Job summary
Post title: Postgraduate Lead Medical and Dental Education
Band: 8A
Based: Trust Wide - Primarily based at the Royal London Hospital Education Academy but travel to other sites required.
The Barts Health Education Academy is looking for a committed individual to join the Medical Education Team working as Postgraduate Lead for Medical and Dental Education.
Proposed interview date :9th July 2024
Main duties of the job
The Medical Education team work closely with the Trust Deans, Directors of Medical Education, Associate Deans and other members of the faculty to deliver Undergraduate & Postgraduate medical and dental education across the Barts Health hospitals, ensuring educational contracts are delivered and the required standards are met.
The Medical Education team provides a cohesive trust-wide service whilst retaining site-based support across all Barts Health sites. The team will be expected to work collaboratively and pool resources and skills to ensure good practice and knowledge are shared, as required.
The post holder is responsible for ensuring the effective delivery and quality assurance of postgraduate medical and dental, education and training across the Trust in accordance with the NHS Education Contract with NHS England. This includes 1,100 placements for postgraduate medical and dental doctors in training. The post holder is required to meet regulatory compliance and Trust standards in ensuring the effective delivery, evaluation and quality assurance of a portfolio of high quality medical and dental education and training for our doctors and dentists in training.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
For further details / informal visits contact:
If you wish to discuss the post further, please contact Maxine Byfield , Associate Director via email: [email protected]
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Significant managerial experience gained at a senior level, and management of postgraduate medical and/ or dental education programmes at a senior level for at least 2 years
- Experience of healthcare education and training systems and structures in health care setting
- Experience of the successful delivery or administration of medical/dental education and training
- Experience of managing budgets and financial information
- Experience of coordinating programmes in highly-complex and challenging environments, and managing a complex and varied workload
Skills
Essential
- Skilled communicator able to select from, and utilise, a range of high-level negotiating and influencing strategies appropriate to different audiences and environments.
- Able to build consensus amongst varied and challenging stakeholder groups, building trust and commitment and promoting a positive and pro-active partnership approach
- Strong leadership and communication skills, with experience of managing people, conflict and negotiating change.
Knowledge
Essential
- A good awareness and understanding of key NHS service strategy, modernisation agenda, planning and delivery processes as these relate to commissioning and delivery of medical education
- A good understanding of medical education and training, including quality assurance processes and systems
Qualifications
Essential
- Master level education or demonstrable experience of working within Health Education
Desirable
- Professional management qualification
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.
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 .
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 .
Employer details
Employer name
Barts Health NHS Trust
Address
Royal London Hospital
London
E1 1BB