Senior Medical Education Manager QEQM

Ekhuft; Margate; Hybrid; GBP 58,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust in Margate is seeking a Senior Medical Education Manager to coordinate strategic initiatives across the department and report on KPIs. You will oversee medical education services, CPD, induction and training for medical students and residents, while aligning with SLT priorities.

The role includes planning and oversight of all financial activity, developing partnerships with Medical Education Managers, DMEs, medical schools, and other Trusts to share best practice

Qualifications

• Degree in Business Administration or equivalent.
• Postgraduate qualification in Medical Education or Leadership.
• Recognised leadership or project management qualification.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate strategic initiatives across the department and monitor KPIs and outcomes.
• Support planning and oversight of all financial activity within the division.
• Develop and maintain relationships with medical education managers, DMEs, medical schools and other Trusts.

Skills

Strategic planning

Budget management

Performance measurement

Stakeholder engagement

Leadership

Education

Degree in Business Administration

Postgraduate qualification in Medical Education

Leadership or project management qualification

Tools

Database usage

Spreadsheet usage

Job description

Site Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital Town Margate Salary £57,528 - £64,750 Per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 20/10/2026 08:00

Job overview

The Senior Medical Education Manager will work within the SLT and will collaborate in effective decision-making. The postholder will coordinate the execution of strategic initiatives across the department and will ensure the delivery, across all functions, of key performance indicators and outcomes. A crucial part of the role will be the effective and appropriate communication of the priorities, directives and decision-making of the SLT and the engaging of all staff in delivery of these.
The postholder will support with the planning and oversight of all financial activity.

Main duties of the job

The postholder will have responsibility for the support of medical education services across a specific care group. This includes the provision of a comprehensive service, responsible for the planning, delivery and evaluation of professional teaching activities, training programmes, CPD, induction and skills training for medical students and resident doctors.

Working for our organisation

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.

Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. Please note we are only able to sponsor candidates on a Skilled Worker Visa applying for roles Band 5 and above.

We have a relocation policy for eligible candidates, parking available at Trust sites but we encourage other options, like car sharing or public transport.

The Trust is committed to supporting flexible working to fulfil our pledge as part of The Trust’s People Strategy to help staff to achieve a healthy work/life balance.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The postholder will have responsibility for the support of medical education services across a specific care group. This includes the provision of a comprehensive service, responsible for the planning, delivery and evaluation of professional teaching activities, training programmes, CPD, induction and skills training for medical students and resident doctors.

The post holder will be expected to:

• Provide specialist knowledge and guidance on medical education
• Ensure data collection and reporting processes are in place, which are necessary for quality control and training service development and measurement against performance metrics.
• Develop strong and effective, collaborative relationships with the other Senior Medical Education Managers.
• Develop networks with all stakeholders and partners across the region e.g. Medical Education Managers, DMEs, medical schools, other Trusts, Directors of Undergraduate Medical Education and to share best practice.
• Support full range of training programmes and complex educational activities, including identification of training opportunities and co-ordination of projects to assess and/or improve medical education.
• Oversee the development and implementation of new education programmes at the Trust.
• Work with clinical leadership teams to ensure effective joint working to deliver against education action plans and care group service delivery plans.
• Design and implement key business reporting tools and templates for medical education metrics to be utilised within care group meetings and by the care groups leadership teams.

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Qualifications and training

• Degree in Business Administration or equivalent vocational experience
• Postgraduate qualification in Medical Education,Healthcare Education, Leadership, Management or equivalent
• Recognised leadership, management or project management qualification.

Experience

• Extensive management experience working in anNHS or industry setting
• Experienceofstrategic and operational thinking, policy/service development, developing and implementing strategies, programmes and improvement initiatives.
• Significant experience of business planning, service planning and performance management within a complex organisation.
• Experience of budget management, financial planning, forecasting and financial reporting.
• Experience of analysing educational, operational and financial performance data to support decision-making and service improvement.
• Experience of working collaboratively with senior clinical, academic and operational leadersto deliverstrategic objectives
• Experience of educational leadership and management within undergraduate and/or postgraduate medical education in an NHS provider organisation.
• Experience of educational governance, quality assurance and quality improvement within a regulated training environment
• Experience managing educational funding streams and contractual education requirements.

Skills

• Strong business managementskills including strategic planning, performance management, business analysis and service improvement.
• Advanced financial managementskills including budgeting, forecasting, financial monitoring and variance analysis
• Ability to interpret and communicate complex educational, performance and financial information to a range of audiences.
• Proven ability to develop, monitor and report against key performance indicators, quality measures and strategic objectives.
• Excellentstakeholder engagement and partnershipworking skills across healthcare, academic and regulatory organisations.
• Strong leadership, support and motivational abilities with the ability to deliver multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Strong educational leadership and management skills with the ability to support, influence and develop educators, educational programmes and learning environments
• Sound understanding of undergraduate and postgraduate medical education systems, standards, quality requirements and regulatory frameworks.
• Demonstrable experience of database and spreadsheet usage at a high level
• Internet and web page update and design

personal / professional attributes

• Demonstrates strong professional and organisational leadership, providing direction and support to teams whilst promoting a positive learning culture
• Acts with integrity, credibility and professionalism, building trusted relationships with senior clinical, academic and corporate stakeholders.
• Strategic, resilient and adaptable, able to lead through ambiguity and manage competing priorities effectively.
• Able to navigate, and support others through, uncertainty, change and risk whilst maintaining a focus on learner
• Sound understanding of undergraduate and postgraduate medical education systems, standards, quality requirements and regulatory frameworks.
• Demonstrable experience of database and spreadsheet usage at a high level
• Internet and web page update and design

There are lots of great opportunities at East Kent Hospitals, where staff are caring and put patients first, innovation flourishes and you can develop your career. We’re on an exciting journey of transformation. With a local Medical School at the centre of our community, a focus on research, clinical leadership and making our trust a rewarding and friendly place to work,
there’s never been a better time to join us. To find out more about east Kent visit our website . The Trust fully supports the SAS Doctors Charter and is committed to their development through its CPD Framework.

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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.