinical practice management experience.
- oDeveloping audit tool/ conducting audits
Desirable
- oExperience of research, publication and presentations.
- oKnowledge of the current policy context and the implications for mental health practice.
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- oBachelor's degree in relevant subject (or significant experience of UK education and training systems)
- oEvidence of CPD
Desirable
- oRegistered Nurse (Mental Health)
- oRegistered clinician (mental health)
Knowledge
Essential
- oKnowledge of UK mental health services.
- oUnderstanding of the need for confidentiality
- oAn awareness of equality issues affecting a wide range of individuals and groups.
Desirable
- oKnowledge of pre and post registration professional curricula.
- oAn understanding of relevant UAE legislation.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- oAbility to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing, presenting ideas with clarity in a persuasive and influential style, for a variety of audiences.
- oAble to develop training needs analysis and training plan.
- oAble to monitor and measure effectiveness of educational programmes.
- oAbility to monitor and measure the effectiveness of care and practice.
- oAble to manage change and develop innovative ways of working.
- oAbility to maintain a high profile with clinical staff and senior management
- oAble to work without constant supervision and accountable for delivering expert advice and guidance
- oCredibility as a leader by a range of individuals
- oBasic IT and and word processing skills
- oAble to maintain positive and professional relationships.
- oProject management skills and able to complete work to agreed timescales
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).
