Head of School Paediatrics

3 months ago

Southampton, United Kingdom NHS England Full time

Job summary

As part of NHS England, Workforce Training and Education Directorate, South East Region, the Wessex Local Office is responsible for the planning, development, education and training of the future and current healthcare and public health workforce across Dorset, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Salisbury.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a forward thinking and dynamic Consultant to be the new Head of School of Paediatrics. The School provides a framework for partnership between NHS England, the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Healthand local Trusts, to ensure the highest standards of specialty training.

This is a challenging role and requires the ability to demonstrate leadership in postgraduate education, negotiating with key stakeholders and ensuring high standards all the way. There is a busy immediate agenda with supporting the ongoing development of the existing core and higher training programmes and to support service transformation and scope new training opportunities to complement and enhance the current programmes.

Main duties of the job

The Head of School is professionally and managerially accountable to the Postgraduate Dean. The Head of School will focus upon improvement of learner supervision, assessment and experience, engagement of faculty and ensuring effective educational outcomes, both now and in the future. The role is evolving and will also focus on whole workforce transformation and developing multi-professional links mas well as innovative ways of curriculum delivery and workforce well-being strategies.

Although the main role is to lead and develop the Postgraduate School of Paediatricsall senior clinicians within NHSE may have wider roles and projects as agreed with the Postgraduate Dean.

About us

The 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.

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post is on a secondment basis for an initial period of three years, extendable subject to satisfactory appraisal for a further three Educational Management Contributions (EMCs) per week are available for this role. In addition, support will be available for your personal and educational development.

The fixed level of funding contribution for this role is £24,000 per annum, as an Educational Management Contribution (EMC). The number of EMCs indicatively equates to the number of PAs for job planning; however, the level of funding for EMCs are fixed and may not equate to your individual personal salary with your employer in relation to your planned activities. Prior to applying, please ensure you have discussed this role with your local Clinical Director Lead/Director of Medical Education to ensure that this work functions as a secondment with time freed up in your job plan to fulfil expectations. The financial contribution to the Trust is to support backfill for any clinical time.

For full job role please see the attached job description.

Secondment

Applicants from within the NHS will be offered on a secondment basis only, agreement should be obtained from their employer prior to submitting the application.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Primary clinical healthcare qualification Membership/Fellowship of a College, Faculty, professional association and/or regulatory body

Desirable

Attendance at courses aimed to support educational development (example: educator courses, Train the trainer, etc)

Experience

Essential

Considerable experience of working with doctors in an educational context Experience of clinical and educational leadership and innovation, including managing a multi-professional team Demonstrable track record of delivery in service and education Trained and experienced in recruitment, selection and equality and diversity trained in last 3 years Active involvement in, and up to date with, appraisal processes Knowledge of the NHS, its structures and processes, including an understanding of healthcare/multi-professional workforce matters, the Gold Guide and educational theory Applicants who are doctors require a Licence to Practise

Skills

Essential

Demonstrable Leadership skills and an ability to motivate others A strong sense of vision and an ability to innovate Politically astute with an ability to sensitively manage complexity and uncertainty Ability to problem solve and maintain objectivity Strong interpersonal, communication, written and presentation skills Ability to quickly establish personal and professional credibility with colleagues and other key stakeholders Excellent organisational and time management skills Committed to own personal development and an ability to support others to develop and progress

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