Job summary
- Main area
- Foundation
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- 3 years (Secondment only for current NHS employees.)
- Hours
- Part time - 3 sessions per week (This role is for 3 PAs, approximately 1.5 days per week)
- Job ref
- 990-N-NEY-3b-22490
- Employer
- NHS England
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Wellington Place, Health House
- Town
- Leeds, Willerby
- Salary
- To be funded by the Education Contract
- Closing
- 07/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Deputy Foundation School Director, YHFS - West Yorkshire
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Job overview
In November 2022 the Foundation School became the new Foundation Directorate. The Foundation Directorate is led by the Foundation School Director/Deputy Dean (FSD/DD), supported by a Deputy Foundation School Director (DFSD) for each region and a dedicated administrative Programme Support team, based in the Hull office.
An exciting senior clinical faculty opportunity has arisen within the Yorkshire and Humber Foundation School for the role of Deputy Foundation School Director. The successful candidate will join the existing Foundation School Team and assume responsibility for the West Yorkshire region. This post will initially be for 3 years, with a review to extend this post at the end of that term.
If you would like more information about this role, please arrange to speak with either Umakanth Kempanna or Sue Reid in person, by phone or on MS Teams
Main duties of the job
In conjunction with the Foundation School Director / Deputy Dean (FSD/DD) and aided by the existing two Deputy Foundation School Directors (DFSD's), the West Yorkshire DFSD will be responsible for strategic direction, quality management, faculty development and external stakeholder relations for YHFS, primarily working with the Programme Support Team, the Local Education Providers (LEPs) and Leeds Medical School.
Each Deputy Foundation School Director (DFSD) is given direct line management responsibility for a percentage of the YHFS training placements and Foundation trainees, divided by region. The DFSD will be supported by named Clinical Supervisors (CSs), Educational Supervisors (ESs), Foundation Training Programme Directors (TPD's) and Foundation Administrators who are LEP based.
The DFSD will focus upon improvement of learner supervision, assessment and experience, engagement of faculty and ensuring effective educational outcomes, both now and in the future. There may be occasions when the post holder has to deputise for the FSD/DD at national or local meetings.
There are a number of specific administrative functions that the YHFS deliver that require either FSD/DD or DFSD leadership (examples of these are given in the appendix 1 at the end of the attached Job Description/Person Specification) and these responsibilities are shared equally within the team.
Working for our organisation
In April 2023, NHS England, NHS Digital, and Health Education England merged to create a new, single organisation to lead the NHS in England. This new NHS England is designed to create a simpler, smaller, high performing, organisation that leads the NHS more effectively and is a better place to work. Speaking with one voice to the service.
The new 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.
If you would like to know more or require further information, please visit https://www.england.nhs.uk/ .
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
A detailed job description / person specification document is attached. It contains the main responsibilities of the role and the person specification.
Strategic Development, Governance and Quality Management, Faculty Development and managing external stakeholder relations are all key elements of the role.
Foundation Directorate - Structures, Main Roles and Responsibilities
- Reports to the FSD/DD and supports / deputises as required
- Develop key relationships and networks with LEP stakeholders - DMEs / MEMs / CSs / ESs / TPDs / Administrators ensuring appropriate levels of engagement
- Collaborates with the FSD/DD, DFSDs, Programme Support Team
- Understands and participates in the development, recruitment, delivery and support of the Specialised Foundation Programmes linked to the three local medical schools, the Foundation Priority Programmes and Foundation Programmes offered across YHFS
- To support all trainees including those with differing needs or who wish to train flexibly, those returning after a career break, doctors requiring reasonable adjustments and those at risk of not meeting the requirements for satisfactory completion of F1 or F2 of the Foundation Programme. This also includes promoting equality of opportunity and positive attitudes to training.
- To oversee the commissioning of training courses, including making recommendations for developing exceptional opportunities for regional and local training programmes to support the curriculum
- To implement the ARCP process for all Foundation doctors, according to both NHSE guidance and the Gold Guide, to ensure that only doctors who meet the standards for satisfactory completion of the programme are signed off
- To assist the FSD/DD in the performance of any appeals panel when necessary (including making sure that all appeal panel members have had equality and diversity training)
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Medical Degree
- Membership or Fellowship of a Royal College in the United Kingdom
- Outstanding professional record, both clinically and in education and training
Desirable criteria
- Higher qualification in Medical Education
- Previous Publication in Medical Education
Experience
Essential criteria
- At least five years’ experience as an NHS Consultant
- Previous experience of group working and multi- professional learning
Desirable criteria
- Regional or national experience of committee work
- Experience in managing specialty training programmes
- Regional APD/College/School role or trust based medical education role
Personal Skills & Attitudes
Essential criteria
- Strategic thinker and implementer
- Ability to prioritise work against background of uncertainty and change
- Good political skills
- Self-motivated, proactive and innovative
- Able to demonstrate the successful delivery of major change initiatives
- Empathy with postgraduate doctors in training, but sensitive to service requirements
- Travel to various locations as required
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- Thorough understanding of the postgraduate medical education agenda
- Understanding of assessment and workplace teaching in a postgraduate setting
- Excellent leadership, management and interpersonal skills
- Understanding of adult learning and its application to education
- Familiarity with current educational and training initiatives in the NHS and their implications for postgraduate medical education
- Awareness of current national policy developments in the NHS
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Ability to establish academic and professional credibility
- Ability to work as member of a multi-professional team
- Proven track record of influencing and motivating others and leading change
- Ability to understand and work with complexity
- Computer literate
Desirable criteria
- Thorough understanding of the workforce agenda
- Understanding of medical workforce planning
- Ability to teach in a multi-professional environment
- Ability to lead consultant development
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Umakanth Kempanna
- Job title
- Foundation School Director / Deputy Dean
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07890890097
- Additional information
Sue Reid
Programme Support Manager
07918364072
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