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Medway NHS Foundation Trust
About
Medway NHS Foundation Trust is a public benefit corporation authorised under the National Health Service Act 2006. It is a single-site hospital based in Gillingham, Medway Maritime Hospital, which serves a population of more than 424,000 across Medway and Swale.
We provide clinical services to almost half a million patients a year, including more than 125,000 Emergency Department attendances, more than 88,000 admissions, more than 278,000 outpatients appointments and more than 5,000 babies born last year.
As an NHS Foundation Trust, we have a 24-strong Council of Governors and more than 10,000 public members. We employ around 4,400 staff, making us one of Medway’s largest employers. In addition, close to 400 volunteers provide invaluable support across the League of Friends, Hospital Radio and the Voluntary Services Department.
Director of Medical Education
Closed for applications on: 19-Aug-2024 00:00
Vacancy status: Closed
Closed for applications on: 19-Aug-2024 00:00
Key details
Location
- Site
- Medway Maritime Hospital
- Address
- Windmill Road
- Town
- Gillingham
- Postcode
- ME7 5NY
- Major / Minor Region
- Kent
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent: Additional Programmed Activities agreed as part of Job Plan
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week (Additional Programmed Activities agreed as part of Job Plan)
Salary
- Salary
- £99,532 - £131,964 per annum/pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant)
Specialty
- Main area
- Director of Medical Education
Job overview
Director of Medical Education
Corporate
Consultant
£99,532 - £131,964 per annum/pro rata
We are seeking an experienced and visionary Director of Medical Education (DME) to join our senior leadership team within the Corporate/Medical Education Directorate at Medway NHS Foundation Trust.
The DME will ensure that that medical education is aligned with the Trust Patient First strategy. The DME will also ensure that medical education is fully integrated with the delivery and future requirements of the service both operationally and strategically. Education is a core NHS responsibility, on a par with clinical activity, and as such the DME must ensure robust governance policies and procedures are in place.
The DME will work closely with the Chief Medical Officer (CMO), and is part of the CMO team.
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The DME will provide strategic educational leadership to all involved in medical education, ensuring that high quality medical education is fully integrated within Clinical Groups and across the Trust with an appropriate balance of training opportunity and service delivery.
Build and maintain strong working relationships with Consultants representing their views on education and training to NHSE KSS and nationally, ensuring that there is a good balance between education and service in the structure of NHSE KSS rotations.
Working for our organisation
Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision of Better, Best, Brilliant is achieved. Our culture and values are what drives the Trust and is the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.
Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious environment.
Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement which will not mean sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We aim to support you to work flexibly in a way that will suit you and us.
All of our substantive & fixed term employees can enjoy a range of staff benefits, a gym, an active health and wellbeing programme, an on-site nursery and a cycle to work scheme.
We are taking positive action to ensure that we can attract, recruit and retain the best talent and would welcome more applicants from under – represented groups to support the Trusts commitment to a diverse, inclusive and an employer of choice workforce.
All staff at Medway comply the Trust’s and the Kent and Medway Safeguarding Board’s policies on safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The DME will be responsible for ensuring that high quality postgraduate medical education is an integral part of the Trust strategic objectives.
Will lead on the development of both Undergraduate & Postgraduate Medical Education strategy ensuring that the Trust values and operational plans are reflected in the objectives which are set.
Create and maintain governance structures that provide assurance to the Board and external parties (NHSE and General Medical Council) that doctors in post graduate training is of high quality and is meeting the needs of the future workforce.
Applicant requirements
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • Registered with a license to practise
- • Completed CCT and be on the specialist register
- • Up to date with annual appraisals
- • Substantive consultant with at least 5 PAs within MFT or be a substantive consultant on the specialist register at another Trust able to provide at least 5 PAs (or pro rata for an applicant wishing to work less than full time)
- • Fellowship/Membership of the relevant College (or equivalent)
- • Fellowship/Membership of the relevant College (or equivalent)
- • Higher degree
- • To have completed the Educational Supervisor Training as approved by NHSE KSS
Desirable criteria
- • Certificate, diploma or degree in Teaching/Education, or willingness to commence within one year of appointment
- • To have completed or to complete the NACT Basics for Leadership in Medical Education (BLIME) course for new DMEs within one year of appointment
- • Clinical leadership experience
Experience
Essential criteria
- • Broad experience of UK clinical practice at consultant or general practitioner programme director level and current role as a substanticve NHS consultant or general practitioner
- • Previous experience as an educational supervisor
- • Direct involvement in postgraduate medical education
- • Previous experience of an organisational role
- • Experience of managing change
- • Previous experience of motivating and providing support to others
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- [email protected]
- Job title
- Chief Medical Officer
- Email address
- [email protected]
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