Health Education England

Deputy Head of School for Radiology

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Job summary

You will support the Head of School to be responsible for the overall quality, management and supervision of the programmes within the School. This will include ensuring all programmes meet the standards defined by Health Education England, the GMC and Royal College. You will work closely with the Head of School, Health Education England's senior educators, other Heads of Schools, Directors of Medical Education and Training Programme Directors to ensure that each trainee is able to access a comprehensive range of experiences which will enable them to cover the speciality curricula.

Main duties of the job

You will be expected to maintain a clinical commitment. It is essential that you have a medical degree, membership/fellowship of the relevant Royal College/Faculty and have a current substantive contract as an NHS Consultant in a relevant specialty. In addition, you should possess excellent leadership skills and meet professional requirements for Continuing Professional Development and Revalidation and make a wider professional contribution through academic and managerial responsibilities.The post is for three years in the first instance.

This role is an East Midlands role so your work would span the whole region. The post is offered on a secondment basis and all candidates are reminded that if they are successful, they are responsible for securing written agreement from their employer for release from clinical work for the specified number of PAs.

About us

Health Education England, working in the East Midlands, is looking for a Deputy Head of School to join this School. Our work is set within the Five Year forward view for the NHS and is defined by the HEE Mandate from Government. It is part of the consensus on how the NHS needs to change, with a key focus on prevention and a commitment to reducing health inequalities and promoting equality and diversity.

Date posted

27 October 2022

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

Depending on experience To be funded by the Education Contract

Contract

Secondment

Duration

3 years

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

984-MIDE-3b-19341-C

Job locations

Westbridge Place

1 Westbridge Close

Leicester

LE3 5DR

Job description

Job responsibilities

Qualifications and Training

Essential

Primary clinical healthcare qualification and currently working at consultant level or equivalent in the specialty school area.

Desirable

Attendance at courses aimed to support educational development.

Behaviours and Values

Essential

Ability to make decisions autonomously when required on difficult issues.

An academic interest in training and education across primary and secondary care.

Desirable

Management of transformation and change

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

Considerable experience of working with learners or doctors in training in an educational context including training delivery in service and education.

Experience of clinical and educational leadership and innovation, including managing a multi-professional team.

Understanding of developments involving the relevant Colleges/Faculties, professional bodies, related NHS organisations and regulatory bodies

Skills and Abilities

Essential

Demonstrable leadership skills and an ability to influence

Desirable

Committed to own personal development and an ability to support others to develop and progress.

To be funded by the Education Contract

You can find further details about the job, organisational structure, recruitment profile, expected outcomes and benefits information in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.

Secondments

Applicants from within the NHS will be offered on a secondment basis only, agreement should be obtained from their employer prior to submitting the application

Job description

Job responsibilities

Qualifications and Training

Essential

Primary clinical healthcare qualification and currently working at consultant level or equivalent in the specialty school area.

Desirable

Attendance at courses aimed to support educational development.

Behaviours and Values

Essential

Ability to make decisions autonomously when required on difficult issues.

An academic interest in training and education across primary and secondary care.

Desirable

Management of transformation and change

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

Considerable experience of working with learners or doctors in training in an educational context including training delivery in service and education.

Experience of clinical and educational leadership and innovation, including managing a multi-professional team.

Understanding of developments involving the relevant Colleges/Faculties, professional bodies, related NHS organisations and regulatory bodies

Skills and Abilities

Essential

Demonstrable leadership skills and an ability to influence

Desirable

Committed to own personal development and an ability to support others to develop and progress.

To be funded by the Education Contract

You can find further details about the job, organisational structure, recruitment profile, expected outcomes and benefits information in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.

Secondments

Applicants from within the NHS will be offered on a secondment basis only, agreement should be obtained from their employer prior to submitting the application

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

Considerable and current experience at Consultant level in a relevant speciality.
Primary clinical healthcare qualification.
Membership/Fellowship of a College, Faculty, professional association and/or regulatory body.

Desirable

Attendance at courses aimed to support educational development.

Behaviours and Values

Essential

An academic interest in training and education across primary and secondary care.
Ability to make decisions autonomously when required on difficult issues.

Desirable

Management of transformation and change

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

Current clinical commitment in the School/specialty.
Considerable experience of working with learners or doctors in training in an educational context including training delivery in service and education.
Experience of clinical and educational leadership and innovation, including managing a multi-professional team.
Demonstrable track record of delivery in service and education.
Understanding of developments involving the relevant Colleges/Faculties, professional bodies, related NHS organisations and regulatory bodies.

Desirable

Understanding of the workforce transformation agenda.

Skills and Abilities

Essential

Demonstrable leadership skills and an ability to influence and motivate others.
Politically astute with an ability to sensitively manage complexity and uncertainty.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

Considerable and current experience at Consultant level in a relevant speciality.
Primary clinical healthcare qualification.
Membership/Fellowship of a College, Faculty, professional association and/or regulatory body.

Desirable

Attendance at courses aimed to support educational development.

Behaviours and Values

Essential

An academic interest in training and education across primary and secondary care.
Ability to make decisions autonomously when required on difficult issues.

Desirable

Management of transformation and change

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

Current clinical commitment in the School/specialty.
Considerable experience of working with learners or doctors in training in an educational context including training delivery in service and education.
Experience of clinical and educational leadership and innovation, including managing a multi-professional team.
Demonstrable track record of delivery in service and education.
Understanding of developments involving the relevant Colleges/Faculties, professional bodies, related NHS organisations and regulatory bodies.

Desirable

Understanding of the workforce transformation agenda.

Skills and Abilities

Essential

Demonstrable leadership skills and an ability to influence and motivate others.
Politically astute with an ability to sensitively manage complexity and uncertainty.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Certificate of Sponsorship

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Health Education England

Address

Westbridge Place

1 Westbridge Close

Leicester

LE3 5DR

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Health Education England

Address

Westbridge Place

1 Westbridge Close

Leicester

LE3 5DR

Employer's website

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