Medical Education Manager

Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, Fellowship; City Of London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare institution in the UK is seeking a dedicated Medical Education Manager to oversee the Postgraduate Medical Education Service. This role involves ensuring effective training for Resident doctors, budget management, and providing essential support. Candidates should have a degree or equivalent experience, alongside strong organizational and interpersonal skills. The position offers a competitive salary and various benefits.

Benefits

Competitive salary including area supplement

Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme

Career-long learning and development opportunities

Access to NHS and Blue Light discount schemes

Free Pilates classes

Free Pilates classes

Qualifications

• Minimum two years experience in Medical Education or health education sector.
• Postgraduate qualification in a relevant subject or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Ensure delivery of effective Postgraduate Medical Education (PGME) Service.
• Lead on budget management and expenditure.
• Liaise with NHSE / Health Education England.
• Manage consultant trainers’ database and education programme.
• Provide local support for resident doctors in difficulty.

Skills

Self-directed ability to work autonomously

Highly advanced organisational skills

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Education

Degree level or equivalent experience

Job description

Overview

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. 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.

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.
• Collection of data and evidence to support performance indicators and ensuring availability of appropriate databases to support this.
• Liaison 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.
• Development of and updating local postgraduate education policies and procedures, in line with national guidance.

What’s in it for You?

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

You’ll Join a Flexible, Supportive Organisation Offering

• 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.
• Collection of data and evidence to support performance indicators and ensuring availability of appropriate databases to support this.
• Liaison 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.
• Development of 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.

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

Documents to download

• Medical Education Manager (PDF, 568.5KB)
• Staff Benefits (PDF, 865.7KB)
• MEH Privacy Notice (PDF, 138.0KB)

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