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Job Title: Director of Medical Education (DME)
Hours per week: Part Time - 3 sessions per week (flexible according to service needs and external meetings)
Perm/Fixed Term: Fixed Term - 3 years (renewable for a second term subject to meeting objectives and a satisfactory annual performance review)
Salary: £105,504 - £139,882 Consultant/SAS pro rata 3 PA on current salary scale
Closing Date: 30th January 2025
Interview Date: 6th March 2025
**This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly. **
All correspondence for this vacancy will be sent by email; please check your account regularly including your Junk and SPAM areas.
A great and friendly place to work, so bring your passion, commitment and expertise and enjoy the opportunities to make a difference every day.
Main duties of the job
Responsible for ensuring that all medical learners at the George Eliot Hospital (GEH) NHS Trust have a positive, rewarding and meaningful educational experience. The DME's role is to empower and enable the wider education team, clinical and non-clinical, to support our learners to have the best educational experience possible. Provide leadership, strategic direction and vision for the assurance, management and delivery of postgraduate and undergraduate medical education in GEH. Responsible for the quality of the learning environment provided by the LEP for medical learners defined within their role. The DME works with the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) and the Chief People Officer (CPO) to develop effective medical workforce plans. About us
Here at George Eliot our vision to
excel at patient care
takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do. Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are: E
ffective Open Communication X
cellence and safety in everything we do C
hallenge but support E
xpect respect and dignity L
ocal health that inspires confidence Benefits
On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, in house training and development, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking. Job responsibilities
You can find the duties and responsibilities detailed within the attached Job Description including responsibilities for strategic and corporate communication, quality assurance, finance, staff development, learner and educator support and personal development. Person Specification
Appointments/Qualifications
Essential Full registration with a licence to practice with the GMC Appointment as a consultant/SAS/ GP/Dentist (min. 5PA clinical contract) Recognised as a GMC educational supervisor Desirable Experience in the current appointment Postgraduate qualification in medical education, leadership or management Experience in a senior education role specialty tutor, TPD, dept. educational lead Experience
Essential Experience in a medical education role, either at postgraduate or undergraduate level Desirable Experience in medical leadership or management. Experience as a medical appraiser Teamwork
Essential Leading diverse teams and taking responsibility to deliver results Desirable Team or service-based Quality Improvement work as a project or part of a programme Communication
Essential Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to deal with difficult situations Evidence of supporting junior staff and colleagues Desirable Evidence of relevant audit, research and/or publications in education Management
Essential Experience of providing pastoral support to medical learners Evidence of good organisational and leadership skills Evidence of contribution to quality improvement and service development Desirable Evidence of experience at strategic level of national and/or international education organisations Experience of line management of medical and non-medical staff Experience of managing a budget Teaching
Essential Experience of teaching and training medical learners, healthcare disciplines and allied health professionals Personal
Essential Evidence of personal development Desirable Evidence of continued learning and personal development in medical education
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Responsible for ensuring that all medical learners at the George Eliot Hospital (GEH) NHS Trust have a positive, rewarding and meaningful educational experience. The DME's role is to empower and enable the wider education team, clinical and non-clinical, to support our learners to have the best educational experience possible. Provide leadership, strategic direction and vision for the assurance, management and delivery of postgraduate and undergraduate medical education in GEH. Responsible for the quality of the learning environment provided by the LEP for medical learners defined within their role. The DME works with the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) and the Chief People Officer (CPO) to develop effective medical workforce plans. About us
Here at George Eliot our vision to
excel at patient care
takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do. Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are: E
ffective Open Communication X
cellence and safety in everything we do C
hallenge but support E
xpect respect and dignity L
ocal health that inspires confidence Benefits
On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, in house training and development, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking. Job responsibilities
You can find the duties and responsibilities detailed within the attached Job Description including responsibilities for strategic and corporate communication, quality assurance, finance, staff development, learner and educator support and personal development. Person Specification
Appointments/Qualifications
Essential Full registration with a licence to practice with the GMC Appointment as a consultant/SAS/ GP/Dentist (min. 5PA clinical contract) Recognised as a GMC educational supervisor Desirable Experience in the current appointment Postgraduate qualification in medical education, leadership or management Experience in a senior education role specialty tutor, TPD, dept. educational lead Experience
Essential Experience in a medical education role, either at postgraduate or undergraduate level Desirable Experience in medical leadership or management. Experience as a medical appraiser Teamwork
Essential Leading diverse teams and taking responsibility to deliver results Desirable Team or service-based Quality Improvement work as a project or part of a programme Communication
Essential Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to deal with difficult situations Evidence of supporting junior staff and colleagues Desirable Evidence of relevant audit, research and/or publications in education Management
Essential Experience of providing pastoral support to medical learners Evidence of good organisational and leadership skills Evidence of contribution to quality improvement and service development Desirable Evidence of experience at strategic level of national and/or international education organisations Experience of line management of medical and non-medical staff Experience of managing a budget Teaching
Essential Experience of teaching and training medical learners, healthcare disciplines and allied health professionals Personal
Essential Evidence of personal development Desirable Evidence of continued learning and personal development in medical education
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