Head of School for Obstetrics and GynaecologyAs Head of School, you will be responsible for the overall quality, management and supervision of the programmes within your School. You will ensure all programmes meet the standards defined by NHS England, the GMC and Royal College. You will work closely with NHS England's senior educators, other Heads of Schools, Directors of Medical Education, and Training Programme Directors to ensure that each trainee can access a comprehensive range of experiences which will enable them to cover the speciality curricula.
Main duties of the jobYou will be expected to maintain a clinical commitment. It is essential that you have a medical degree, membership/fellowship of the relevant Royal College/Faculty and have a current substantive contract as an NHS Consultant in a relevant specialty. In addition, you should possess excellent leadership skills and meet professional requirements for Continuing Professional Development and Revalidation and make a wider professional contribution through academic and managerial responsibilities.
This role is an East Midlands role so your work would span the whole region.
The post is offered on a secondment basis and all candidates are reminded that if they are successful, they are responsible for securing written agreement from their employer for release from clinical work for the specified number of PAs.
About usThe 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.If you would like to know more or require further information, please visit NHS England.
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.
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Job responsibilitiesPlease see the attached Job Description for further details on the role, responsibilities and person specification.
Person SpecificationQualifications and TrainingConsiderable and current experience at Consultant level in a relevant speciality with a current clinical commitment within the region.Primary clinical healthcare qualification / Membership/Fellowship of a College, Faculty, professional association and/or regulatory body.Attendance at courses aimed to support educational development.Behaviours and ValuesAn academic interest in training and education across primary and secondary care.Ability to make decisions autonomously when required on difficult issues.Management of transformation and change.Experience and KnowledgeConsiderable experience of working with learners or doctors in training in an educational context including training delivery in service and education.Experience of clinical and educational leadership and innovation, including managing a multi-professional team.Understanding of developments involving the relevant Colleges/Faculties, professional bodies, related NHS organisations and regulatory bodies.Understanding of the workforce transformation agenda.Skills and AbilitiesDemonstrable leadership skills and an ability to influence and motivate others.Politically astute with an ability to sensitively manage complexity and uncertainty.Committed to own personal development and an ability to support others to develop and progress.Depending on experience, salary paid in line with sessional payments.
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