Deputy Postgraduate Dean - East Midlands

Main area Education Delivery Grade NHS Medical & Dental: GP Educator GP06 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 9 sessions per week (36 hours) Job ref 990-MID-6730309-E

Employer NHS England Employer type NHS Site Leicester - Westbridge Place Town Leicester Salary £134,639 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 06/01/2025 23:59

Deputy Postgraduate Dean - East Midlands

NHS Medical & Dental: GP Educator GP06

Our Organisation

The NHS is building a culture that is positive, compassionate and inclusive – and we all have our part to play.

As employers we are committed to protecting and promoting the physical and mental health and wellbeing of all our colleagues. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution and supports us to be an Employer of Choice, while helping our colleagues to deliver high quality services for our patients and communities.

As a flexible employer, we want to support you to work in a way that is best for the NHS, our patients and you. Talk to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s a job share, part time, hybrid working or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Job overview

Applications are invited for the role of Deputy Postgraduate Dean within NHS England Midlands. The role of Deputy Postgraduate Dean will provide local and regional leadership of the delivery of high-quality cross-specialty and multi-professional training. The role supports the Postgraduate Dean in delivering corporate, statutory and non-statutory functions. It is focused firmly upon improving patient and learner safety and experience and ensuring effective educational outcomes.

The appointment will be made on the basis of a part-time secondment to NHS England, alongside existing employment with an NHS Trust in the Midlands geographical footprint.

Main duties of the job

Key areas of responsibility will include:

• Direct management and support of the Heads of Specialty Schools
• Direct management of doctors in training with professional standards, complex training and performance issues and support of the Heads of Schools in managing doctors in training experiencing difficulties
• Engagement with national workstreams including medical education reform programmes and enhanced generalist capabilities
• Leading on local delivery of national programmes such as the distribution and expansion programme

The ideal candidate will be an experienced clinician with a thorough understanding of education and training across the region. They will also have strong leadership and communication skills and be able to work effectively as a member of a multi-professional team.

Working for our organisation

The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:

• Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
• Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
• Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
• Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation

Person specification

Qualifications and Training

• Registered Medical or Dental Practitioner with a current license to practise.
• Attendance at courses aimed to support educational development
• Higher educational qualification such as a postgraduate certificate, diploma or Master’s in education.

Experience and Knowledge

• Previous or current appointment as a leader in healthcare education.
• Experience as a senior educator working in the field of Postgraduate Medical and Dental Education and Training.
• Knowledge of NHS operating model/provision/commissioning of training.

Skills and Abilities

• Proven track record of influencing and motivating others in leading change.
• Ability to make decisions autonomously when required on difficult and complex issues.
• Highly effective communicator

Our commitments to you

We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. We know that different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds create a stronger and more creative work environment that delivers better patient outcomes. We strive to ensure our people feel trusted, valued and empowered. We’re passionate about nurturing and developing people. When you join us, we want you to grow and excel, and we offer many opportunities for you to do that. We welcome your talent and enthusiasm irrespective of age, disability, neuro-divergence, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances. We have policies and procedures to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including the consideration of reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability and/or who are neuro-divergent.

We welcome applications from disabled candidates. If you meet all the essential criteria, you will be guaranteed an interview.

If applying for this role on a secondment basis, please make sure you have obtained prior agreement from your current line manager to apply for this position.

Please note that we currently do not accept applications via recruitment agencies.

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