Job summary
- Main area
- Medicine
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Secondment: 3 years
- Hours
- Part time - 1 session per week
- Job ref
- 990-NW-6460091-E-A
- Employer
- NHS England
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Any North West Office region
- Town
- North West Region
- Salary
- £99,532 - £131,964 per annum pro-rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Associate Head of School - Medicine
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
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 appointee will become a member of the School Executive Team. They will be expected to attend training committee meetings, and support and co-ordinate the work of the TPDs.
The role of Associate Head of School is to work with and support the NHSE Postgraduate Dean in leading the delivery of a wide range of functions, aligned to the NHSE mandate.
To support the Postgraduate Dean, Heads of Schools with their Associates 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. This will deliver an integrated workforce comprising individuals from a spectrum of professional and other backgrounds.
Please note this is a 3 year secondment extendable to a maximum of three years, subject to mutual agreement.
Main duties of the job
· To oversee School programme management with the operational PGMDE programme teams and advise Postgraduate Deans on the following matters:
- Specialty-specific matters and trainee/trainer concerns
- Recruitment to training posts and programmes.
- To use our educational resources to support learners within programmes to achieve their full potential.
- Postgraduate programme management, including assessments, progression, rotations (to ensure Code of Practice compliance), support and remediation, OOP management, trainee management, careers support, less than full-time training, inter deanery transfer, academic training and other related work-streams.
· To oversee the School structure and relevant School meetings within the structure.
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
- Delivering value for money.
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
· Ensuring high standards of education and training as defined by the General Medical Council and other national bodies with respect to training posts and other educational programmes in the NHSE NW area.
· Commitment to national vision, policies and processes for effective educational quality management
· Ensuring that objectives are met within budget and proportionate contribution to budge savings when required.
For full information, please see the attached job description.
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Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Primary clinical healthcare qualification. Consultant in Medicine
- Membership/Fellowship of a College, Faculty, professional association and/or regulatory body
Desirable criteria
- Attendance at courses aimed to support educational development (example: educator courses, Train the trainer, etc)
Experience
Essential criteria
- Considerable experience of working with doctors 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
- 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 trained in last 3 years
- Active involvement in, and up to date with, appraisal processes
- Applicants who are doctors require a Licence to Practise
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of the NHS, its structures and processes, including an understanding of healthcare/multi-professional workforce matters
Skills
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable Leadership skills and an ability to motivate others
- A strong sense of vision and an ability to innovate
- Politically astute with an ability to sensitively manage complexity and uncertainty
- Ability to problem solve and maintain objectivity
- Strong interpersonal, communication, written and presentation skills
- Ability to quickly establish personal and professional credibility with colleagues and other key stakeholders
- Excellent organisational and time management skills
- Committed to own personal development and an ability to support others to develop and progress
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Raj Parikh
- Job title
- Head of School - Medicine
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
You can also contact on [email protected]
or can contact Simon Carley, Associate Dean - [email protected]
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