Education Co-ordinator

We are looking to recruit an experienced Education Coordinator who is enthusiastic, forward thinking and service focused to join the Medical Education team at Northampton General Hospital, to work pro-actively to ensure the effective delivery of the best possible training to postgraduate and undergraduate trainees working at Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust.

You will need to enjoy working as part of a team in a fast paced, challenging environment, and be adaptable to change as well as being able to manage your own workload.

**The post holder must be able**:
To provide a comprehensive administration service to support medical education within the Trust.

To maintain effective information systems to ensure the Trust meets national guidelines in medical education.

To work collaboratively with the Medical Education Team to ensure effective delivery of its core activities.

There is an exciting opportunity to join the Medical Education team as Education Co-ordinator to support the development of the best possible learning environment for doctors in training, locally employed doctors and consultants across the Trust.

The Medical education Department is an integral part of the Trust, with a significant role in supporting our goal to achieving university hospital status as laid out in the trusts academic ambition. The team are responsible for ensuring non-consultant doctors and medical students are supported in their training through quality clinical placements within the Trust

Northampton General Hospital is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. All of our divisions are committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance. We have also entered into a Group Model with neighbouring Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.

**Our Excellence Values**:
Compassion

Accountability

Respect

Integrity

Courage

We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone's full potential. As an organisation, we value how we communicate and promote our vacancies to all communities.

We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative.

We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals.

Assist in maintaining the Medical Student database to ensure an accurate record of medical student allocations and Consultant Supervisors as required by Leicester and Oxford Medical Schools

Responsible for producing complex reports to facilitate the completion of returns required by the Leicester and Oxford Medical Schools and the Trust’s finance department

Responsible for completing end of block student assessment forms and returning the results to the Medical School to tight deadlines

Liaise and negotiate with consultants named as Block Leads and Student Supervisors and to ensure they are trained to the standard specified by the GMC

Establish and maintain robust working relationships with Leicester and Oxford Medical School, the Senior Education Team, Directorate Educational Leads, Block and Student Supervisors, Consultants, and other departments in the Trust

To be responsible for planning and organising medical student placements, including notifying Block Leads and student accommodation.

To organise and deliver the medical student inductions to groups of up to fifty students at a time.

Liaise with the consultant Block Leads to plan and organise the teaching programmes for the student blocks.

Plan and organise the teaching programmes for the student blocks allocated. Organising consultants to cover the topics as required by the Medical Schools’ curriculum and the Trust and ensuring accurate records of attendance are kept, monitored, and reported to the medical school

Monitor and evaluate feedback from the medical student teaching, highlighting any issues and suggested improvements to the Medical Education Manager and Associate Director of Undergraduate Studies

Organise and invigilate the exams and OCSEs for students on placement from Leicester Medical School when required, in line with the Medical School curriculum

Work actively with the Associate Director of Undergraduate Studies to improve the quality of the medical student teaching programmes

Support all medical students to ensure they meet the training outcomes prescribed by Leicester and Oxford Medical Schools

Responsible for monitoring student attendance and progress. Following up those who are at risk of falling behind the required objectives and referring to the Medical Education Manager and Associate Director of Undergraduate Studies if necessary

Provide initial pastoral care for all medica