Mdfw Administrator

3 months ago


Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom NHS England Full time
The Medical and Dental Future Workforce Team was established in February 2024, following NHS England's organisational change programme.


The team has a wide, varied and interesting remit across Undergraduate, Foundation and Secondary Care within Postgraduate Medical and Dental Education (PMDE).


This role is one of nine Administrative roles, providing support to others within the team, and to stakeholders such as postgraduate doctors in training, consultants, colleagues in other departments and in NHS Hospital Trusts.

We have a diverse team, with opportunities for promotion as the structure includes jobs at Band 4-8b.

We spend time on induction and training, so you'll join a team ready to support you and keep you motivated.

We are a busy team, so if you're looking for a role that will keep you busy and challenged, you've found one

  • Provide support and advice to postgraduate doctors in training and educators (consultants) relating to our business processes.
  • Utilise systems such as course booking systems and financial software packages to support the business of the team (eg event management, processing invoices and raising purchase orders).
  • Support School Board meetings including premeeting preparation, recording actions and outcomes during the meeting, and distributing the notes afterwards. This also includes maintaining accurate records of membership lists/data sources.
  • Provide support to Postgraduate Specialty Schools and others in the team with event management, from start to finish including booking venues using existing systems, manage the bookings, communications and attend on the day (virtually or facetoface as applicable


In April 2023, NHS England, NHS Digital, and Health Education England merged to create a new, single organisation to lead the NHS in England.

This new NHS England is designed to create a simpler, smaller, high performing, organisation that leads the NHS more effectively and is a better place to work.

Speaking with one voice to the service.

The new 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

Delivering value for money.


Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.

You can find further details about the job, in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.

For further details/informal visits contact Deborah Horley, MDFW Deputy Manager