Medical Education Manager

To be

responsible for the interpretation and implementation of national policies

and current legislation relating to medical training and service level

agreements, ensuring the operational delivery and standards are met within the

Medical Education team.

influence and lead on the strategic development of Postgraduate and

Undergraduate medical education, supporting the Director of Medical Education

(DME), Director of Undergraduate medical education (DUME), Foundation Programme

Tutors and College Tutors.

influence and lead on the strategic development of Undergraduate medical

education, supporting the DUME, clinical education manager,

clinical educators and year Leads.

provide specialist knowledge, advice and guidance on postgraduate and

undergraduate medical education related matters for all medical staff and

managers in the Trust.

Lead

the implementation of strategic objectives within the medical

education strategy along with the clinical tutor team.

Working

with Tutors across care groups, support the delivery of medical

education and the quality of training placements.

Support

nursing and allied health professional teams in completing the multi

professional self-assessment report (SAR) and quality improvement

plan (QIP)

collaboration with the Director of Medical Education and Director of

Undergraduate Medical Education, facilitate the business planning process for

the Medical Education Department and the SIM Centre within the Trust,

ensuring that priorities for the forthcoming year are identified and that

formal discussions with tutors and directors are linked to Education and

Training Contracts in association with the needs of service delivery

within the Trust.

directly with the Clinical Tutor Team, as part of the Medical Education

Strategy, leading on educational appraisal of consultant trainers, working with

Tutors across Care Groups, to support the delivery of medical education and the

quality of training placements.Supporting the job planning process

to ensure that training is recognised in job plans and delivered

across the Trust.

Represent the

DME and DUME as appropriate, both internally and externally

across the Trust, on all matters linked to medical education

on safeguarding issues with junior medical staff, linked to patient

safety, trainee revalidation, teaching and

training, analysing data as appropriate and instigating

training as appropriate to support clinical practice and safe

patient care.

to the Trust Workforce & OD Plan on behalf of medical education ensuring

that the needs of all medical students, trainee doctors and their trainers are

included with particular reference to essential training for

Foundation Doctors and specialty trainees.

give advice and assistance to resident doctors, consultants, NHS

England and other Trusts with regard to queries and questions about

training posts, career advice, mandatory training courses, education issues,

local induction, study leave, financial support for teaching and educational

supervision and supporting clinical areas.

Manage

the budgets for Medical Education and the Sim Centre.

Responsible for line management of staff within

Medical Education and SIM Centre including

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Appraisal, training and

professional development

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One

to one support and performance management issues

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Absence

management in accordance with Trust policy

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Recruitment

and selection of staff

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Disciplinary and

Resolution issues

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Performance

management issues

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Allocation

of work

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of expenses

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Manage additional staff

resources as required as part of cross team projects

Design, deliver and lead/present specific

training events for own staff and staff within other departments. Escalate

such issues due to complexity, lack of progress or where support

is required.

manage the QA systems related to medical education across the Trust with

particular reference to Specialty Schools, NHS England and

University visits and annual reports to stakeholders ensuring that a

Trust-wide response and action plan is delivered and that all training in all

specialties is quality assured.

collaboration with the DME, DUME, Medical Director and Finance, manage

expenditure and resources with the Medical Education budget, ensuring that

bids for expenditure are approved within Policy and that regular reviews of

budget expenditure are undertaken.

work with Finance colleagues on all aspects of undergraduate and postgraduate

budgets in order to clarify new income, new funding for posts and any cost

savings to be made with the allocation of annual budgets based on the number of

doctors and students allocated to annual contracts.

To lead on the project management of new initiatives

within medical education, formulating project plans,

setting deadlines and delivering on key targets, making adjustments to plans

as appropriate and facilitating collaborative working

across the Trust through meetings with College Tutors and setting

up groups as necessary.

manage the operation of TIS/Healthroster for doctors working

within the Trust ensuring that new posts are identified and approved and that

all resident doctor data is updated and exchanged

with NHS England allowing the Trust to identify and claim

salaries for doctors in training and the approval of study leave for those

doctors.

To Contribute, participate and

demonstrate national initiatives appropriate to medical

education that complement or demonstrate the Trusts commitment

to provide a safe and skilled workforce.

ensure that the Trust is achieving the required standards with regard

to an efficient, effective and quality Medical Education

service.

ensure the Trust is legally compliant with current legislation related to

Equality & Diversity and promote best practice.

Responsible for the purchase of assets and

supplies for Medical Education

Responsible for ensuring sufficient staffing

levels to enable service provision.

Ensure all office equipment and furniture

within Medical Education is satisfactory and meets required

standards in accordance with Health and Safety regulations.

Participate in the development implement,

review and maintenance of policies and procedures within Medical

Education.

Keep up to date with changes in

Employment Legislation and consider the impact on Medical

Education.

Using computer software and associated formulae,

develop, implement and

produce regular statistical reports for DME and

DUME on all aspects of Medical Education delivery in Care Groups,

linked to GMC training standards and the impact of improvement

interventions

Monitoring

of data from Care Groups on Educational/Clinical Supervision and allocation of

F1/F2 etc and contribution to education in line with MPET

funding

In

conjunction with the DME, monitor the effectiveness of processes

to deal with Doctors with Differing Needs and ensuring remedial action is taken

where necessary

Ensuring E-Portfolio

system is managed effectively both within the Medical Education department

and within the Care Groups, ensuring Educational and Clinical Supervisor

capability and training if necessary.

as key link for NHS England and the lead employer trust

(LET) regarding resident doctor contracts and all employment

issues relating to training doctors in the Trust.

Maximising external

funding opportunities (multi-professional education and training

levy (MPET), continuing professional development (CPD)

NHS England Contract.

and maintain internal and external

relationships, Medical Director, care group clinical

directors, Associate Directors of Nursing and Associate Directors of

Operations.

Raise the

profile of medical education across the Trust, to ensure a continuous

improvement in the quality of medical education across the Trust.

Lead

by action and inspire others acting as

role model, demonstrating the

leadership behaviours and values identified by the Trust.

Actively

give and receive feedback in a constructive manner.

Any other

duties commensurate with band

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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.

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Special Requirements

Essential: - Able to travel across Trust sites to meet the requirements of the post

Experience

Essential: - Extensive experience working at middle/senior management level; - Experience of performance management; - Experience of budgetary management

Desirable: - Experience working in the NHS; - Experienced in learning and development, with specialist knowledge in area of medical education and training

Qualifications

Special Skills & Knowledge

Desirable: - Highly specialised knowledge of medical education