Medical Education Assistant
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
Worcester, WR5 1DD · REDDITCH, B98 7UB
Salary
£25,760 to £27,476
Contract
Fixed-Term
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
6 September 2026
6 days left
Job description
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Medical Education Department as a Medical Education Assistant. We are seeking to recruit a Medical Educ...
Provision
of administrative support for Medical Education, in particular to the
various Tutors and to the Director of Medical Education.
Provide
administration support to the Chief Registrar, Medical Education Manager and
Deputy Medical Education Manager.
Assist
in the administration of local training programmes for junior doctors, to
include Induction of new Doctors in Training joining the Trust.
Assist
in the administration of teaching sessions in particular for GPVTS trainees.
Assist
with keeping e-Portfolios up to date for trainees.
Raise
invoices for Room Hire, Annual Fees and Rent for the Charles Hastings Education
Building.
Organise
and co-ordinate training programmes as required. Servicing
meetings as appropriate.
Act
as the first point of contact for Trust appointed Physician Associates.
Providing
an effective, efficient and courteous reception to users of both Education
Centres in person and over the telephone.
Maintenance
of up to date e mail contact lists.
Keep the Accredited Educational and Clinical Supervisors
database up to date and send to the GMC quarterly.
Process
stationery orders and non-stock requests on the Trust iProcurement system when
required for the Medical Education Office at Worcester.
The post holder will be expected to be an active team member, aware of
when other team members are pressured and need assistance.
WORCESTERSHIRE
ACUTE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST
Post Title: Medical Education Administrator
Pay Band: 3
Hours: Full
time 37.5 hours
Location: Countywide Post predominantly based at
Worcester Royal Hospital within the Charles Hastings Education Centre
Accountable
to: Director of Medical Education
Reports
to: Medical Education Manager
Key Working Relationships
Internal: Consultants and junior medical staff
working at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, nursing staff, midwives,
clerical staff and all other users of the Centre and accessing the service on
the Worcester site.
External: Representatives from Pharmaceutical
companies, GPs and any other external users of the Centre
Risk Assessment
Work with display screen
equipment and electrical equipment when setting up courses and meetings.
Occasional moving of furniture/room dividers to alter room settings in the
Centre.
Job Purpose
The
Post holder will
Support the running of Postgraduate Medical Education predominantly
in Charles Hastings Education Centre at the Worcestershire Royal Hospital.
There will be a requirement to provide countywide cover in addition to being
there regularly to support North GPVTS Scheme which will mean travelling to the
Alexandra site.
The post holder will be expected to work closely with
colleagues in the Education Centres, and also work on their own initiative.
Provide an efficient, professional and friendly
service.
Key Duties
Provision of full administrative support for Medical Education,
and in particular to the various Tutors and to the Director of Medical
Education.
Provide administration support to the Chief Registrar, Medical
Education Manager and Deputy Medical Education Manager.
Assist in the administration of local training programmes for
junior doctors, to include Induction of new Doctors in Training joining the
Trust.
Assist in the administration of teaching sessions in particular
for GPVTS trainees, providing registers, maintaining attendance records and
summarising evaluations.
Assist with keeping e-Portfolios up to date for trainees, entering
and editing information as required, with particular reference to Fourteen Fish
used by GPVTS Trainees.
Raise invoices for Room Hire, Annual Fees and Rent for the Charles
Hastings Education Building.
Organise and co-ordinate GP study days and other training
programmes as required. Servicing meetings as appropriate including production
of course documentation, liaising, booking and invoicing external trusted Drug
Companies to provide stands, packs, badges and handouts as required, registers,
certificates, etc. and acting as a reference point for queries.
Act as the first point of contact for Trust appointed Physician
Associates, to include arranging car parking permits and ID badges for new
starters, arranging access to the HORUS e-Portfolio and updating rotations and
Supervisors when required.
Providing an effective, efficient and courteous reception to users
of both Education Centres in person and over the telephone. Meet speakers on
arrival, welcome and sort out audio-visual requirements etc.
Assisting in the practical administration of meetings, and
functions held in the Centre, including altering the layout of rooms by movement of furniture, visual aid
equipment and materials and in liaison with caterers.
Maintenance of up to date e mail contact lists.
Dealing with telephone enquiries to Medical Education and
exercising own judgement in deciding the importance and prioritising these enquiries.
Keep the Accredited Educational and
Clinical Supervisors database up to date and send to the GMC quarterly.
Process stationery orders and non-stock requests on the Trust
iProcurement system when required for the Medical Education Office at
Worcester.
The appointed post holder will be expected to be an active team
member, aware of when other team members are pressured and need assistance. There
will be an expectation that the post holder will assist others at busy times when
the workload in the department requires this.
General duties
The
postholder may be required to undertake such other duties and training and/or
hours of work as may be reasonably required to be consistent with the general
level of responsibility of the post.
Confidentiality. It is a condition of employment that
confidential information which may be obtained in the course of duty must not
be disclosed.
The
Trust reserves the right to vary the content of the job description, after
consultation, to reflect changes to the role and/or service developments.
The
purpose of this post should remain constant, but the duties and
responsibilities may vary over time within the overall role and level of the
post. The post holder may from time to time be asked to undertake other
reasonable duties. Any such changes will be made in discussion with the post
holder in the light of service needs.
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large
acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute
services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a
larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.
The Trust operates hospital-based services from
three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester
Our workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and our
caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred
care. You could be one of them.
We are committed to recruiting the best people to
work with us. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our
everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.
Being open and honest
Ensuring people feel cared for
Showing respect to everyone
We are committed to developing a culture of continuous improvement by embedding the principles of our Improvement System.
We are proud to have achieved Timewise
accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working
within our organisation as a flex positive employer.
DBS Checks and Costs
Any applicants who are offered posts requiring a
DBS check as part of their employment check will have the cost of this check
(at the current rate) deducted from their salary. Please see link in Supporting
Information section for more details on DBS checks and costs.
Experience
Essential
- Good organisational and administrative skills, evidenced by previous experience in an administrative role.
Desirable
- Experience in a health related or Education environment
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to NVQ level 2 or GCSE level (including Maths and English) or equivalent level of qualification, or significant previous proven experience.
Desirable
- Willing to undertake further training.
Other Job Requirements
Essential
- Flexibility of hours worked.
- Able to move furniture and equipment to accommodate planned courses.
- Willingness to assist in covering short term absence of other colleagues in the Education centres.
- Able to travel between different hospital sites in the Trust.
- Able to travel to meetings off site.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Helpful and willing to assist Education Centre users.
- Must be able to maintain confidentiality at all times.
- Able to demonstrate high levels of interpersonal, assertive and diplomatic skills.
- Able to respond to issues encountered.
- Able to work as part of a team.
- Reliable and punctual
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent communication skills and ability to communicate with staff at all levels.
- Excellent IT Skills and knowledge of Microsoft Office package.
- Confident telephone manner.
- Able to produce accurate and timely work.
- Good attention to detail.
- Ability to prioritise work effectively.
- Ability to use own initiative and work independently.
Desirable
- Knowledge of structure of NHS and medical terminology
- Basic understanding of Medical Education.
How to apply
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First seen
14 August 2026
Last checked
18 August 2026
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