Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust Hiring for Education Co-ordinator Job at Northampton, England , UK Full Time

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.

The post holder will need excellent verbal and written communication skills to establish strong working relationships with medical students, non-consultant doctors in training and external and internal stakeholders, and to provide support and advice to students and educators on the latest guidance from our partner medical schools, the GMC, Health Education England, the foundation school etc. The successful candidate will need to have excellent communication, organisation and IT skills.

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.

The Hospital Group encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups, especially those from BAME, Disabled and LGBTQ+ backgrounds as these are underrepresented in our hospitals.

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 medical students recognising the need to escalate to senior staff when necessary

To produce and update student email distribution lists for use by the PGMC team and the Block Leads

Provide support and advice to medical students and trainers on Leicester and Oxford Medical School Policies regarding attendance, training and education etc.

Provide and receive complex, sensitive, and confidential information dealing with queries relating to medical students and medical education

Monitoring and taking the initiative to adapt the administrative processes required to deliver the main purpose of the post

Manage own workload to ensure deadlines are met and quality is not compromised. Be willing to support other team members and contribute to the induction of new members when needed

To take and transcribe Minutes of the Undergraduate Partnership Committee, and meetings with medical students in difficulty for forwarding to the Medical School

To be responsible for updating the information on the hospital’s intranet regarding Undergraduate Medical Education

Work in collaboration with the other Education Coordinators to provide cover in the absence of other undergraduate and postgraduate education coordinators to provide a consistent service

Assist at junior doctor inductions through the educational year

To attend internal and external meetings relating to undergraduate medical education

To provide cross cover for reception when required. Assist in moving chairs and equipment in the Centre meeting rooms; Centre security; and IT and AV queries

Be willing to occasionally work outside of core hours given reasonable notice and by negotiation

To carry out other relevant duties as required by the Medical Education Manager or senior team members