Barts Health NHS Trust Hiring for Medical Education Co-ordinator Job at London, England Full Time

The Barts Health Education Academy is looking for a committed individual to provide support for our Medical & Dental Education Team on our St Bartholomew’s site. Medical Education at Barts Health encompasses; educational governance, administration management, development of our teaching programmes, assessment, induction and pastoral care of the junior doctors at both undergraduate and postgraduate level.

The post holder will be responsible for supporting the delivery of the medical education service at the site and will support the local Director of Medical Education in ensuring quality across the Postgraduate and Undergraduate training programmes.

We have a strong team of educators which the role will be expected to provide support and guidance to where necessary. The post will be primarily based at St Bartholomew’s Hospital. However, travel to different sites across the Trust will be required.

This post requires a person who has the ability to work in a flexible environment and meet the demands of a busy service. The will be expected to work closely with internal and external stakeholders to develop and implement strategic plans for securing excellence in the delivery of medical and dental education and improvement of the educational experience for undergraduate and post graduate trainees as well as the wider medical workforce.

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which ourWeCarevalues and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by ourWeCarevalues and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

The post is responsible for providing the development of administrative systems and functions to support the delivery of education and training for medical students, junior doctors in training and Physician Associates at St Bartholomew’s, to meet Trust and regulators requirements and in line with contractual agreements with our educational commissioners.

This includes supporting around 150 junior doctors in training. 120 medical students and 20 Physician Associate students annually.

The post covers a range of activities including the co-ordination and delivery of monthly junior doctors’ corporate inductions, local faculty groups, committees, courses, examinations, and educational events, for both Postgraduate and Undergraduate training programmes.

The job holder will support the Director of Medical Education in delivering various Postgraduate and Undergraduate improvement projects and work streams. This will include: –

• attendance at internal and external meetings, supporting both Undergraduate medical students, Postgraduate trainees, Physician Associate students and Trust grade and SAS doctors
• supporting the site Director of Medical Education, Deputy Directors of Medical Education, Foundation Programme Director and Undergraduate Associate Dean
• supporting the Simulation and Clinical Skills Unit on site as required
• supporting site based educational activities, such as local Induction, Local Faculty Groups, OSCEs etc .

The job holder will be expected to work with colleagues on other site-based Education teams as part of a network of shared learning centres across the Trust, with common systems and processes able to support a full range of education and development activities across all professional groups.