Deputy Head of Events and Education

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A major UK healthcare organization is seeking a candidate to manage the portfolio of education and events products, specifically expanding offers to the pharmaceutical industry. The role involves leading multi-disciplinary teams, developing business strategies, and ensuring high operational standards for all courses and events. A degree in a relevant field is required along with experience in project management and stakeholder engagement.

Qualifications

• Experience in commercial education or events management.
• Ability to lead multi-disciplinary teams.
• Expertise in developing business strategies.

Responsibilities

• Manage the portfolio of education and events products.
• Support the Head of Commercial Education and Events.
• Identify new opportunities and maintain pipeline of activity.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Business acumen

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Degree in relevant field

Job description

The post-holder is responsible for providing dedicated support and management of the portfolio of education and events products which we currently deliver with a special focus on expanding our offer to Pharmaceutical companies through the overseas preceptorships and disease state academies programme.

The post holder will support the Head of Commercial Education and Events in providing pharmaceutical industry expertise and business acumen to support the Trust in delivering the commercial education and events strategy and is expected to lead multi-disciplinary teams from across directorates in achieving targets and objectives.

The role will provide a high level of operational delivery of all courses, conferences and events to ensure the Commercial Events Service maintains its high standards and will be required to lead and manage multi-disciplinary teams to identify new opportunities, achieve set goals and objectives.

The post holder will develop and oversee reporting to all clinical groups on the status of the business, the forecast and delivery of all events and education programmes, support and enable senior managers, clinicians, partners and directors.

The role is expected to provide leadership directly and indirectly for the Commercial Education and Events team and support and identity resources needed to enable project delivery.

Ensure the development and implementation of a strong portfolio of commercial educational offers to UK market and International Markets.

• To support the Head of Education and Events, take a lead on the development, growth, co-ordination and production of our current offer to the Pharmaceutical Industry including preceptorships, observerships as well as training and development packages.
• Ensure that a pipeline of activity is planned to ensure ongoing delivery of the Commercial and Education strategy.
• Identify new opportunities for the development of the services arising from changes in the external environment or internal innovation and potential threats and ways to respond to them
• Support work with key stakeholders in Commercial teams and across the Trust to ensure a balanced portfolio that reflects the Trusts strategic priorities and delivers against budget.
• Lead on business investment meetings, trade shows to increase opportunities, grow revenue and increase market share.
• Work closely with the Clinical Groups to lead on development and improvement of new service lines and identify new commercial education opportunities.
  
  

Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK’s best known hospitals – Guy’s, St Thomas’, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield – as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.

We are among the UK’s busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.

We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and – as part of King’s Health Partners – we are one of England’s eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research’s biomedical research centres, established with King’s College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities.

We have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Charlotte Davis Job title: Head of Commercial Education and Events Email address: [e-mail]