The post's primary importance is in the delivery of the NHS England educational contract with Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT). The post holder will be responsible for ensuring the educational contract for Medical Education between the Trust and NHS England and Medical Schools are fulfilled and that educational targets within the contract are met for junior doctors and students.
Flexible working options can be discussed for the appointed candidate. Hybrid working can be an expected offer for the post holder.
Main duties of the job
To support the Director of Medical Education, Director of Undergraduate Medical Education, Deputy Directors of Medical Education, Medical Education Manager, and UG Locality Tutors in developing, managing, and delivering a range of high-quality and cost-effective educational services within the Trust to specifications required by the General Medical Council (GMC), NHS England, Medical Schools and the Trust's strategic and operational framework.
The Medical Education Department has a strong reputation for delivering high quality education in psychiatry. The department deals with the management, organisation and development of medical education within the trust to provide psychiatry placements and training for doctors and medical students all over the county. Medical Education also provides vibrant academic CPD programmes for medical students, junior doctors, and senior doctors which include SAS doctors and Consultants.
Medical Education is funded via the NHS England Kent Surrey and Sussex (Learning Development Agreement (LDA) and we are regulated by external bodies including the General Medical Council, specialty schools, and the Royal Colleges.
About us
Come and work with us in the Garden of England where we combine exceptional professional development opportunities with a tremendous quality of life.
We are Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT), providing mental health, learning disability and specialist services, serving 1.8 million people in Kent and Medway, as well as specialist services for adults in Sussex and Surrey. We are rated Good overall by the CQC.
Each year we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 people in the community.
We are proud to employ over 3,800 people from 66 nationalities, and to serve an increasingly diverse range of communities across rural and urban areas.
You will be joining friendly, passionate colleagues, rich in their diversity, who are committed to providing excellent care to our service users and their loved ones.
The nature of our work attracts kindness and compassion as standard and everyone from our cleaners and porters to the chief executive and chairman are recognised as playing a vital role in providing an exemplary service.
Our strategy
Our mission is what we set out to do every day
We deliver brilliant care through brilliant people.
Our vision is where we want to be in the future
To provide outstanding care and to work in partnership to deliver this in the right place, for every service user, every time.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The role encompasses the day-to-day line management of all Undergraduate administrators working within the Medical Education team to ensure the delivery of an effective service for the medical student administration across the designated years of 2 x medical school programmes that we support from different medical schools from induction to end of the placement. This includes maintaining student records and ensuring systems, processes, and data management are effective, accurate, and auditable.
The post holder will be required to liaise and communicate effectively with internal and external partners to promote the resources of the Undergraduate Medical Education Department and make students and faculty the focus of your role. Communication and organisational skills are vital as is the ability to build relationships and support others.
The post holder must hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car/vehicle to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).
Please refer to the attachment for the full job description.
Person Specification
Training, Qualifications and Registration
Essential
* Educated to Degree level or equivalent experience/professional qualification plus further knowledge acquisition through formal training and accreditation (i.e. Postgraduate Certificate in Managing Healthcare Education).
* Clear evidence of ongoing CPD and additional theoretical and conceptual knowledge acquisition.
Experience
Essential
* 2 years' experience working as a manager - ideally in an education role.
* Experience in taking complex, sensitive and confidential information.
* Experience of customer service in a client facing role.
Desirable
* Experience of working in an Education and Training environment.
* Experience of change management.
* Experience of strategic and operational thinking, policy/service development, Budget management.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
* Knowledge of the NHS.
* Excellent IT skills including proven abilities in using Microsoft Office applications.
* Ability to operate with independent judgement and initiative.
* Excellent organisational skills and project management experience.
* Ability to organise own workload and plan effectively.
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills, interaction required across a spectrum of staff.
* Report writing skills.
* Pastoral skills.
* Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
* Ability to prioritise and delegate tasks appropriately.
* Excellent problem solving skills.
* Dealing professionally, promptly and sensitively with issues and complaints.
* Able to identify areas for improvement and implement processes as appropriate Analytical and interpretation skills.
* Understanding of the wider education function within the NHS.
Desirable
* Experience of dealing with organisational change management and motivating staff.
* Proven ability of maintaining budgets.
* Specialist, expert level knowledge of medical education training, particularly relating to Undergraduate Medical Education.
* Experience of QI, Research, Audit and management of regulatory body inspection visits.
Other
Essential
* Driving Licence and able to travel to external meetings.
* Positive approach, resolute and flexible approach to work including the ability to motivate team members.
* Provide feedback in a professional manner to ensure positive communication within the department.
* Tactful and diplomatic manner.
* Excellent time management skills.
* High level of commitment.
* Able to deal with occasionally stressful situations.
* Maintain confidentiality at all times.
Employer details
Employer name
Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust
Address
Main base is flexible of the following locations St Martins Hospital Canterbury/ Maidstone/Dartford
Canterbury
CT1 1AZ
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