Job overview

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• The Director of Medical Education (DME) provides strategic leadership, direction and vision for the assurance, management and delivery of postgraduate and undergraduate medical education and training across the organisation.
• The DME is responsible for ensuring that the organisation provides a high-quality, safe, inclusive and effective learning environment for medical students, doctors and dentists in training, and other learners within the scope of the role.
• The DME will lead the development and delivery of the organisation's medical education strategy, ensuring alignment with organisational priorities, workforce plans, service development and national education and training requirements.
• The postholder will work closely with the Chief Medical Officer/Medical Director, Chief Executive, Executive Team, Clinical Directors, Human Resources, Medical Education Team, NHS WTE/Deanery, General Medical Council (GMC), local medical schools, universities, Royal Colleges and other relevant stakeholders.
• The DME will provide assurance to the Trust Board that medical education is appropriately governed, resourced and delivered, that learners are supported,

The role encompasses both postgraduate and undergraduate medical education, recognising the importance of an integrated education, workforce and service agenda

Main duties of the job

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 Strategic and Corporate Leadership

The DME will:

·         Provide visible, effective and strategic leadership for medical education across the organisation and all relevant sites.

·         Develop, implement and regularly review a comprehensive Medical Education Strategy, aligned with organisational, workforce, clinical and educational priorities.

·     ·         Ensure medical education is fully integrated with the delivery and future development of clinical services, operational plans and strategic priorities.

·         Contribute to the organisation's medical workforce strategy and workforce plans to support the recruitment, development, retention and supply of appropriately trained doctors and dentists.

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 Work with Clinical Leads and Divisional Chief Medical Officers and other senior leaders to ensure consultant and other relevant job plans appropriately recognise responsibilities for teaching, supervision, assessment and educational leadership in accordance with NHS WTE and GMC expectations.

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·         Represent the organisation on undergraduate and postgraduate medical education matters locally, regionally and nationally.

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Working for our organisation

We operate from three main hospitals-Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre. 

FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services. 

WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses. 

All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay. 

Our Community Service for adults are provided in people's homes ,community centres, clinics, GP Practices, community hospitals. Our aim is to work with people to help them remain independent , improve their health and manage their conditions through high quality care , advice and support.