Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Site Medical Education Manager - Basildon

The closing date is 18 November 2025

Job summary

We are looking for a motivated individual with excellent communication, interpersonal and organisational skills who is dedicated to working as part of the team.

You will lead and manage the team of medical training office staff at Basildon Hospital to ensure high quality administrative support for medical education and training.

A key area of responsibility will be to support the Site Director of Medical Education to ensure that the standards and objectives of the educational agreement between the Trust and its stakeholders (postgraduate: NHSE East of England/undergraduate: medical schools) are met.

You will be required to deputise for the MSEFT Senior Medical Education Manager and will have oversight of the doctors in training agenda and will be responsible for medical training and education requirements.

Main duties of the job

  • Responsible for liaison with Stakeholders and Quality teams at NHSE East of England with ongoing Improvement Plans and planned site visits
  • Liaison with the Royal Colleges/Medical Schools
  • Problem solving skills/use of own initiative
  • Excellent communicator requiring tact when dealing with complex information which may be contentious as well as sensitive.
  • To interpret and highlight areas of concern on the Education Funding Agreement
  • Planning a range of complex events such as Induction, Exams, Careers events
  • Collates, interprets, analyses and presents complex data
  • Ensure the Site Director of Medical Education; Leads for Undergraduate Medical Education, GPST Programme Director receive appropriate administrative and secretarial support by delegating work to appropriate staff.
  • To deputise for the MSEFT Senior Medical Education Manager as required.
  • Ensuring the monitoring and effective use of Medical Education budgets and income.
  • Management of the Medical Training Office staff in meeting undergraduate and postgraduate contractual requirements and clinical attachments.
  • Monitor staff performance through day-to-day management, 1:1 meetings and undertaking appraisals, identifying training opportunities
  • Day to day management responsibility for Clinical Teaching Fellows
  • Responsible for the trainee study leave, medical student and doctors data base systems
  • Complex minutes taken/transcribed at quarterly Medical Education/Induction, trainee meetings

About us

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.

Details

Date posted

12 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 a year Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

390-COR-BA-0630-A

Job locations

Basildon

Nethermayne

Basildon

SS16 5NL


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached a full job description setting out the details of the role and responsibilities.

We look forward to your application.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early should a high number of applications be received.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached a full job description setting out the details of the role and responsibilities.

We look forward to your application.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early should a high number of applications be received.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Demonstrable management experience in NHS
  • Experience of line managing team
  • Experience of managing and setting budgets
  • Experience of working with clinical staff at all levels

Desirable

  • Medical education experience
  • Minute taking experience
  • Experience in developing and motivating team members

Skills

Essential

  • Excellent written communication - demonstrated throughout application form

Qualifications

Essential

  • Degree or postgraduate qualification or demonstrable experience
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Demonstrable management experience in NHS
  • Experience of line managing team
  • Experience of managing and setting budgets
  • Experience of working with clinical staff at all levels

Desirable

  • Medical education experience
  • Minute taking experience
  • Experience in developing and motivating team members

Skills

Essential

  • Excellent written communication - demonstrated throughout application form

Qualifications

Essential

  • Degree or postgraduate qualification or demonstrable experience

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Basildon

Nethermayne

Basildon

SS16 5NL


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Basildon

Nethermayne

Basildon

SS16 5NL


Employer's website

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


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

MSEFT Medical Education Manager

Katie Palmer

katie.palmer3@nhs.net

03004432270

Details

Date posted

12 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 a year Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

390-COR-BA-0630-A

Job locations

Basildon

Nethermayne

Basildon

SS16 5NL


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