Deputy Head of School for Anaesthetics

NHS England; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A health service organization is looking for a Deputy Head of School for Anaesthetics to support the Head of School in enhancing education quality and learner experience. The role entails overseeing programme management, ensuring compliance with training requirements, and promoting a positive learning environment. Candidates are expected to possess significant educational leadership experience and relevant qualifications in healthcare education. The position is predominantly on-site in Cambridge, UK and may lead to career advancements within the NHS.

Qualifications

• Membership/Fellowship of a College or professional association.
• Attendance at educational development courses.
• Considerable experience with learners in an educational context.
• Experience of clinical and educational leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of quality learning environments.
• Promote equality and diversity in education.
• Support compliance with healthcare training requirements.
• Oversee programme management and trainee concerns.

Skills

Leadership skills

Ability to influence and motivate

Establish credibility

Commitment to personal development

Education

Primary clinical healthcare qualification

Postgraduate certificate/diploma or master's in medical education

Job description

The role of Deputy Head of School for Anaesthetics is to work with and support the Head of School in leading the delivery of a wide range of functions, aligned to the Health Education England mandate.

Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in‑person.

Main duties of the job

TheDeputyHead of School is professionally and managerially accountable to theHead of School.The DeputyHead 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.Thisadditionalrole will support the Head of School due the expansion of theSchool'srole in the oversight of the expansion of training numbers in anaesthesia and intensive care medicine the region.

About us

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.

We lead the NHS in England 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

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.

Job responsibilities

Education and Training Quality Improvement and Performance

• To emphasise the importance and promote the development of a quality learning environment for all learners.
• To support Postgraduate Deans in meeting allNHSEstatutory requirements.
• To promote equality and diversity across all learning environments and for all learners and educators

Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality Improvement

• Assistin the developmentof quality processes which arecomplementary across the healthcare workforce.
• To support the use of clinical skills training,technology enhanced learning (TEL)and simulation (where appropriate/applicable), stressing the importance of teamwork and human factors.
• To oversee School programme management and advise Postgraduate Deans on the following matters:
• Specialty-specific matters and trainee/trainerconcerns;
• Recruitment to training posts andprogrammes;
• Postgraduate programme management, including assessments, progression, rotations, support and remediation, OOP management, trainee management, careers support, less than full-time training,interdeanerytransfer, academictrainingand other related work-streams.
• To oversee theSchoolstructure and relevant School meetings within the structure.

Educational and Workforce Development

To advise and support the Postgraduate Dean in educational and workforce development elements, including:

• Professional Development of the educational faculty
• To support compliance with requirements particularlywith regard tothe supervision and support for trainees and learners.
• Toidentifylearning needs and support provision of educational appraisal, educator development and resource for faculty,traineesand learners.
• To create and promote shared learning opportunities to increase effective inter-professional working across theSchool.
• To ensure local intelligence processes inform quality management processes.
• To engage with information systems (trainee database, post establishments).

You can find further details about the role, including key responsibilities and accountabilities, alongside the organisational structure and person specification in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.

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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Membership/Fellowship of a College, Faculty, professional association and/or regulatory body
• Attendance at courses aimed to support educational development
• Primary clinical healthcare qualification
• Educational qualification such as postgraduate certificate diploma or masters in medical education

Experience

• Considerable experience of working with learners or doctors in training in an educational context
• Experience of clinical and educational leadership and innovation, including managing a multi-professional team
• Understanding of developments involving the relevant Colleges/Faculties, professional bodies related NHS organisations and regulatory bodies
• Previous or current appointment as a leader in healthcare education
• Awareness of funding streams for healthcare education
• Understanding of current health, social care and education policy

Skills

• Demonstrable leadership skills and an ability to influence and motivate others
• Ability to quickly establish personal and professional credibility with colleagues and other key Stakeholders
• Committed to own personal development and an ability to support others to develop and progress
• Ability to rapidly establish academic credibility

Behaviours and Values

• To contribute to the vision of the local NHS and to enhance patient care by providing leadership and direction with respect to the quality of education and training

Depending on experienceIn line with HoS sessional payments