SuppoRRT Champion and Less Than Full Time (LTFT) Champion

Job description

Job responsibilities

SuppoRTT Champion role:

Provide leadership within the locality to ensure that the SuppoRTT strategy is fully implemented and results in a high-quality supported return to training for all concerned; oversee supervision of all returning doctors in training and encourage good communication between trainee returner and educational supervisor/TPD.

To communicate the SuppoRTT strategy and resources to; Doctors in Training, TPDs, College Tutors, Educational Supervisors and Clinical Supervisors, and relevant non-clinical colleagues, postgraduate education teams, medical staffing etc.

Facilitate refresher sessions to, and ensure wellbeing of, doctors in training.

Facilitate and support the upskilling of educational supervisors to ensure the SuppoRTT process is reliably implemented and provide ongoing support and guidance for locality educational supervisors and TPDs.

Liaise with employer HR and Medical Staffing departments to ensure that doctors in training who are entitled and/or may require a supernumerary period are accommodated by their employing Trust (further supported by the NHSE EM SuppoRTT team).

Although predominantly a leadership role, to be willing to take a hands-on approach to facilitate SRTT when needed, such as meeting up with a trainee, referral to Occupational Health or obtaining assistance from NHSE East Midlands Professional Support Unit.

To liaise with the doctors in training Educational and named Clinical Supervisors and the employer to facilitate good SuppoRTT practice, as per Academy of Medical Royal College (AoMRC) guidance.

Make sure that available SuppoRTT resources are accessible and signposted to and identify where additional resources may be required.

• Work with stakeholders, including NHSE, to further develop the SuppoRTT programme to ensure smooth transitions back into training for trainees.

Work with SuppoRTT Associate Dean and Network to maintain the SuppoRTT database, including all relevant trainee returners and support implementation and evaluation of the SuppoRTT strategy including against agreed quality indicators.

LTFT Champion role:

Provide leadership within the Trust to ensure that the requirements of the Resident Doctor Contract are fully implemented and results in high quality support for flexible training.

Provide guidance and be a visible point of contact for trainees who are training flexibly or considering training flexibly.

Signpost to the relevant departments, colleagues or information within the Trust to provide support to those who are or wish to work and train more flexibly.

Work with Medical Workforce colleagues and Medical Education colleagues to ensure the accuracy of Less Than Full Time trainee information.

Communicating with and supporting flexible trainees.

Acting as an advocate for flexible trainees.

Help develop innovative approaches to training for those wishing to work more flexibly, such as ensuring access to mentorship and specially developed training inputs.

Advise and guide trainees to ensure that the delivery of medical education and training for flexible trainees meets the standards of regulatory bodies.

Work with the stakeholders (including the Resident Doctors Forum, Guardian of Safe Working Hours, Medical Workforce, NHS England) to ensure a consistent approach to training flexibly is adopted across the Trust.

Person Specification

SuppoRRT Champion role: Qualifications & Attainments

Essential

• Primary clinical healthcare qualification
• Membership/Fellowship of a College Faculty, professional association and/or regulatory body
• Substantive post within target locality/school
• GMC full registration
• Consultant with a clinical contract within the target locality

LTFT Champion role: Qualifications & Attainments

Essential

• Medical practitioner with postgraduate qualifications and with up-to-date revalidation
• Consultant or equivalent contract with the Trust
• In possession of a current personal learning plan/PPD/portfolio for revalidation

SuppoRRT Champion role: Skills

Essential

• Proven leadership ability
• Previous management experience/training
• Successful multidisciplinary teamworking

Desirable

• A consultant who holds a minimum of five sessions within the Trust

LTFT Champion role: Skills

Essential

• Well-developed analytical and interpretation skills enabling judgements on a range of complex options where the solution may not always be obvious
• Commitment to providing leadership for medical education and motivating the
• Trust into providing and supporting effective flexible training

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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Employer details

Employer name

Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Kingsway

Derby

DE22 3LZ

Employer's website

http://www.derbyshirehealthcareft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)