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Head of School - Intensive Care Medicine
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Main area: Intensive Care Medicine
Grade: NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Contract: Secondment: 3 years (until 30 June 2028)
Hours: Part time - 2 sessions per week (8 hours)
Job ref: 990-NW-14140-E
Site: Flexible across North West Region
Town: Liverpool
Salary: In line with HoS sessional payments
Closing: 05/05/2025 23:59
Our Organisation
The NHS is building a culture that is positive, compassionate and inclusive – and we all have our part to play.
As employers, we are committed to protecting and promoting the physical and mental health and wellbeing of all our colleagues. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution and supports us to be an Employer of Choice, while helping our colleagues to deliver high-quality services for our patients and communities.
As a flexible employer, we want to support you to work in a way that is best for the NHS, our patients, and you. Talk to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s a job share, part-time, hybrid working or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Job overview
The role of Head of School is to work with and support the NHS England Postgraduate Dean in leading the delivery of a wide range of functions, aligned to the NHS England mandate.
The Head of School is professionally and managerially accountable to the Postgraduate Dean. The Head of School will focus upon improvement of learner supervision, assessment and experience, engagement of faculty and ensuring effective educational outcomes, both now and in the future. The role is evolving and will also focus on whole workforce transformation and developing multi-professional links as well as innovative ways of curriculum delivery and workforce well-being strategies.
Please note this is a 3-year secondment with potential to extend to a maximum of three years, subject to mutual agreement.
Main duties of the job
* To support the Postgraduate Dean, Heads of Schools work across the spectrum of health and where relevant, social care, within the context of a team, so that the provision of education reflects changing service models.
* The Head of School will be expected to meet the challenges of leading the School and Education Providers to deliver the changing curricular in an evolving service landscape.
* Although the key role is to lead and develop the Postgraduate School of Psychiatry, all senior clinicians within NHSE (NHS England) may have wider roles and projects as agreed with the Postgraduate Dean.
Working for our organisation
The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:
* Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
* Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
* Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care.
* Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
* To oversee School programme management with the operational PGMDE (Postgraduate Medical and Dental Education) programme teams and advise Postgraduate Dean.
* To oversee the School structure and relevant School meetings within the structure.
Secondments
Applicants from within the NHS will be offered on a secondment basis only; agreement should be obtained from their employer prior to submitting the application.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Primary clinical healthcare qualification.
* Membership/Fellowship of a College, Faculty, professional association and/or regulatory body.
* Work as a NHS Consultant in the NW Region.
* Attendance at courses aimed to support educational development (example: educator courses, Train the trainer, etc).
Experience
* Considerable experience of working with learners or doctors in training in an educational context.
* Experience of clinical and educational leadership and innovation, including managing a multi-professional team.
* Demonstrable track record of delivery in service and education.
* Applicants who are doctors require a Licence to Practise.
* Active involvement in, and up to date with, appraisal processes.
* Understanding of developments involving the relevant Colleges/Faculties, professional bodies, related NHS organisations and regulatory bodies.
* Understanding of the workforce transformation agenda.
* Trained and experienced in recruitment, selection and Equality and Diversity in the last 3 years.
* Knowledge of the NHS, its structures, and processes, including an understanding of healthcare/multi-professional workforce matters.
Skills
* Demonstrable leadership skills and an ability to influence and motivate others.
* A powerful sense of vision and ability to innovate.
* Ability to problem solve and maintain objectivity.
* Excellent organisational and time management skills.
* Politically astute with an ability to sensitively manage complexity and uncertainty.
* Ability to quickly establish personal and professional credibility with colleagues and other key stakeholders.
* Strong interpersonal, communication, written and presentation skills.
* Committed to own personal development and an ability to support others to develop and progress.
Our commitments to you
We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. We know that different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds create a stronger and more creative work environment that delivers better patient outcomes. We strive to ensure our people feel trusted, valued and empowered. We’re passionate about nurturing and developing people. When you join us, we want you to grow and excel, and we offer many opportunities for you to do that. We welcome your talent and enthusiasm irrespective of age, disability, neuro-divergence, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances. We have policies and procedures to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including the consideration of reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability and/or who are neuro-divergent.
We welcome applications from disabled candidates. If you meet all the essential criteria, you will be guaranteed an interview.
Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK under the Skilled Worker route are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.
If applying for this role on a secondment basis, please make sure you have obtained prior agreement from your current line manager to apply for this position.
Please note that we currently do not accept applications via recruitment agencies.
The NHS Business Services Authority is responsible for the processing of your application; a privacy notice is attached to advise you on how we will process your personal data.
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Name: Nadeem Khwaja
Job title: Deputy Postgraduate Dean
Email address: nadeem.khwaja@nhs.net
Additional information: You can also contact Gurinder Tack - Associate Dean for ICM
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