Deputy Head of Medical Education and Knowledge & Library Services | East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 12 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £53,755 - £60,504 PA, pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 July 2025 |
| Location: | Eastbourne/Conquest, BN21 2UD |
| Company: | ESHT |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7257205/374-LB5186 |
Summary
The Deputy Head of Medical Education, Knowledge and Library Services provides expert medical training knowledge, planning and leadership to the Integrated Education, Medical Education, Knowledge and Library Services Team.
Working with the Director of Medical Education, Assistant Director HR (Education), Training Programme Directors and College Tutors, the post holder acts as the Lead for Undergraduate, Foundation and Speciality Medical Education across both hospital sites to ensure that all national, regional and local policies and procedures affecting undergraduate, foundation and speciality medical education are complied with. This includes ensuring NHSE Education Funding Agreement 2024-2027 and Medical School SLAs, are delivered and the required local, regional and national educational standards are met.
To plan, develop, provide and monitor library and learning technology services for all learners and educators at ESHT, this includes all students/adult learners from all roles and levels within the Trust.
• Responsibility for the delivery medical education training, and the delivery of Knowledge & Library Services as part of the Integrated Education Service
• Supporting a broad range of training programmes and complex educational activities for Undergraduate/Postgraduate Resident Doctors including identification of training opportunities, training the trainers, Educational and Clinical Supervision Training in line with GMC and Educators Strategy to include the co-ordination of projects to assess and/or improve medical education.
• Be responsible for the development of organisational processes that provide a foundation for the maximisation of performance, learning, innovation and improvement across Medical Education, Knowledge & Library services.
• As part of the Integrated Education Leadership Team contribute to developing a range of educational governance processes to monitor for effectiveness of educational delivery and impact, this will include monitoring the Safer Learning Environment Charter and Educators Strategy.
• Working with the Integrated Education Leadership Team to ensure that education action plans are linked to Divisional service delivery plans.
• Provide reports to the education Leadership Team for the divisional boards, directorate business meetings, local faculty groups and performance reviews.
• Define and develop a Medical Education and LKS strategy and annual plans to form part of the wider Education Strategy that will inform the Chief People Officer’s ESHT
A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to onsite nurseries. staff restaurants and accommodation.
In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme. Onsite parking is available from only £50 a year.
There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today.
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This advert closes on Thursday 26 Jun 2025
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