Education Programme Officer (Foundation)

NHS England

The closing date is 08 December 2024

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Job summary

The Wessex Foundation School is looking to recruit an experienced, enthusiastic and dedicated Education Programme Officer to join their team. This is an exciting opportunity for a highly skilled person with excellent organisational and communication skills.

Working in a busy team alongside the Foundation School Education Programme Manager, Education Programme Co-ordinator, Foundation School Director and Deputy, the successful Applicant will support the delivery of the UK Foundation programme within the Wessex region. Working at a fast pace, this role suits candidates that are passionate about delivering excellent communication and administrative support.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will develop effective working relationships with key stakeholders. They will provide comprehensive admin support and leadership in ensuring the delivery of high quality regional and national processes. In this key role, the post holder will work across a broad range of activities within the workstream and portfolio as a whole in addition to supporting wider PGMDE activity.

  • Taking a lead role in the ARCP process for Foundation doctors. This includes setting up and maintaining spreadsheets, planning and organising the main annual ARCP panels and ad hoc panels throughout the year ensuring that reviews are held at appropriate times for the individual Resident Doctor.
  • Liaise with Foundation Teams at trusts within the Wessex region providing support and guidance
  • Taking a lead role in programme management of the Wessex Foundation School Programme, ensuring rotations are produced within the defined timelines and entered on the Trainee Information system accurately and communicated effectively. Including the organisation of the swap process and management of changes throughout the training year.
  • Provide support to the Education Programme Manager throughout the recruitment process
  • Provide supervision to the Education Programme Co-ordinator
  • Ensures that filing and data archiving is undertaken by all team members in accordance with organisational policy.
  • Creating, developing and maintaining specific webpages relevant to the Foundation Programme as required.

About us

The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:

  • Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
  • Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
  • Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
  • Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
  • Delivering value for money.

If you would like to know more or require further information, please visithttps://www.england.nhs.uk/.

Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.

NHS England hold a Sponsor Licence; this means that we may be able to sponsor you providing the Home Office requirements are met. To be eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route you'll usually need to be paid the 'standard' salary rate of at least £38,700 per year, or the 'going rate' for your job, whichever is higher. You can find more information on the Government website.

Date posted

22 November 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

990-SE-6695708-E

Job locations

Explorer House

Adanac Drive

Southampton

SO16 0AS


Job description

Job responsibilities

The successful candidate will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills (both written and verbal) and the ability to engage with stakeholders at all levels, both internal and external. In addition, they must possess excellent organisational skills, the ability to prioritise workload and multi-task a variety of demands on their time.

You can find further details about the job, in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The successful candidate will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills (both written and verbal) and the ability to engage with stakeholders at all levels, both internal and external. In addition, they must possess excellent organisational skills, the ability to prioritise workload and multi-task a variety of demands on their time.

You can find further details about the job, in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Demonstrable experience of managing and co-ordinating projects in complex and challenging environments
  • Experience of drafting briefing papers and correspondence up to and including at senior management level as well as experience of creating and giving complex presentations to a varied group of internal and external stakeholders
  • Ability to manage own workload and make informed decisions in the absence of required information, working to tight deadlines and often changing timescales, sometimes at short notice and unexpectedly.
  • Experience of managing and reporting risks and setting up and implementing internal processes and procedures

Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of Financial Systems eg monitoring budget management, processing invoices, procurement and business planning processes
  • Knowledge of Data Protection and Information Governance

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level qualification or significant experience of working at a similar level in specialist area
  • Evidence of continued professional development
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Demonstrable experience of managing and co-ordinating projects in complex and challenging environments
  • Experience of drafting briefing papers and correspondence up to and including at senior management level as well as experience of creating and giving complex presentations to a varied group of internal and external stakeholders
  • Ability to manage own workload and make informed decisions in the absence of required information, working to tight deadlines and often changing timescales, sometimes at short notice and unexpectedly.
  • Experience of managing and reporting risks and setting up and implementing internal processes and procedures

Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of Financial Systems eg monitoring budget management, processing invoices, procurement and business planning processes
  • Knowledge of Data Protection and Information Governance

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level qualification or significant experience of working at a similar level in specialist area
  • Evidence of continued professional development

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

NHS England

Address

Explorer House

Adanac Drive

Southampton

SO16 0AS


Employer's website

https://www.england.nhs.uk/about/working-for/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

NHS England

Address

Explorer House

Adanac Drive

Southampton

SO16 0AS


Employer's website

https://www.england.nhs.uk/about/working-for/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Programme Support Manager

Anna Parsons

anna.parsons9@nhs.net

01962690345

Date posted

22 November 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

990-SE-6695708-E

Job locations

Explorer House

Adanac Drive

Southampton

SO16 0AS


Supporting documents

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