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Job summary

Main area
Administration
Grade
Band 3
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Flexible working
37.5 hours per week
Job ref
310-CORP-7055154
Employer
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Elizabeth House
Town
Fulbourn
Salary
£24,071 - £25,674 per annum pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
07/04/2025 23:59

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Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust logo

Medical Education Administrator

Band 3

Job overview

We are seeking an administrator in our Medical Education team. This role will have a purpose to undertake administrative activity across the Medical Education Team and support.  

CPFT is a major provider of undergraduate and postgraduate psychiatry training. Each financial year the Trust receives approximately £3.5 million to provide medical students and trainee doctors with an educational experience that allow them to fulfil their specific curriculum requirements as set out by the General Medical Council. 

The Medical Education team comprises of the Director of Medical Education (DME), Deputy DME, Medical Education Coordinator, Training Programme Director, and speciality specific Clinical Tutors for post graduate training and undergraduate training. There are also several resident doctors involved in the design and delivery of teaching and training.

This role involves a mixture of home and office based working but please note that you must be available to work on site as and when required.

Main duties of the job

Main duties for the job include supporting with elements of the administration associated with Resident Doctor Induction, course administration, maintaining supplies, submitting requisitions, diarising meetings and supporting with study leave processing amongst other elements outlined below.

Working for our organisation

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.

Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.

To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.

Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.

Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process. 

For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at www.cpft.nhs.uk

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.

1.    Serve as the primary point of contact within the Department.
2.    Provide general administrative support across various areas of medical education.
3.    Assist the Medical Education Coordinator with preparations for Resident Doctor induction and other related tasks.
4.    Handle all administrative queries regarding Medical Education courses, including booking courses and rooms, setting up meetings, and ordering refreshments.
5.    Travel to different sites within the Trust to support tasks such as requesting IT and clinical system access, producing ID badges, liaising with prospective trainees, arranging speakers, and facilitating inductions.
6.    Support the Medical Education Coordinator and the Medical Education team in delivering the Medical Education programme.
7.    Provide administrative support to the Director of Medical Education, the Core Psychiatry Training Programme Director, and module leads.
8.    Assist with the administration of Resident Doctor Induction to ensure the programme meets Health Education England and CPFT requirements.
9.    Collaborate with the Medical Education Team to support the monitoring, evaluation, and development of medical education.
10.    Adhere to current legislation and relevant organisational policies and procedures

Person specification

Education/Qualification

Essential criteria
  • GCSE English Language and GCSE Mathematics or equivalent
  • NVQ Level 2 in Business Administration or equivalent
Desirable criteria
  • NVQ Level 3 in Business Administration or equivalent

Experience

Essential criteria
  • General administration experience
  • Experience of working in a busy office environment
Desirable criteria
  • Work Experience within the NHS
  • Demonstrable office administration experience

Skills and Ability

Essential criteria
  • Able to demonstrate commitment to high quality care and service provision
  • Excellent written and oral communication and IT skills
  • Excellent organisation skills

Knowledge and Understanding

Essential criteria
  • Excellent word processing skills including knowledge of Microsoft packages, particularly Word, Excel and Access packages.
Desirable criteria
  • Knowledge of Medical Education / PGME

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Laura Curtis
Job title
Medical Education Coordinator
Email address
[email protected]
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