Medical Education Assistant

The role of Medical Education Assistant will support the education services provided to postgraduate doctors in training working across Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, Postgraduate Medical Education Faculty and Educational/ Clinical Supervisors.

This role will also support the educational services provided to medical students on placement at Musgrove Park Academy, Undergraduate Faculty and Clinical Teaching Fellows.

This role would be an ideal next step for someone who has completed an NVQ level 2 in customer service/ business admin, someone who is currently doing a level 3 NVQ in business admin.

The job would also be suited someone already working at a band 2 who enjoys face to face contact with service users who would relish being part of a service educating tomorrows doctors.

Full training will be provided for all elements of the role.

If you are interested in the role but unsure if you meet the person specification, please do get in touch for an informal chat.

Process travel claims for medical students on placement at Somerset NHS Foundation Trust.

Co-ordinator several teaching programmes working with nominated clinical leads, which will include liaising with lecturers, booking rooms, keeping attendance records, collating feedback and ensuring the smooth running of these programmes.

Working with medical education team members providing inductions, examinations, study days etc.

Supporting the medical education team with the monitoring of e-portfolio completion (this is a mechanism to track training completed by medical students and postgraduate doctors in training), and supporting foundation doctors to access education and training to complete their foundation programme. (Foundation doctors are medical school graduates continuing their training during their first 2 years after graduation).

Provide reception cover (annual leave/ college attendance for our 2 apprentices).

The Medical Education Team, based on the Musgrove Park Hospital Site of Somerset NHS Foundation Trust supports the Education and Training for Postgraduate Doctors in Training, Locally Employed Doctors and their trainers, together with supporting placements for medical students linked to the University of Bristol Medical School and Peninsula Medical School, Plymouth University and other medical allied professions.

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust is the first NHS trust on the English mainland to provide community, mental health and acute hospital services. We work with health and social care partners in Somerset to ensure that we deliver outstanding services that meet the needs of our population.

Our trust was formed on 1 April 2020 when Somerset Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust merged.
- Please also refer to the job description and person specification attached to this advert.
- Process travel claims for medical students on placement at Somerset NHS Foundation Trust.
- Co-ordinate several teaching programmes with nominated clinical leads.
- Monitor the attendance and teaching feedback of various teaching programmes.
- Together with the rest of the Medical Education Team, take an active role in the smooth running of the teaching and learning facilities - Musgrove Park Academy.
- Assist the medical education team with the running of exams and inductions - a flexible approach regarding working hours for these events will be necessary.
- Maintain information sources such as notice boards in the Academy and student halls, intranet pages and utilise social media opportunities where appropriate, ensuring all information current.
- Prepare registers, feedback forms/ distribute electronic feedback, teaching materials and practical teaching equipment for teaching sessions, courses, and inductions.
- Set up MS teams links for teaching and download recordings onto various learning platforms.