The East of England Primary Care School (part of the Workforce, Training and Education Directorate of NHS England) is looking for enthusiastic and innovative educators to join the team as GP Training Programme Directors.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join NHSE and make an impact working with Resident Doctors in GP training. The successful applicant will work with colleagues to deliver targeted exam support to GP Resident Doctors across Mid and South Essex.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will provide educational support, specifically related to exams, to resident doctors across Mid and South Essex.
We cannot offer visa sponsorship for any vacancies.
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in our offices.
If you currently work within the NHS and if successful at interview, we will initiate an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR). This retrieves key data from your current or previous NHS employer to support onboarding, including competency status, Continuous Service Dates (CSD), and annual leave entitlement. You may opt out at any stage of the process.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
- Primary clinical healthcare qualification
- Membership/Fellowship of a College, Faculty, professional association and/or regulatory body
- Attendance at courses aimed to support educational development at appropriate level in the Trainer, etc.)
- Working towards higher professional qualification such as Diploma or Masters in Medical Education
Skills and Abilities
- A strong sense of vision and ability to innovate
- Ability to problem solve and maintain objectivity
- Strong interpersonal, communication, written and presentation skills
- Ability to quickly establish personal and professional credibility with colleagues and other key stakeholders
- Excellent organisational and time management skills
- Demonstrates clinical and educational leadership skills
- Has strategic planning skills
- Has expertise in change management
Experience and Knowledge
- Experience of working with learners or doctors in training in an educational context
- Has a thorough understanding of the work of the general practitioners and other health care practitioners and their challenges
- Knowledge of adult education, theory and delivery in service
- Understanding of developments involving the relevant Colleges/Faculties, professional bodies, related NHS organisations and regulatory bodies
- Active involvement in, and up to date with, appraisal processes
- Knowledge of the NHS, its structures and processes, including an understanding of healthcare/multi-professional workforce matters, the Gold Guide and educational theory
- Demonstrates a proactive approach to personal CPD as a clinician in their professional role
- Trained and experienced in recruitment, selection and Equality and Diversity in the last 3 years
- Expertise in the support of doctors in difficulty
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