Director of Postgraduate Medical Education
Due to the promotion of the existing postholder, an exciting opportunity has arisen for the role of Director of Postgraduate Medical Education (DPME). The successful candidate will join a dynamic postgraduate medical education team across both The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust and Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust.
As DPME, you will provide leadership, strategic direction and vision for the assurance, management and delivery of postgraduate medical education across the two local education providers (LEPs). You will be responsible for the quality of the learning environment provided by the LEPs for medical learners, work with Chief Medical Officers, the Director of Education and Training, and ensure smooth running of the education centres.
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that fulfils our values, improves the quality of care for patients and solves healthcare problems of tomorrow. We are passionate about diversity of thinking and lived experience.
The Trust has been rated Good by CQC and achieved numerous awards, including the Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.
The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to flexible working arrangements.
Responsibilities
* Strategic and Corporate: Communicate effectively about matters relating to all aspects of postgraduate medical education with board members, directors, senior managers, and clinical leaders across the LEPs and the wider healthcare community.
* Develop and deliver a LEP framework and strategy for postgraduate medical education consistent with the LEPs plans and Health Education England (NHSE WTE) strategic needs.
* Deliver strong and effective governance of postgraduate medical education across both LEPs.
* Develop and maintain excellent external working relationships with key stakeholders including Health Education England, the GMC, Royal Colleges and Faculties, and Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) including Universities.
* Use innovative approaches to continually improve the postgraduate medical education offering to all learners.
* Oversee the running of the education centres, alongside the Deputy Directors of Postgraduate Medical Education and Postgraduate Medical Education Managers.
* Embody the values of the LEPs.
* Develop and champion the role of the SAS and Locally Employed Doctors to support career progression.
* Develop and champion the development of Physician Associates within the organisation, working collaboratively with the Lead Physician Associate to achieve.
* Quality Assurance: Assure the respective LEP board that postgraduate medical education supports a high-quality training experience for all medical learners.
* Assure the quality of the organisations learning environments to ensure issues are identified and managed, including liaison with NHSE WTE Quality Management Team, Heads of School, and Training Programme Directors (TPDs).
* Lead and assure the effectiveness of the LEPs response and actions following internal quality reviews, external feedback/surveys and educational visits, ensuring coordination and timely support.
* Keep up to date with changes in medical education so that the LEPs and local Deputy Directors of Postgraduate Medical Education have awareness of, and respond to, these changes.
* Identify best practice across the LEPs and deliver quality improvement and cost efficiencies.
* Financial: Ensure effective and responsible use of all educational tariff the LEPs receive, following the Department of Health tariff guidance on its expenditure.
* Staff Development: Lead a coherent, coordinated and inclusive postgraduate medical education faculty covering all postgraduate medical learners.
* Lead and support Deputy Directors of Postgraduate Medical Education, Foundation Programme Directors, SAS Tutors, LED Tutors, Specialty Tutors and Educational Supervisors, ensuring their role is maximised.
* Assure there is a robust system in place for supporting postgraduate medical trainees requiring additional support.
* Support multi-professional education in the LEPs alongside relevant educational leads.
* Enhance learning opportunities for postgraduate medical trainees.
* Undertake education appraisals for those in senior postgraduate medical leadership roles.
* Personal Development: Assure own personal and professional development (including CPD).
* Be an active member of Medical Education Leaders UK, attend MEDICAL EDUCATION LEADERS UK courses, and raise concerns and proposals for improving education through the regional Medical Education Leaders Council representatives.
* Remain up to date with modern concepts of healthcare educational leadership and innovations in medical education, undertaking training to meet any learning needs identified.
Key Relationships
* Chief Medical Officer and Deputy Directors of Postgraduate Medical Education.
* Director of People and Culture/Chief People Officer.
* Director of Education & Training.
* Associate Director of Medical Education.
* Postgraduate Medical Education Managers.
* Organisational Educational Leads/Specialty/College Tutors.
* SAS and LED Tutors.
* Postgraduate Dean / Deputy Postgraduate Dean.
* Training Programme Directors.
* NHSE WTE local office teams (including quality and revalidation), Heads of School and training programme directors (TPDs).
* Royal Colleges and Faculties.
* HEIs including Universities.
* General Medical Council.
Support for the Role
* Ensure all postgraduate medical learners have an effective organisational/trust and departmental induction before starting work, and a named and trained Educational and Clinical Supervisor.
* Oversee the management of medical learners who are involved in serious incidents (SI), complaints, conduct and capability investigations, ensuring appropriate support mechanisms and reporting structure.
* Assure a robust system is in place for supporting postgraduate medical trainees requiring additional support and signposting them to local and regional support mechanisms.
* Assure an effective mechanism for postgraduate medical learners to access study leave time and funds.
* Support multi-professional education in the LEP alongside relevant educational leads.
To undertake the role effectively the LEP must provide the postholder with a private office and appropriate IT hardware and software. Postgraduate Medical Education Managers will be in place and professionally responsible to the Deputy Directors of Postgraduate Medical Education. The postholder will be supported with professional leave and expenses for attending regional and national meetings.
Seniority level: Executive. Employment type: Contract. Job function: Education.
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