Job summary
Are you a highly motivated individual who enjoys a
challenge? Would you enjoy working in a busy and dynamic team responsible for
the education and training of junior doctors and medical students for County
Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust? This is an excellent opportunity to
use your proven administrative and organisational skills to enable the
education and training of medical students and junior medical staff.
You will need to have excellent verbal and
written communication skills in order to establish strong working relationships
with colleagues, junior doctors, medical professionals and other NHS staff to
provide support and advice to all students and Doctors in Training, as well as
producing high quality training programmes in conjunction with the clinical
teaching team
Main duties of the job
To
work with key stakeholders and senior members of the Medical Education team to
coordinate the delivery of Postgraduate Medical Education across all trust
sites whilst ensuring joined up and streamlined working. To co-ordinate
performance management processes to help identify areas of best practice,
provide focus on continuous improvement and delivering improved outcomes and to
take action to improve the experience of Doctors in Training, ensuring that the
activities of Medical Education are in line with overall Medical Education,
Medical Directorate and Trust Strategies.
About us
If you are being interviewed you must accept an interview slot in the system to continue, even if you have arranged with the manager
You must be able to produce ALL certificates stated essential in the person specification or you will not be able to complete pre-employment checks
We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients' homes.
We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented
From April 1 2024 we are unable to offer sponsorship for healthcare roles that do not meet the minimum salary £23,200, to apply you must have Right to Work in the United Kingdom. If you are in the UK on a VISA please ensure you have no restrictions that would prevent you from taking this post
Full Job Descriptions can be found in the adverts supporting documents
Job description
Job responsibilities
To use specialist knowledge across the medical education
curricula, to compile teaching programmes which meet contractual and quality
requirements and support the wellbeing and pastoral challenges of Doctors in
Training.
To provide expert knowledge with particular emphasis on
Higher Speciality Trainees and their education and training needs to Care
Groups to support the Trusts business and delivery of Postgraduate Medical
Education.
To identify high quality performance and any risks and
issues that may affect the standards expected as outlined in the Medical
Education Strategy and Postgraduate Training Programmes, whilst supporting
Clinical Care Groups to balance the service needs of the organisation with the
educational needs of junior doctors in training, and their relevant training
curriculam.
To ensure evidence and systems are in place for robust
reporting and quality assurance for the organisation other external bodies as
required.
Cover the geographical area overseen by the Medical Education
Department that is, County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust and to
develop appropriate links working in partnership with Newcastle Medical School,
NHS England Education, Lead Employer Trust, Tees and Esk Wear Valley NHS Trust
and local general practitioners.
Required to travel to all Trust sites.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To use specialist knowledge across the medical education
curricula, to compile teaching programmes which meet contractual and quality
requirements and support the wellbeing and pastoral challenges of Doctors in
Training.
To provide expert knowledge with particular emphasis on
Higher Speciality Trainees and their education and training needs to Care
Groups to support the Trusts business and delivery of Postgraduate Medical
Education.
To identify high quality performance and any risks and
issues that may affect the standards expected as outlined in the Medical
Education Strategy and Postgraduate Training Programmes, whilst supporting
Clinical Care Groups to balance the service needs of the organisation with the
educational needs of junior doctors in training, and their relevant training
curriculam.
To ensure evidence and systems are in place for robust
reporting and quality assurance for the organisation other external bodies as
required.
Cover the geographical area overseen by the Medical Education
Department that is, County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust and to
develop appropriate links working in partnership with Newcastle Medical School,
NHS England Education, Lead Employer Trust, Tees and Esk Wear Valley NHS Trust
and local general practitioners.
Required to travel to all Trust sites.
Person Specification
Special Requirements
Essential
- Able to travel across Trust sites to meet the requirements of the post
Special Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent IT skills including good working knowledge of full Microsoft Office Suite and Windows Operating Systems.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills including verbal, written and telephone and the ability to present a positive and professional image at all times.
- Adaptable, determined, self-motivated and enthusiastic with competence in dealing with situations involving other people. Being able to understand the need for diplomacy and tact.
- Ability to work autonomously and manage own workload; work on own initiative and as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- Ability to maintain complete confidentiality and discretion.
- Good organisational skills to meet demanding delivery schedules and provide support to trust staff.
- Able to produce high standard reports (e.g. KPI reports) and analyse data.
Desirable
- Understand the administration processes of educational curricula and systems and their associated needs within the NHS in relation to undergraduate medical education.
- Knowledge of issues relating to the training of Junior Medical Staff in the NHS
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Degree level qualification or equivalent relevant experience in Medical Education, Higher Education, Human Resources or Workforce and Organisational Development.
Desirable
- Project Management Qualification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of managing the delivery of learning and development programmes (ideally within a public sector organisation), with demonstrable experience of co-ordinating the delivery of training initiatives.
- Proven track record of designing and delivering learning and development initiatives, including the production of supporting learning materials
Desirable
- NHS Experience
- Experience and understanding of the role of key stakeholders throughout the Region e.g. Medical School, Universities, HEE.
Person Specification
Special Requirements
Essential
- Able to travel across Trust sites to meet the requirements of the post
Special Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent IT skills including good working knowledge of full Microsoft Office Suite and Windows Operating Systems.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills including verbal, written and telephone and the ability to present a positive and professional image at all times.
- Adaptable, determined, self-motivated and enthusiastic with competence in dealing with situations involving other people. Being able to understand the need for diplomacy and tact.
- Ability to work autonomously and manage own workload; work on own initiative and as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- Ability to maintain complete confidentiality and discretion.
- Good organisational skills to meet demanding delivery schedules and provide support to trust staff.
- Able to produce high standard reports (e.g. KPI reports) and analyse data.
Desirable
- Understand the administration processes of educational curricula and systems and their associated needs within the NHS in relation to undergraduate medical education.
- Knowledge of issues relating to the training of Junior Medical Staff in the NHS
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Degree level qualification or equivalent relevant experience in Medical Education, Higher Education, Human Resources or Workforce and Organisational Development.
Desirable
- Project Management Qualification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of managing the delivery of learning and development programmes (ideally within a public sector organisation), with demonstrable experience of co-ordinating the delivery of training initiatives.
- Proven track record of designing and delivering learning and development initiatives, including the production of supporting learning materials
Desirable
- NHS Experience
- Experience and understanding of the role of key stakeholders throughout the Region e.g. Medical School, Universities, HEE.
Additional information
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
County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Darlington Memorial Hospital NHS Trust
Hollyhurst Road
Darlington
County Durham
DL3 6HX
Employer's website
https://www.cddft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
