Associate Head of School - Emergency Medicine | NHS England

NHS England; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in the UK is seeking an Associate Head of School to support the development of the School of Emergency Medicine. The role involves enhancing learner supervision and engagement, providing expert advice, and ensuring effective educational outcomes. This is a fixed-term position with an end date of 31 October 2026, fostering a positive work environment that prioritizes staff well-being and innovation.

Qualifications

• Professionally accountable to the Postgraduate Dean.
• Ability to improve learner supervision, assessment, and experience.
• Expertise in curriculum delivery and workforce well-being strategies.

Responsibilities

• Focus on improving educational outcomes for the School.
• Lead programmes of work within the School strategy.
• Attend ARCP Panels and provide expert advice on specific matters.

Job description

The post holder will support the Head of School in the Strategic Development of the School of Emergency Medicine. The post holder will support the School’s Operational Programme and lead on programmes of work within the School strategy. The post holder will be a member of the School Board.

The post holder will support the School’s commitment to delivering excellent postgraduate Emergency Medicine training, in environments which promote staff wellbeing, a positive learning culture, and a sense of belonging.

As a result of NHS England's (NHSE) integration into the Department of Health, all educator recruitment activity either extensions to existing contracts or new appointments, will now be Fixed Term Contracts, will have an end date of 31 October 2026. We are currently reviewing the recruitment process beyond this date and will provide updates as soon as the new procedures.

Key Responsibilities

• Associate Head of School is professionally and managerially accountable to the Postgraduate Dean. The Associate Head of School will focus upon improvement of learner supervision, assessment and experience, engagement of faculty and ensuring effective educational outcomes, both now and in the future.
• The role is evolving and will also focus on whole workforce transformation and developing multi-professional links as well as innovative ways of curriculum delivery and workforce well-being strategies.
• Attendance at ARCP Panels.
• Provide expert advice on speciality specific matters to the Scheme.
• Support the Head of School in the management and appraisal of Training Programme Directors to ensure appropriate systems for Assessment, Rotational Management, Trainee Supervision & Support and other functions within the School.

Our work supports the NHS to deliver high quality services for patients and best value for taxpayers. Our staff bring expertise across hundreds of specialisms — including clinical, operational, commissioning, technology, data science, cyber security, software engineering, education, and commercial — enabling us to design and deliver high-quality NHS services.

Our Approach

• 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.

Earlier this year, the Government announced that NHS England will gradually merge with the Department of Health and Social Care, leading to full integration. The aim is to create a smaller, more strategic centre that reduces duplication and eliminates waste.

If successful at interview, we will initiate an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR). This retrieves key data from your current or previous NHS employer to support onboarding, including competency status, Continuous Service Dates (CSD), and annual leave entitlement. You may opt out at any stage of the recruitment process.

The Associate HOS will be working with the Head of School, Associate Dean, Host Trusts and the Lead Employer to ensure that all placements provide an inclusive and psychologically safe place in which to work and learn.

Secondments

Applicants from within the NHS will be offered on a secondment basis only, agreement should be obtained from their employer prior to submitting the application.

This advert closes on Monday 1 Dec 2025.