Deputy Medical Education Manager

Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Deputy Medical Education Manager within the NHS. The role involves supporting the delivery of high-quality training for medical staff, managing workloads, and working closely with various educational partners. Ideal candidates will have prior experience in NHS education and possess strong communication and IT skills.

Qualifications

• Experience of working in NHS is essential.
• Desirable: Experience in NHS education or medical education teams.
• Demonstrated excellent written communication through application.

Responsibilities

• Assist in developing and managing high-quality medical education and training.
• Delegate tasks and represent the department in stakeholder meetings.
• Analyze reports and extract relevant data for decision making.

Skills

Excellent IT skills

Excellent communication skills

Ability to manage workload

Flexibility

Team player

Education

GCSE or equivalent at grade A* to C/Level 4 including English and Maths

Degree or equivalent higher education qualification

Job description

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Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute hospital provider in the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS), which is a system of health and care partners working together for our local population.

Within Mid and South Essex there are 149 GP practices, operating from over 200 sites, forming 27 Primary Care Networks and one Ambulance Trust. There are also three main community and mental health service providers who work together through a community collaborative.

We collaborate with other valuable partners, including three Healthwatch organisations, nine voluntary and community sector organisations and three top tier local authorities, with seven district, borough and city councils, as well as our local universities.

Job overview

Are you looking for an exciting opportunity?

You will be a highly motivated individual who will work with another Site Deputy Medical Education Manager to assist the Site Medical Education Manager with the development, organisation, management and delivery of high-quality education and training for all medical staff (including medical students).

The medical education team works closely with our Site Director of Medical Education (Site DME), Specialty Tutors, Site Undergraduate Sub Deans, Senior Educators, Clinical Teaching Fellows, medical workforce and finance colleagues, medical schools, Royal Colleges and NHS England East of England (NHS EoE). The medical education team is also involved in the continuous professional development of GPs and hospital doctors.

You will be required to deputise for the Site Medical Education Manager and represent the department and the organisation at meetings with various stakeholders including NHSE EoE and affiliated medical schools.

The ability to manage own time and workload effectively, ensuring demands and objectives are prioritised and delivered.

May close early due to number of applications.

Main duties of the job

This role would be ideal for an experienced administrator, ideally with previous experience of working within the field of medical education. Additional requirements will include:
• Excellent IT skills - including advanced Excel, Word and Outlook
• Experience of managing varied and high-volume workload
• Prioritisation and experience of working to deadlines
• Flexibility and strong team player
• Excellent communication skills (both written and oral)
• Ability to effectively communicate difficult messages when needed.
• Able to adapt to change and effectively manage the communication of the change to team members.
• Ability to adapt communication style to suit the situation and individual.
• Identify new and emerging business development and income generation opportunities.
• To assist the medical education manager with the implementation and monitoring of quality standards in line with terms of contracts
• Ability to analyse reports and extract relevant data where needed.
• Able to take action on data received and complete the necessary tasks required.

Working for our organisation

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Are you looking for an exciting Deputy Medical Education Manager role using your unique qualities, then we want to hear from you.

For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.

We look forward to your application.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• GCSE or equivalent at grade A* to C/Level 4 or above including English and Maths.

Desirable criteria

• Degree or equivalent higher education qualification.

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of working in NHS

Desirable criteria

• Experience working in NHS education or medical education teams

Skills

Essential criteria

• Excellent written communication skills - demonstrated through application form

Please be aware as per the new Immigration guidelines we cannot sponsor candidates with a salary (full time or pro Rata) under the current minimum threshold.

Please note, the selection processes at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn't accurately reflect their skills, and you will be required to declare on your application if AI has been used before submitting your application

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Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Documents to download

• Deputy Medical Education Manager - COR - BR - B5 (PDF, 664.5KB)
• Risk Assessment (PDF, 227.6KB)
• Privacy Policy (PDF, 441.0KB)
• AFC Pay Poster 25/26 (PDF, 32.3KB)
• Behaviours Framework (JPG, 298.0KB)