Job Title: Director of Medical Education (DME)
Hours per week: Part Time - 3 sessions per week (flexible according to service needs and external meetings)
Perm/Fixed Term: Fixed Term - 3 years (renewable for a second term subject to meeting objectives and a satisfactory annual performance review)
Salary: £105,504 - £139,882 Consultant/SAS pro rata 3 PA on current salary scale
Closing Date: 16th January 2025
Interview Date: 29th January 2025
**This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly. **
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A great and friendly place to work, so bring your passion, commitment and expertise and enjoy the opportunities to make a difference every day.
Main duties of the job
* Responsible for ensuring that all medical learners at the George Eliot Hospital (GEH) NHS Trust have a positive, rewarding and meaningful educational experience. The DME's role is to empower and enable the wider education team, clinical and non-clinical, to support our learners to have the best educational experience possible.
* Provide leadership, strategic direction and vision for the assurance, management and delivery of postgraduate and undergraduate medical education in GEH.
* Responsible for the quality of the learning environment provided by the LEP for medical learners defined within their role. The DME works with the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) and the Chief People Officer (CPO) to develop effective medical workforce plans.
About us
Here at George Eliot our vision to 'excel at patient care' takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do. Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:
Effective Open Communication
Xcellence and safety in everything we do
Challenge but support
Expect respect and dignity
Local health that inspires confidence
Benefits: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, in house training and development, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.
Job responsibilities
You can find the duties and responsibilities detailed within the attached Job Description including responsibilities for strategic and corporate communication, quality assurance, finance, staff development, learner and educator support and personal development.
Person Specification
Appointments/ Qualifications
* Full registration with a licence to practice with the GMC
* Appointment as a consultant/SAS/ GP/Dentist (min. 5PA clinical contract)
* Recognised as a GMC educational supervisor
* Experience in the current appointment
* Postgraduate qualification in medical education, leadership or management
* Experience in a senior education role e.g. specialty tutor, TPD, dept. educational lead
Experience
* Experience in a medical education role, either at postgraduate or undergraduate level
* Experience in medical leadership or management.
* Experience as a medical appraiser
Teamwork
* Leading diverse teams and taking responsibility to deliver results
* Team or service-based Quality Improvement work as a project or part of a programme
Communication
* Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to deal with difficult situations
* Evidence of supporting junior staff and colleagues
* Evidence of relevant audit, research and/or publications in education
Management
* Experience of providing pastoral support to medical learners
* Evidence of good organisational and leadership skills
* Evidence of contribution to quality improvement and service development
* Evidence of experience at strategic level of national and/or international education organisations
* Experience of line management of medical and non-medical staff
* Experience of managing a budget
Teaching
* Experience of teaching and training e.g. medical learners, healthcare disciplines and allied health professionals
Personal
* Evidence of personal development
* Evidence of continued learning and personal development in medical education
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.
Medical Education, George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust
£105,504 to £139,882 a year Consultant/SAS pro rata 3 PA on current salary scale
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
3 years
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
230-6828659-CORP-DME-A
Job locations
Medical Education, George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust
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