Sub-speciality Training Lead

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the development of the East of England region’s Virtual Imaging Academy.

The role of Sub-Speciality Training Lead is to work with and support the Academy Development Lead, the Postgraduate Dean and NHS E (WT & E) in leading the delivery of the Diagnostic Academy structure and operating model.

The post holder will promote and strengthen the practice of lifelong learning along the professional development continuum from qualification to retirement.

The vision for Training Academies is that they will provide multi-professional environments where training and education of the future workforce is the primary focus, maximising the expertise of experienced educators and supervisors across a broad patch. The overall aim is to increase the number of learners transitioning to the workforce utilising the academy model to increase training capacity, to provide a high quality and enhanced training experience and to accelerate learning to independent practice.

You will be committed to the development of the current and future imaging workforce and demonstrate strategic thinking and innovative problem solving when approaching the complex challenge of delivering multi-professional education. This will need to be done in partnership with colleagues from the NHS E East of England Diagnostics team, particularly their Clinical and Transformational Imaging Leads.

The post is professionally and managerially accountable to the East of England Regional Postgraduate Dean.

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.

To work on behalf of NHS E, providing expert advice on specialty-specific matters.

To work locally with key groups and stakeholders, to attend and host events across the regions, to develop key liaisons and to ensure effective local engagement and responsiveness in line with the culture of NHS E.

To work with providers and others to support and capture innovation locally and ensure national and local conversations develop ‘best practice’.

To support the use of clinical skills training and simulation (where appropriate/applicable), stressing the importance of teamwork and human factors.

To advise and support the Postgraduate Dean in educational and workforce development elements, including professional development of the educational faculty.

To support compliance with requirements particularly with regard to the supervision and support for trainees and learners.

To identify learning needs and support provision of educational appraisal, educator development and resource for faculty, trainees and learners.

To provide effective clinical leadership, contributing to the strategic development of NHS E.

To ensure delivery of the specialty-specific aspects of the NHS E mandate through local initiatives and programmes.

To promote or lead work programmes on behalf of NHS E that support local and national developments and initiatives.

To upload teaching cases and develop learning modules and assessments on the region’s image sharing platforms, iCode and DetectedX.
Secondments

You can find further details about the job, organisational structure, recruitment profile, expected outcomes and benefits information in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.