Senior Director, Medical Education & Training Strategy

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust; Canterbury; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for an Associate Director of Medical Education to provide strategic and operational leadership for the Trust-wide medical education function, ensuring delivery of high-quality undergraduate and postgraduate education across all EKHUFT sites.

This highly influential senior role requires cross-organisational collaboration to shape the future of medical education, enhance learner experience and maintain an excellent

Responsibilities

• Overarching managerial responsibility for supporting postgraduate and undergraduate medical education services and delivery across East Kent Hospitals
• Lead the development, implementation and review of the Trust's Medical Education Strategy, ensuring alignment with the Trust's strategic objectives, workforce plans and external regulatory requirements.
• Accountability for the management of the Education Centres
• Responsibility for the quality assurance and review processes of postgraduate and undergraduate medical education
• Ensuring effective delivery of the NHSE Education Funding Agreement
• Responsibility for ensuring effective systems and processes are in place to ensure the Trust meets required regulatory and compliance standards, including those set by GMC, CQC, NHSE Workforce Training and Education (WTE), Medical Schools and the Royal Colleges.
• Accountability for developing new business, commercial partnerships and sponsorship opportunities to maximise income generation in line with EKHUFT financial targets
• Responsible manager for the development and provision of high-quality medical education and training, performance monitoring and development of effective learning environments.
• Overarching financial management responsibilities for the Medical Education Department
• Oversee the development, implementation and monitoring of educational governance and quality assurance processes for postgraduate and undergraduate medical education in line with the regulator standards (GMC, NHSE WTE, Medical Schools)
• Lead the development and oversight of a clear business performance framework for Medical Education, translating strategic priorities into measurable objectives, deliverables and key performance indicators.
• Oversee the development and provision of effective education programmes for postgraduate and undergraduate medical learners to meet the needs of their training programmes and curricula.
• Oversee the management of all education centres to meet the needs of Medical Education at EKHUFT.
• Support the DME, PG and UG Tutors to oversee the resources and budgets of the medical education directorate. Manage, monitor and audit the appropriate use of the medical education budget provided against the NHSE Education Funding Agreement (EFA), working closely with Senior Medical Education Managers responsible for specific cost centre budgets.
• Manage the Medical Education Directorate Team with direct responsibility for appraisal and development of the Band 8a Medical Education Managers and Medical Education Fellows, oversee all people/HR processes as they arise in line with Trust Policy and establish a clear focus and direction for the Medical Education directorate team ensuring all members understand their role within the team and the wider directorate.

Job description

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for an Associate Director of Medical Education to provide strategic and operational leadership for the Trust-wide medical education function, ensuring delivery of high-quality undergraduate and postgraduate education across all EKHUFT sites.

This highly influential senior role requires cross-organisational collaboration to shape the future of medical education, enhance learner experience and maintain an excellent