Job description
Job overview
Part A –Royal College of Surgeons Key Roles & Responsibilities
- Attendance at the three committee meetings per annum
- Involvement in Core Surgical Training ARCP’s
Part B - Associate Director of PGME SRFT
1. Specific Areas of Responsibility:
- ENT, General Surgery, Gynaecology, Neurosurgery, Orthopaedics, Spinal, Urology and Anaesthetics
2. Support the DPGME in achieving key responsibilities in own area:
- Responsibility for advising the organisation on achieving GMC standards for postgraduate medical education
- Provide leadership to address the immediate and future challenges of delivering education and training in an environment impacted by Covid-19
- Support and monitor the SCO PGME wellbeing strategy
- Support the DPGME ‘s vision for the organisation on postgraduate medical education matters.
- To produce, implement and monitor a strategy for the provision of postgraduate medical education and training in line with GMC standards.
- Align postgraduate medical training and education with the service objectives as defined by the Trust Board or equivalent.
- Represent the organisation for postgraduate medical education issues, both externally and internally.
- Ensure trainees undergo and complete appropriate induction programmes.
- To facilitate and monitor the effectiveness of postgraduate medical education across the Trust.
- Ensure the quality of education is evaluated and improved.
- Ensure medical educators meet the appropriate GMC standard for trainers.
Main duties of the job
The role of RCS Surgical Tutor at SRFT is embedded within the role of Associate Director of Postgraduate Medical Education for Surgery, the responsibilities of the roles dovetail to ensure the delivery of high-quality training across the Division of Surgery & Surgical Neurosciences. The post holder is responsible delivering the outcomes aligned to the Surgical Tutor role (identified below in part A) and for supporting the SRFT Director of Postgraduate Medical Education to ensure education & training is embedded and quality assured in the surgical Division
Working for our organisation
The Northern Care Alliance (NCA) is one of the largest NHS organisations in the country. Launched in April 2017, the NCA serves over one million people across Greater Manchester and employs over 19,000 healthcare professionals across Bury, Rochdale, Salford and Oldham. The sheer size, scale and potential of our combined service is huge. At the NCA, we can offer groupwide, flexible multi-site opportunities, as part of our connected, integrated and engaged team. We believe in saving and improving lives and are passionate about driving forward significant improvements to the provision of safe, high-quality integrated health and social care to our local community. If you share our vision, take your place with us.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
In line with the Trust’s Single Equality Scheme we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of ethnic origin, disability, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, nationality, religion, marital status, social back ground or trade union membership. However, as members of ethnicity minority groups and individuals with disabilities are currently under-represented at this level of post, we would encourage applications from members of these groups. Appointment will be based on merit alone.
Person specification
Registration
Essential criteria
- A Fellow of the College in good standing or prepared to apply for ad eundum Fellowship on the basis that the fee will be waived for the period of appointment
- A surgeon who holds their Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), or is on the Specialist Register, and holds a minimum of 5 sessions with the Trust
- Holds a consultant, SAS surgeon, or equivalent senior medical post
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of education principles, with an active, informed and continuing interest in postgraduate medical education and career guidance of surgeons in training. Previous experience of postgraduate education
- A knowledge and understanding of Equality & Diversity legislation, regulations and procedures
- A knowledge of IT / online education and recruitment systems
- Has attended a training course for educational supervisors (preferably GMC approved)
Desirable criteria
- Previous clinical management experience and/or commitment to management training
Key Skills & Experience
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of College activities and services, and a willingness to promote and signpost as appropriate
- An awareness and ability to further the aims and policies of the Intercollegiate Surgical Curriculum Programme. Able to contribute to faculty development
- A knowledge of management structures at Trust and Deanery level. Able to facilitate the delivery and monitoring of high quality surgical training
- Strong leadership skills and an ability to manage change effectively in postgraduate medical education
- Well organised, with excellent interpersonal and time management skills
- Approachable and able to make time to see trainees
- Able to negotiate for resources and advocate the educational agenda
- Up to date with current issues in medical education and those issues affecting the relevant School of Surgery area and / or Trust
Desirable criteria
- Able to co-operate with other health professionals to promote multi-disciplinary working
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment at this time, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. We will be checking the vaccination status of all new starters so that we can manage individual and environmental risks, and so that we can support those who may be undecided about vaccination. If you are unvaccinated there is helpful advice and information at https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/covid-19-vaccination-programme where you can also find out more about how to access vaccination. There is a current Government consultation underway which will determine whether some new starters may need to be vaccinated.
____________________________________________________________________________________
We reserve the right to close the online vacancy when we are in receipt of sufficient applications. Should you wish to apply for this post you are advised to complete and return your application form as soon as possible.
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust is committed to diversity and inclusion and welcomes applications from everyone. We value the contribution of individual talent, skills, knowledge, and experience and aim for a workforce demography representative of our local community. If you are disabled and require reasonable adjustments to the application process, please contact the Recruitment Team to discuss.
In applying for this post, you give the Trust permission to use your data for recruitment purposes.
Follow us on twitter to connect with our team and keep up to date with the latest job news across the NCA: @NCAlliance_Jobs