Medical Education Manager

Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in London seeks a Postgraduate Medical Education Manager. This role involves strategic direction and oversight of postgraduate medical education, ensuring effective training for resident doctors. The ideal candidate will have a degree and significant experience in medical education, possess excellent organizational and communication skills, and demonstrate the ability to manage multiple projects. This position offers opportunities for career growth and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme

24/7 independent counselling support

Career-long learning opportunities

Access to NHS and Blue Light discount schemes

Free Pilates classes

Qualifications

• Minimum two years of experience in Medical Education or health education sector.
• Self-directed ability to work autonomously and prioritize workload.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Ensure effective delivery of Postgraduate Medical Education service.
• Lead on budget management within PGME.
• Develop local postgraduate education policies and procedures.

Skills

Autonomous work

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Education

Degree level or equivalent experience

Job description

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YOU MAKE US MORE

Join Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

At Moorfields, people's sight matters—and so do the people who make it possible.

For over 200 years, Moorfields has been at the forefront of ophthalmic care, research, and education. With more than 2,300 dedicated team members and over 700,000 patients seen annually across our City Road site and 22 networked sites, we are proud to be a global centre of excellence.

We're also a vibrant community where kindness, equity and excellence shape every aspect of our work. Whether it's pioneering research through our partnership with UCL Institute of Ophthalmology and Moorfields Biomedical Research Centre or training the next generation of global eye care leaders, we're united by one mission‑delivering world‑class eye health, sustainably and at scale.

And we're just getting started.

Construction is well underway on our groundbreaking new centre in Camden, a joint initiative between Moorfields Eye Hospital, UCL Institute of Ophthalmology and Moorfields Eye Charity. This modern, flexible facility will bring together eye care, research, and education under one roof—enabling transformative innovation and collaboration like never before.

Could you be part of this future? Make us more.

Job overview

The Postgraduate Medical Education Manager provides strategic direction, specialist medical training knowledge, planning and leadership to the Postgraduate Education Team, working closely with the Director of Postgraduate Medical Education (DPGME), Training Directors and College Tutors and collaborating with other education leads on the development of the Trust's general education strategy to ensure the development and promotion of medical education by means of coordinated and effective initiatives.

Main duties of the job

The post‑holder will be responsible for:

• Ensuring the delivery of an effective and cost efficient Postgraduate Medical Education (PGME) service to facilitate the delivery of effective training and education for resident doctors and their consultant trainers.
• Leading on budget management and expenditure within PGME.
• Collecting data and evidence to support performance indicators and ensuring availability of appropriate databases to support this.
• Liaising with NHSE / Health Education England, including coordinating visits, producing regular reports for them and cascading information down to our faculty.
• Managing the consultant trainers’ database and rolling education and teaching programme, the resident doctors’ training programmes, database, some aspects of medical induction and some aspects of the study leave process.
• Developing and updating local postgraduate education policies and procedures, in line with national guidance.

Working for our organisation

What’s in it for you?

At Moorfields, we invest in you—your growth, your wellbeing, your future.

• Competitive salary (including high‑cost area supplement)
• Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme
• 24/7 independent counselling support
• Career‑long learning and development opportunities
• Excellent transport connections
• Access to NHS and Blue Light discount schemes
• Free Pilates classes
• Full support and training to develop your skills

And so much more! To see the full range of benefits we offer please view our Moorfields benefits leaflet.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post‑holder will be responsible for:

• Ensuring the delivery of an effective and cost efficient Postgraduate Medical Education (PGME) service to facilitate the delivery of effective training and education for resident doctors and their consultant trainers.
• Leading on budget management and expenditure within PGME.
• Collecting data and evidence to support performance indicators and ensuring availability of appropriate databases to support this.
• Liaising with NHSE / Health Education England, including coordinating visits, producing regular reports for them and cascading information down to our faculty.
• Managing the consultant trainers’ database and rolling education and teaching programme, the resident doctors’ training programmes, database, some aspects of medical induction and some aspects of the study leave process.
• Developing and updating local postgraduate education policies and procedures, in line with national guidance.
• Training consultants and doctors in training on the use of educational portfolios and other resources.
• Providing local support and information for resident doctors, including careers support.
• Providing local support for resident doctors in difficulty.
• Line‑management of the PGME administrative staff.
• Management and implementation of new education projects and initiatives.
• Overseeing resident doctors’ induction.

Ensuring the provision of support and guidance across the wider postgraduate medical workforce, including clinical fellows, SAS doctors and consultants. This will include, but not be limited to, support and guidance for candidates progressing on CESR/Portfolio pathway, the fellowship alumnus scheme, and the new consultant and aspiring clinical leads development schemes.

Person specification

Education

Essential criteria

• Degree level or equivalent level experience

Desirable criteria

• Postgraduate qualification in a relevant subject or equivalent level experience

Skills and Abilities

Essential criteria

• Self‑directed ability to work autonomously, prioritise own workload and act on own initiative.
• Highly advanced organisational skills and ability to co‑ordinate and prioritise complex projects.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, demonstrating ability to liaise with busy medical professionals and senior management.

Knowledge and Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of minimum two years in Medical Education or health education sector.

Desirable criteria

• Knowledge of medical education & training issues.

Due to the nature of this position, employment is subject to proof of eligibility to work in the UK, completion of a satisfactory DBS disclosure and two references. We do not offer visa sponsorship for roles unless clearly stated in our adverts, so please consider this before applying.

Our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of our organisational culture. As part of our pledge to take positive action in recruitment we encourage applications from under‑represented candidates including BAME (Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic) and Disabled candidates as we work towards a representative workforce that is able to provide the quality, the dignity and respect and to deliver above and beyond.

Moorfields is a flexible working friendly organisation, and we are committed to helping our employees achieve a work‑life balance that is beneficial for health and wellbeing, motivation levels and job satisfaction. Every employee of the Trust has the right to request to work flexibly. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

If we receive sufficient applications, we will close this ad prior to the closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.

If you would like to discuss any reasonable adjustments before applying or would like an accessible version of any recruitment documents, please contact the recruitment team at [e-mail].

https://www.moorfields.nhs.uk/work-for-us

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